Who Played Marcellus in Hamlet

Marcellus is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1936.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark, who discovers that his father has been murdered by his uncle. His uncle has married Hamlet’s mother, and claimed the throne...

28 actors have played Marcellus in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Mr. Burgess	Broadway Hamlet	1864
Colville Dunn	Broadway Hamlet	1919
E. J. Ballantine	Broadway Hamlet	1922
John Connery	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Gordon Standing	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Philip Wood	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Robert Allen	Broadway Hamlet	1930
H.H. McCollum	Broadway Hamlet	1931
Arthur Stenning	Broadway Hamlet	1934
Barry Kelly	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Edmond O'Brien	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Wesley Addy	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Donald Cameron	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Donald Cameron	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Alexander Lockwood	Broadway Hamlet	1945
Alexander Lockwood	Broadway Hamlet	1946
George Bradford	Broadway Hamlet	1947
Régis Outin	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Joss Ackland	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Alex Giannini	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Barnard Hughes	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Alan Fudge	Broadway Hamlet	1969
John J. Carney	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Michael Cutt	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Richard Brestoff	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Thomas Schall	Broadway Hamlet	1992
Denis Holmes	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Terry McGinity	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Henry Pettigrew	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Sean Jackson	Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
A Chaplain	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Court Lady	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Courtier	Broadway Hamlet	1936
First Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gentleman	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Page	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player Prologue	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Soldier	Broadway Hamlet	1936

“Marcellus” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	West End	2015
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	1999

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