Who Played Player in Hamlet

Player is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1938.

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...

25 actors have played Player in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Colville Dunn	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Malcolm Bradley	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Frank Hearn	Broadway Hamlet	1922
Lark Taylor	Broadway Hamlet	1922
Jose Ruiz	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Lark Taylor	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Elmer Cornell	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Herbert Ranson	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Herbert Ranson	Broadway Hamlet	1931
Herbert Ranson	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Donald Arbury	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Emmett Rogers	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Howard Wierum	Broadway Hamlet	1939
John McQuade	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Frederick Horrey	Broadway Hamlet	1947
Josef Shear	Broadway Hamlet	1947
Robert Algar	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Alan Brasington	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Barry Bostwick	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Christina Pickles	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Keene Curtis	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Roger Livesey	Broadway Hamlet	1969
Henson Keys	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Richard Brestoff	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Stephen Lang	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Alan Turkington	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Henry Pettigrew	Broadway Hamlet	2009
James Le Feuvre	Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Ambassador	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Cornelius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ensemble	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gentleman	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Lady in Waiting	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Page	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Priest	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Reynaldo	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Sailor	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Voltemand	Broadway Hamlet	1938

“Player” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Pippin	Broadway	2013

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