Who Played Player King in Hamlet

Player King 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...

24 actors have played Player King in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Burnel Lundee	Broadway Hamlet	1922
Burnel Lundee	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Reynolds Evans	Broadway Hamlet	1925
John Holmes	Broadway Hamlet	1931
Hannam Clark	Broadway Hamlet	1934
Alexander Scourby	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Harry Mestayer	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Rhys Williams	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Rhys Williams	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Nelson Leigh	Broadway Hamlet	1945
William LeMassena	Broadway Hamlet	1946
Geoffrey Wilkinson	Broadway Hamlet	1947
	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Richard Wordsworth	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Frederick Young	Broadway Hamlet	1964
George Voskovec	Broadway Hamlet	1964
John J. Carney	Broadway Hamlet	1969
David Howard	Broadway Hamlet	1975
James Hurdle	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Mandy Patinkin	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Richard Brestoff	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Robert Hogan	Broadway Hamlet	1992
Terence Rigby	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Terry McGinity	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Alan Turkington	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Peter Eyre	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 King” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	West End	2015

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