Who Played Polonius in Hamlet

Polonius is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1972.

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...

13 actors have played Polonius in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Lester Rawlins	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1956
Staats Cotsworth	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1964
John Call	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1967
Barnard Hughes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Donn Youngstrom	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1983
Leonardo Cimino	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Josef Sommer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Richard Libertini	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Herb Foster	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2005
Dominic Cuskern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2007
Paul O'Brien	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Sam Waterston	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Alvin Epstein	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
1st Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
2nd Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Bernardo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Cornelius/ Lord	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Francisco/ Lord	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Ghost/ Player	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Guard	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Lady	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Lord	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Marcellus/ Fortinbras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Norwegian Captain	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Player Queen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Priest/ Guard	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Reynaldo/ Lucianus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Sailor/ Guard	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972

“Polonius” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	Broadway	1969
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	0

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