Who Played Polonius in Hamlet

Polonius is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 2008.

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
A Player / Ensemble	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Captain of the Norwegian Army / Ensemble	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Claudius / Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Fortinbras/ Barnardo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Francisco / Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Gertrude / Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Ghost / Player King / Gravedigger / Barnardo / Fortinbras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Ghost of Hamlet's Father/ Player King/ Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
King Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Laertes / Player Queen / Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Marccellus / Lucianus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Marcellus / Osric / Francisco	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Player Queen / Gentlewoman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Prologue / Ensemble	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Puppeteer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Queen Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Reynaldo / Ensemble	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Stenographer / Ensemble	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Voltemand / Priest	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008
Voltemand / Priest / Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2008

“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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