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Who Played Polonius in Hamlet

Polonius is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 2009.

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
Bernardo Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Claudius Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Gertrude Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Gravedigger Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Guildenstern Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Hamlet Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Horatio Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Laertes Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Marcellus Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Ophelia Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Polonius Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
Rosencrantz Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
The Ghost Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
The Player King Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009
The Player Queen / Osric Off-Broadway Hamlet 2009

“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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