Who Played Second Gravedigger in Hamlet

Second Gravedigger is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1952.

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...

10 actors have played Second Gravedigger in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Leon Cunningham	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Russell Morrison	Broadway Hamlet	1923
John Burr	Broadway Hamlet	1925
P. J. Kelly	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Claudius Mintz	Broadway Hamlet	1930
Clifford Heckinger	Broadway Hamlet	1931
P. J. Kelly	Broadway Hamlet	1934
O.Z. Whitehead	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Henry Jones	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Henry Jones	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Pierre Sonnier	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Hugh Alexander	Broadway Hamlet	1964

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1952
First Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Lucianus	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Priest	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Reynaldo	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1952
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1952

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