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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier is an actor, director, producer whose BroadwayWorld credits include Homage to T. S. Eliot, Becket, and The Entertainer. Awards include Evening Standard Awards for 0 (1973).

Date of Birth: May 22, 1907

Date of Death: July 11, 1989 (82)

Birth Place: Dorking, Surrey, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

Homage to T. S. Eliot
[London Fringe]
Original London Production, 1965
Reader
Becket
[Broadway]
1961
Henry II
Becket
[Broadway]
1960
Thomas Becket
The Entertainer
[Broadway]
1958
Archie Rice
Antony and Cleopatra
[Broadway]
1951
Antony
Caesar and Cleopatra
[Broadway]
1951
Julius Caesar
Oedipus Rex
[Broadway]
1946
Oedipus Rex
The Critic
[Broadway]
1946
Mr. Puff
Uncle Vanya
[Broadway]
1946
Mikhail lvovich Astrov
King Henry IV, Part II
[Broadway]
1946
Justice Shallow
King Henry IV, Part I
[Broadway]
1946
Henry Percy
Romeo and Juliet
[Broadway]
1940
Romeo
No Time for Comedy
[Broadway]
1939
Gaylord Easterbrook
The Green Bay Tree
[Broadway]
1933
Julian
Private Lives
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1931
Victor Prynne
Murder on the Second Floor
[Broadway]
1929
Hugh Bromilow

Productions

Filumena
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Director
The Tumbler
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Director
Venus Observed
 
[Broadway, 1952]
Director
Daphne Laureola
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Producer (In Association With)
Romeo and Juliet
 
[Broadway, 1940]
Composer (Incidental Music)
Director
Producer
Production Designer

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Movies

The Temporary Widow
[ 1930 ] Peter Bille
The Yellow Ticket
[ 1931 ] Julian Rolfe
Friends and Lovers
[ 1931 ] Lieutenant Ned Nichols
Potiphar's Wife
[ 1931 ] Straker
The Conquest of the Air
[ 1931 ] Vincent Lunardi
Westward Passage
[ 1932 ] Nick Allen
No Funny Business
[ 1933 ] Clive Dering
I Stand Condemned
[ 1935 ] Captain Ivan Ignatoff
As You Like It
[ 1936 ] Orlando
Fire Over England
[ 1937 ] Michael
The Divorce of Lady X
[ 1938 ] Everard Logan
Wuthering Heights
[ 1939 ] Heathcliff
Q Planes
[ 1939 ] Tony McVane
Rebecca
[ 1940 ] Maximde Winter
21 Days Together
[ 1940 ] Larry
Pride and Prejudice
[ 1940 ] Mr. Darcy
49th Parallel
[ 1941 ] Johnnie - The Trapper
That Hamilton Woman
[ 1941 ] Lord Horatio Nelson
Adventure for Two
[ 1943 ] Ivan Kouznetsoff
Henry V
[ 1944 ] King Henry V of England
Hamlet
[ 1948 ] Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Magic Box
[ 1951 ] Police Constable 94-B
Carrie
[ 1952 ] George Hurstwood
The Beggar's Opera
[ 1953 ] Captain MacHeath
Richard III
[ 1955 ] Richard III
The Prince and the Showgirl
[ 1957 ] The Regent
The Devil's Disciple
[ 1959 ] General Burgoyne
Term of Trial
[ 1962 ] Graham Weir
Othello
[ 1965 ] Othello
Bunny Lake Is Missing
[ 1965 ] Superintendent Newhouse
Khartoum
[ 1966 ] The Mahdi
The Battle of Britain
[ 1969 ] Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
The Dance of Death
[ 1969 ] Edgar
Oh! What a Lovely War
[ 1969 ] Field-Marshal Sir John French
Three Sisters
[ 1970 ] The Doctor
Nicholas and Alexandra
[ 1971 ] Count Witte
Sleuth
[ 1972 ] Andrew Wyke
Lady Caroline Lamb
[ 1972 ] Duke of Wellington
Marathon Man
[ 1976 ] Szell
A Bridge Too Far
[ 1977 ] Doctor Spaander
The Boys from Brazil
[ 1978 ] Ezra Lieberman
The Betsy
[ 1978 ] Number One
A Little Romance
[ 1979 ] Julius
Dracula
[ 1979 ] Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
The Jazz Singer
[ 1980 ] Cantor Rabinovitch
Clash of the Titans
[ 1981 ] Zeus
The Jigsaw Man
[ 1983 ] Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
The Bounty
[ 1984 ] Admiral Hood
Wild Geese II
[ 1985 ] Rudolf Hess
War Requiem
[ 1989 ] The Old Soldier

Awards and Nominations


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1973 - Lebedev Special Award

Laurence Olivier


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1972 - Best Actor

Laurence Olivier, Long Day's Journey Into Night


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1967 - Best Actor

Laurence Olivier, Dance of Death

Tony Awards - 1958 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Laurence Olivier, The Entertainer


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1957 - Best Actor

Laurence Olivier, The Entertainer

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Review: CLYBOURNE PARK at DreamWrights
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REVIEW: Pantomime meets musical theatre for the Monty Python fans in SPAMALOT Photo
REVIEW: Pantomime meets musical theatre for the Monty Python fans in SPAMALOT
by Jade Kops - Oct 17, 2026

SPAMALOT, otherwise known as Monty Pythony’s Spamalot: A New Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an absurd spoof on the already absurd.
Joanna Ampil to Star as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD in the Philippines Photo
Joanna Ampil to Star as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD in the Philippines
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2026

Filipina theatre star Joanna Ampil will take on the legendary role of Norma Desmond in the Philippine production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard.
Photos: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Extends; First Look at New Cast Photo
Photos: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Extends; First Look at New Cast
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2026

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has extended booking for its one-part production in London. Plus check out all new photos of the new cast in action here.
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by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2026

Ian McKellen will lend his voice to The Giant in the Arts Theatre's production of JACK AND THE BEANSTALK pantomime. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here.
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Extends Broadway Run Through February 2027
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 9, 2026

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY will continue to haunt  Broadway for eight additional weeks due to popular demand. Written by Levi Holloway, and directed by Felix Barrett, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY will now play at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre through February 28, 2027. 
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Syndee Winters Will Return to THE LION KING Tour as Nala
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026

The North American tour of THE LION KING will feature Syndee Winters returning to the role of Nala, as well as new cubs Anthony Fraire, Jaxon Ipapo-Glass, and Anaszia Kelly.
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THE LION KING Tickets to Go on Sale for Melbourne Regent Theatre Run
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026

Tickets for Disney's THE LION KING will become available to the public, ahead of the six-time Tony Award-winning musical's return to Melbourne's Regent Theatre for the first time since 2015.
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CATS Returns to Singapore this October
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 3, 2026

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning musical 'Cats' is making a highly anticipated return to Singapore.
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TOPDOG/UNDERDOG & More Lead Chicago's October 2026 Top Theatre Shows
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SIX to Play Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington Photo
SIX to Play Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026

The Tony Award-winning musical SIX will present four performances at the Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington, with a cast led by Christina Jones, Brittany Smithson, and Melina Savannah Cruz.
SIX Will Return to Madison's Overture Hall in January Photo
SIX Will Return to Madison's Overture Hall in January
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026

Overture Center for the Arts has announced that tickets for the Tony Award-Winning electrifying musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale this week.
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by Rachel Stone - Sep 21, 2026

Singer and composer Ute Lemper released the multilingual peace project MOTHERS, featuring one original song performed across 17 languages and cultures in recognition of International Day of Peace.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Reveals First Cast for One-Part Production
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2026

The reimagined one-part production of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD will begin performances at London's Palace Theatre, as the original two-part production concludes its ten-year run.
THE LION KING Tour to Close in 2027, New Version Coming Photo
THE LION KING Tour to Close in 2027, New Version Coming
by Joshua Wright - Sep 11, 2026

The Lion King's North American tour will end in 2027 after 25 years, making way for a reimagined production from the original creative team.
Video: THE LION KING Cast Performs 'They Live in You' on GMA for 9/11 Tribute Photo
Video: THE LION KING Cast Performs 'They Live in You' on GMA for 9/11 Tribute
by Michael Major - Sep 11, 2026

Cast members from Broadway's THE LION KING performed 'They Live in You' live on Good Morning America in remembrance of September 11. Watch the new video now!
Jamie Glover and Cormac McAlinden Will Reprise Their Roles in INTER ALIA on Broadway Photo
Jamie Glover and Cormac McAlinden Will Reprise Their Roles in INTER ALIA on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2026

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Review: PRIVATE LIVES at The Schoolhouse Theater Photo
Review: PRIVATE LIVES at The Schoolhouse Theater
by Pia Haas - Sep 8, 2026

Private Lives is Noël Coward’s finest comedy, originally written for himself and his close friend Gertrude Lawrence. After touring the British provinces, the play opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre in 1930, starring Coward, Lawrence, Adrianne Allen, and Laurence Olivier.
COME FROM AWAY & More Lead Chicago's September 2026 Top Theatre Shows Photo
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by Team BWW - Sep 3, 2026

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GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY to Open Arden Theatre's New Season
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Laurence Olivier been in?

Laurence Olivier has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has Laurence Olivier been in?

Laurence Olivier has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Laurence Olivier been nominated for?

Laurence Olivier has been nominated for several awards, including the Lebedev Special Award at the Evening Standard Awards. He has also been nominated for Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for his performances in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "Dance of Death." Additionally, Olivier received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for his role in "The Entertainer." He was also nominated for Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for his performance in "The Entertainer."

What awards has Laurence Olivier won?

Laurence Olivier has won several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable wins include the Lebedev Special Award at the Evening Standard Awards, Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for his performances in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "Dance of Death," and "The Entertainer." These accolades highlight Olivier's exceptional talent and contributions to the theater industry.

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