Actor
1907 - 1989
Laurence Olivier
Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout... Read full bio →
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18 roles
28 Years Later
2025
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2017
Trumbo
2015
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
The Filth and the Fury
2000
War Requiem
1989
Crazy About the Movies: Marilyn Monroe - Beyond the Legend
1986
Wild Geese II
1985
The Ebony Tower
1984
The Bounty
1984
The Jigsaw Man
1983
King Lear
1983
Clash of the Titans
1981
Brideshead Revisited
1981
The Jazz Singer
1980
Dracula
1979
A Little Romance
1979
The Boys from Brazil
1978
The Betsy
1978
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
A Bridge Too Far
1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
Marathon Man
1976
Sleuth
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Three Sisters
1970
The Dance of Death
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
David Copperfield
1969
Battle of Britain
1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
Romeo and Juliet
1968
Khartoum
1966
Othello
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
The Entertainer
1960
Spartacus
1960
The Devil's Disciple
1959
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957
Richard III
1955
A Queen Is Crowned
1953
Carrie
1952
The Magic Box
1951
Hamlet
1948
This Happy Breed
1944
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
1944
The Demi-Paradise
1943
That Hamilton Woman
1941
49th Parallel
1941
Rebecca
1940
Pride and Prejudice
1940
21 Days
1940
Wuthering Heights
1939
Q Planes
1939
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
Fire Over England
1937
As You Like It
1936
The Conquest of the Air
1931
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