
Laurence Olivier
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1907
Died: July 11, 1989
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 his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles. His family had no theatrical connections, but Olivier's father, a clergyman, decided that his son shou…
Known for

Sleuth
1972

To Be Hamlet
1985

Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969

A Little Romance
1979

Hamlet
1948

Henry V
1944

The Dance of Death
1969

Richard III
1955

Carrie
1952

As You Like It
1936

A Voyage Round My Father
1984

King Lear
1983

The Entertainer
1960

Term of Trial
1962

The Betsy
1978
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
1953

The Power and the Glory
1963

Inchon
1981

Words for Battle
1941

The Gentleman Tramp
1976

The Demi-Paradise
1943

The Merchant of Venice
1973

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976

The Beggar's Opera
1953

Malta G.C.
1942

The Ebony Tower
1984

A Queen Is Crowned
1953

Too Many Crooks
1930
Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
1966
Olivier Talks About Othello
1965
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1983

The Moon and Sixpence
1959
Tree of Life
1971

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982

Rebecca
1940

Spartacus
1960

Marathon Man
1976

Wuthering Heights
1939

49th Parallel
1941

The Prince and the Showgirl
1957

Dracula
1979

The Jigsaw Man
1983

Khartoum
1966

The Jazz Singer
1980

That Hamilton Woman
1941

Pride and Prejudice
1940

Q Planes
1939

The Divorce of Lady X
1938

Othello
1965

The Boys from Brazil
1978

21 Days
1940

Love Among the Ruins
1976

The Conquest of the Air
1931

Westward Passage
1932

Perfect Understanding
1933

No Funny Business
1933

A Talent for Murder
1983

Daphne Laureola
1978

The Temporary Widow
1930

Potiphar's Wife
1931

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
2021

Private Lives
1940

Rebecca
1950

War Requiem
1989

The Devil's Disciple
1959

The Yellow Ticket
1931

Moscow Nights
1934

Friends and Lovers
1931

At the Haunted End of the Day
1981
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
2004

Fire Over England
1937

Wild Geese II
1985

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023

The Collection
1976

Come Back, Little Sheba
1977

The Volunteer
1944

Uncle Vanya
1963
The Body of Marilyn Monroe
2004

Marilyn despite herself
2012

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976

The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968

Three Sisters
1970

The Rehearsal
1974

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978

Battle of Britain
1969

Marilyn Monroe
1986

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004

David Copperfield
1969

Marilyn, dernières séances
2008

Clash of the Titans
1981

The Bounty
1984

Lady Caroline Lamb
1972

Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015

Directed by William Wyler
1986
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012

The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999

Nothing Like a Dame
2018

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982

A Bridge Too Far
1977

Discovering Hamlet
2011

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988

This Happy Breed
1944

Male of the Species
1969

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001

The Filth and the Fury
2000
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018

Romeo and Juliet
1968

The Bannfoot Ferry
2024

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961

Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988

Revisiting Brideshead
2005

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012

The Magic Box
1952

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

The World at War
1973

Lost Empires
1986

ABC Stage 67
1966

Jesus of Nazareth
1977

The Oscars
1953

Talking Pictures
2013

Wagner
1983

Male of the Species
1969

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976

Peter the Great
1986

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Last Days of Pompeii
1984

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Carol Burnett Show
1967

Omnibus
1967

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Great Performances
1971

Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Brideshead Revisited
1981

Tony Awards
1956

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969

Night of 100 Stars II
1985