Laurence Olivier

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton, Kt, OM (/ˈlɒrəns kɜːr ɒˈlɪvieɪ/; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson 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 should become an actor. After attending a drama school in London, Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s. In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives, and he appeared in his first film. In 1935 he played in a celebrated production of Romeo and Juliet alongside Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft, and by the end of the decade he was an established star. In the 1940s, together with Richardson and John Burrell, Olivier was the co-director of the Old Vic, building it into a highly respected company. There his most celebrated roles included Shakespeare's Richard III and Sophocles's Oedipus. In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager, but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the avant garde English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in The Entertainer, a part he later played on film. From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain's National Theatre, running a resident company that fostered many future stars. His own parts there included the title role in Othello (1964) and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (1970).

'Laurence Olivier' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Blonde (2001)

Actors: Patrick Williams (composer), Glenn Morshower (actor), Kirstie Alley (actress), Ann-Margret (actress), Patricia Richardson (actress), Robert Greenwald (producer), Griffin Dunne (actor), Titus Welliver (actor), Wallace Shawn (actor), Richard Roxburgh (actor), Patrick Dempsey (actor), Eric Bogosian (actor), Philip K. Kleinbart (producer), Michael Carman (actor), Joyce Eliason (writer),

Plot: A fictional biography of 'Marilyn Monroe' (qv) mixed with series of real events in her life: childhood years, first marriage to 'James Dougherty (I)' (qv), meeting with the photographer Otto Ose, career with XX Century Fox, relationship with her mother, foster parents, life wasters 'Charles Chaplin Jr.' (qv) (Cass) and 'Edward G. Robinson Jr.' (qv) (Eddie G), baseball player 'Joe DiMaggio (I)' (qv), playwright 'Arthur Miller (I)' (qv) and many other people.

Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, abortion, acting-class, acting-teacher, actor, actress, adoption
Genres: Biography, Drama,
Taglines: Imagine if Marilyn Monroe could tell you her secrets... tonight she will.

Quotes:

Norma Jean Baker: I'm the President's personal wind-up sex toy.

Darlings of the Gods (1989)

Actors: Laurence Olivier (actor), Vivien Leigh (actress), Shane Briant (actor), Brian May (composer), Jerome Ehlers (actor), Anthony Higgins (actor), Robert Threadgold (miscellaneous crew), Sandra Levy (producer), Edward McQueen-Mason (editor), Jacek Koman (actor), John Lee (actor), Roger Simpson (writer), Roger Simpson (producer), Gary Files (actor), Ross Dimsey (producer),

Genres: Biography, Drama,

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)

Actors: Sheree North (actress), Dalene Young (writer), Viveca Lindfors (actress), Tracey Gold (actress), Norman Mailer (writer), Lawrence Schiller (producer), Lance Rosen (actor), Richard Basehart (actor), Frank Pesce (actor), Michael Fairman (actor), Alex Romero (actor), Catherine Hicks (actress), John Ireland (actor), Jack Arnold (director), William Goldstein (composer),

Plot: The story of how Norma Jean, once an orphan in Hollywood California, becomes Marilyn Monroe, the movie star and celebrity. The movie begins with Norma Jean as a child and ends with the mysterious way she dies. Throughout the movie, we see the highlights and lowlights of her career, including the parts of her private life not widely known.

Keywords: actress, agent, based-on-novel, career, character-name-in-title, fame, hollywood, icon, marriage, orphan
Genres: Biography, Drama,
Taglines: Her image was perfection.....her life was a personal hell

Olivier, Laurence Filmography

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2014, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Frost on Interviews

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Love, Marilyn

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

2012, role: actor , character name: Himself - Film Commentator
Play in Full Screen Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Casper och den förbjudna filmen

2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

2009, role: actor
Play in Full Screen Spisok korabley

2008, role: actor , character name: Lord Nelson
Play in Full Screen Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies

2008, role: actor , character name: King Henry V of England
Play in Full Screen Brando

2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Never Apologize

2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The World's Greatest Actor

2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship

2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Brave New World

2005, role: actor , character name: Dr. Totenkopf
Play in Full Screen Pride and Prejudice Revisited

2005, role: actor , character name: Mr. Darcy
Play in Full Screen The Prince, the Showgirl and Me

2004, role: actor
Play in Full Screen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004, role: actor , character name: Dr. Totenkopf
Play in Full Screen The Revamping of Dracula

2004, role: actor
Play in Full Screen The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001, role: actor
Play in Full Screen William Shakespeare

2000, role: actor , character name: Henry V
Play in Full Screen William Shakespeare

2000, role: actor , character name: Hamlet
Play in Full Screen The Filth and the Fury

2000, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom

1999, role: actor , character name: Richard III
Play in Full Screen Shylock

1999, role: actor , character name: Shylock
Play in Full Screen Classified X

1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen One on One: Classic Television Interviews

1993, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion

1993, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen 60 Minutes: The Entertainers

1991, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Tales of Helpmann

1990, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Darlings of the Gods

1989, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen War Requiem

1989, role: actor , character name: Old Soldier
Play in Full Screen The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1987, role: actor , character name: The Regent
Play in Full Screen Peter the Great

1986, role: actor , character name: King William III of Orange
Play in Full Screen Wild Geese II

1985, role: actor , character name: Rudolf Hess
Play in Full Screen The Golden Gong

1985, role: actor
Play in Full Screen Night of 100 Stars II

1985, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The 57th Annual Academy Awards

1985, role: actor , character name: Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Play in Full Screen The Bounty

1984, role: actor , character name: Admiral Hood
Play in Full Screen The Jigsaw Man

1984, role: actor , character name: Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
Play in Full Screen A Voyage Round My Father

1984, role: actor , character name: Clifford Mortimer
Play in Full Screen A Talent for Murder

1984, role: actor , character name: Dr. Anthony 'Tony' Wainwright
Play in Full Screen The Ebony Tower

1984, role: actor , character name: Henry Breasley
Play in Full Screen The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards

1983, role: actor , character name: Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
Play in Full Screen King Lear

1983, role: actor , character name: King Lear

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Sir Laurence Olivier receiving an Honorary Oscar®

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Laurence Olivier Documentary

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Laurence Olivier interview - Parkinson 1970

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Dustin Hoffman discusses the Laurence Olivier story

The definitive debunking of the "Why don't you try acting dear boy?" story.

published: 28 Mar 2015

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Laurence Olivier Talks About Marilyn Monroe

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Olivier's Hamlet film (1948): To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy

Laurence Olivier's wonderful 1948 film, with music by Sir William Walton. The entire film ...

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Miriam Margolyes Shocks With Story About Laurence Olivier - The Graham Norton Show

Jaws drop when Miriam Margolyes reveals what happened when she met Laurence Olivier many y...

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Laurence Olivier interview - 1970

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Anthony Hopkins Talks About Laurence Olivier

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Maggie Smith Talks About Laurence Olivier

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Covered-up chic: Big brands are waking up to modest fashion

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How To Keep A Divorce From Wrecking Your Finances

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A 54-year-old man has died after being found unresponsive near a car which had been destroyed by fire, police said ... Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith is appealing for anyone with information to come forward. He said ... ....

Man found burned to death in car in east London

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Laurence Olivier

Sir Laurence Olivier receiving an Honorary Oscar®

Laurence Olivier Documentary

Laurence Olivier interview - Parkinson 1970

Dustin Hoffman discusses the Laurence Olivier story

Laurence Olivier Talks About Marilyn Monroe

Olivier's Hamlet film (1948): To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy

Miriam Margolyes Shocks With Story About Laurence Olivier - The Graham Norton Show

Laurence Olivier interview - 1970

Anthony Hopkins Talks About Laurence Olivier

Maggie Smith Talks About Laurence Olivier

'Laurence Olivier' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Blonde (2001)

Quotes:

Darlings of the Gods (1989)

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)

Olivier, Laurence Filmography

Sir Laurence Olivier receiving an Honorary Oscar®

Laurence Olivier Documentary

Laurence Olivier interview - Parkinson 1970

Dustin Hoffman discusses the Laurence Olivier story

Laurence Olivier Talks About Marilyn Monroe

Olivier's Hamlet film (1948): To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy

Miriam Margolyes Shocks With Story About Laurence Olivier - The Graham Norton Show

Laurence Olivier interview - 1970

Anthony Hopkins Talks About Laurence Olivier

Maggie Smith Talks About Laurence Olivier

Sir Laurence Olivier receiving an Honorary Oscar®

Laurence Olivier Documentary

Laurence Olivier interview - Parkinson 1970

Dustin Hoffman discusses the Laurence Olivier story

Laurence Olivier Talks About Marilyn Monroe

Olivier's Hamlet film (1948): To Be Or Not To Be soliloquy

Miriam Margolyes Shocks With Story About Laurence Olivier - The Graham Norton Show

Laurence Olivier interview - 1970

Anthony Hopkins Talks About Laurence Olivier

Maggie Smith Talks About Laurence Olivier

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