05/22/1907
Dorking, Surrey, England, UK:
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 de mayo de 1907 - 11 de julio de 1989) fue un actor y director inglés que, junto con sus contemporáneos Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft y John Gielgud, dominó la escena británica de mediados del siglo XX. También trabajó en películas a lo largo de su carrera, interpretando más de cincuenta papeles cinematográficos. Al final de su carrera, tuvo un éxito considerable en papeles televisivos. Su familia no tenía conexiones teatrales, pero el padre de Olivier, un clérigo, decidió que su hijo debería convertirse en actor. Después de asistir a una escuela de teatro en Londres, Olivier aprendió su oficio en una sucesión de trabajos de actuación a finales de la década de 1920. En 1930 obtuvo su primer éxito importante en el West End con Private Lives de Noël Coward y apareció en su primera película. En 1935 actuó en una célebre producción de Romeo y Julieta junto a Gielgud y Ashcroft, y al final de la década era una estrella establecida. En la década de 1940, junto con Richardson y John Burrell, Olivier fue codirector de Old Vic, convirtiéndola en una empresa muy respetada. Allí sus papeles más célebres incluyeron Ricardo III de Shakespeare y Edipo de Sófocles. En la década de 1950, Olivier era un actor y director independiente, pero su carrera teatral estaba de capa caída hasta que se unió a la vanguardista English Stage Company en 1957 para interpretar el papel principal en The Entertainer, un papel que luego interpretó en una película. De 1963 a 1973 fue el director fundador del Teatro Nacional de Gran Bretaña, dirigiendo una compañía residente que fomentó a muchas futuras estrellas. Sus propios papeles allí incluyeron el papel principal en Otelo (1965) y Shylock en El mercader de Venecia (1970). Entre las películas de Olivier se encuentran Cumbres borrascosas (1939), Rebecca (1940) y una trilogía de películas de Shakespeare como actor y director: Enrique V (1944), Hamlet (1948) y Ricardo III (1955). Sus películas posteriores incluyeron Los zapatos del pescador (1968), Sleuth (1972), Marathon Man (1976) y The Boys from Brazil (1978). Sus apariciones en televisión incluyeron una adaptación de The Moon and Sixpence (1960), Long Day's Journey into Night (1973), Love Among the Ruins (1975), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976), Brideshead Revisited (1981) y King Lear. (1983). Los honores de Olivier incluyeron el título de caballero (1947), un título nobiliario vitalicio (1970) y la Orden del Mérito (1981). Por su trabajo en pantalla recibió cuatro premios de la Academia, dos premios de cine de la Academia Británica, cinco premios Emmy y tres premios Globo de Oro. El auditorio más grande del Teatro Nacional lleva su nombre y se le conmemora con los premios Laurence Olivier, que otorga anualmente la Sociedad de Teatro de Londres. Estuvo casado tres veces, con las actrices Jill Esmond de 1930 a 1940, Vivien Leigh de 1940 a 1960 y Joan Plowright desde 1961 hasta su muerte. Descripción anterior del artículo de Wikipedia Laurence Olivier, con licencia CC-BY-SA, lista completa de colaboradores en Wikipedia.
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Revisiting Brideshead (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Body of Marilyn Monroe (2004) as archive footage |
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) as Self (archive footage) |
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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Filth and the Fury (2000) as Richard III (archive footage) |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999) as Self (archive footage) |
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One (1993) as Self |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990) as Self (archive footage) |
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War Requiem (1989) as The Old Soldier |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988) as Self (archive footage) |
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Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self |
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986) as archive footage |
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Marilyn Monroe (1986) as archive footage |
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Wild Geese II (1985) as Rudolf Hess |
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Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self |
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To Be Hamlet (1985) as Self |
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The Bounty (1984) as Admiral Hood |
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A Voyage Round My Father (1984) as Clifford Mortimer |
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The Ebony Tower (1984) as Henry Breasley |
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A Talent for Murder (1983) as Dr. Anthony Wainwright |
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The Jigsaw Man (1983) as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith |
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Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983) as Joe Halpern |
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King Lear (1983) as King Lear |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self |
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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982) as |
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Clash of the Titans (1981) as Zeus |
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Inchon (1981) as Gen. Douglas MacArthur |
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At the Haunted End of the Day (1981) as Self |
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The Jazz Singer (1980) as Cantor Rabinovitch |
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Dracula (1979) as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing |
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A Little Romance (1979) as Julius |
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The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Ezra Lieberman |
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The Betsy (1978) as Loren Hardeman |
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Daphne Laureola (1978) as Sir Joseph |
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Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978) as Antonio |
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Come Back, Little Sheba (1977) as Doc Delaney |
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A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Dr. Jan Spaander |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) as Big Daddy |
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) as Professor James Moriarty |
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The Gentleman Tramp (1976) as Narrator |
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Marathon Man (1976) as Dr. Christian Szell |
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The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976) as Self |
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Love Among the Ruins (1976) as Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones |
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The Collection (1976) as Harry |
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The Rehearsal (1974) as Self |
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The Merchant of Venice (1973) as Shylock |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973) as James Tyrone Sr. |
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Sleuth (1972) as Andrew Wyke |
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Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Duke of Wellington |
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Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Count Witte |
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Tree of Life (1971) as Narrator |
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Three Sisters (1970) as Dr. Ivan Chebutikin |
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David Copperfield (1969) as Mr. Creakle |
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Battle of Britain (1969) as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding |
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The Dance of Death (1969) as Edgar |
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Field Marshal Sir John French |
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Male of the Species (1969) as Presenter |
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev |
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Romeo and Juliet (1968) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Great Acting: Laurence Olivier (1966) as Self - Interviewee |
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) as |
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Khartoum (1966) as Mahdi |
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Othello (1965) as Othello |
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Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) as Newhouse |
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Olivier Talks About Othello (1965) as Self - Host |
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Uncle Vanya (1963) as Dr. Astrov |
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The Power and the Glory (1963) as Priest |
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Term of Trial (1962) as Graham Weir |
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Spartacus (1960) as Marcus Licinius Crassus |
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The Entertainer (1960) as Archie Rice |
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The Moon and Sixpence (1959) as Charles Strickland |
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The Devil's Disciple (1959) as Gen. Burgoyne |
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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) as The Regent |
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Richard III (1955) as Richard III |
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The Beggar's Opera (1953) as MacHeath |
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A Queen Is Crowned (1953) as Narrator |
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The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (1953) as Narrator |
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Carrie (1952) as George Hurstwood |
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The Magic Box (1952) as Police Constable 94-B |
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Rebecca (1950) as Maxim de winter |
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Hamlet (1948) as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost |
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The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944) as King Henry |
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This Happy Breed (1944) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Volunteer (1944) as Self |
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The Demi-Paradise (1943) as Ivan Kouznetsoff |
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Malta G.C. (1942) as Narrator |
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49th Parallel (1941) as Johnnie, the Trapper |
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That Hamilton Woman (1941) as Lord Horatio Nelson |
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Words for Battle (1941) as Narrator (voice) |
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Private lives (1940) as Elyot Chase |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self |
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Pride and Prejudice (1940) as Mr. Darcy |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self |
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Rebecca (1940) as Maxim de Winter |
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21 Days (1940) as Larry Durrant |
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Wuthering Heights (1939) as Heathcliff |
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Q Planes (1939) as Tony McVane |
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The Divorce of Lady X (1938) as Everard Logan |
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Fire Over England (1937) as Michael Ingolby |
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As You Like It (1936) as Orlando |
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Moscow Nights (1934) as Captain Ivan Ignatoff |
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No Funny Business (1933) as Clive Dering |
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Perfect Understanding (1933) as Nicholas Randall |
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Westward Passage (1932) as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen |
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The Conquest of the Air (1931) as Vincent Lunardi |
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The Yellow Ticket (1931) as Julian Rolfe |
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Friends and Lovers (1931) as Lieutenant Ned Nichols |
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Potiphar's Wife (1931) as Straker |
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Too Many Crooks (1930) as The Boy |
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The Temporary Widow (1930) as Peter Bille |
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Daphne Laureola (1978) Executive Producer |
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Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978) Producer |
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Come Back, Little Sheba (1977) Creative Producer |
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Hindle Wakes (1976) Director |
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Hindle Wakes (1976) Producer |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) Producer |
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The Collection (1976) Producer |
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Three Sisters (1970) Director |
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Uncle Vanya (1963) Director |
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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) Director |
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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) Producer |
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Richard III (1955) Director |
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Richard III (1955) Producer |
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Richard III (1955) Screenplay |
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The Beggar's Opera (1953) Producer |
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Hamlet (1948) Director |
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Hamlet (1948) Screenplay |
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Hamlet (1948) Producer |
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The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944) Director |
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