RECENT CREDITS
War Requiem (FILM)  Nov. 3, 1989
The Bounty (FILM)  May. 1, 1984
Dracula (FILM)  Jul. 1, 1979
The Boys From Brazil (FILM)  Oct. 5, 1978
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HIGHLIGHTS
First appeared on stage at age 9 as Brutus in a school production of Julius Caesar.
Was a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II.
Knighted in 1947. In 1970, he became the first actor to be elevated to peerage, "Baron Olivier of Brighton," which made him a member of the House of Lords.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow  2004 -Dr. Totenkopf
Actor
Film


Lady Caroline Lamb  1974 -Duke of Wellington
Actor
Film


Romeo and Juliet  1968 -Narrator of Prologue
Actor
Film


Rebecca  1940 -Maxim de Winter
Actor
Film


Brideshead Revisited   -Lord Marchmain
Actor
TV


Love Among the Ruins   -Arthur Cranville-Jones
Actor
TV


The Ebony Tower  
Actor
TV


The Merchant of Venice   -Shylock
Actor
TV


Clash of the Titans  2010 -Zeus
Actor
Film


War Requiem  1989 -Old Soldier
Actor
Film


The Bounty  1984 -Admiral Hood
Actor
Film


Dracula  1979 -Abraham Van Helsing
Actor
Film


The Boys From Brazil  1978 -Ezra Lieberman
Actor
Film


A Bridge Too Far  1977 -Dr. Spaander
Actor
Film


The Seven-Percent Solution  1976 -Prof. Moriarty
Actor
Film


Marathon Man  1976 -Szell
Actor
Film


Oh! What a Lovely War  1969 -Field Marshal Sir John French
Actor
Film


Battle of Britain  1969 -Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Actor
Film


The Shoes of the Fisherman  1968 -Premier Kamenev
Actor
Film


Khartoum  1966 -The Mahdi
Actor
Film


Othello  1965 -Othello
Actor
Film


Term of Trial  1962 -Graham Weir
Actor
Film


Spartacus  1960 -Marcus Licinius Crassus
Actor
Film


The Entertainer  1960 -Archie Rice
Actor
Film


The Prince and the Showgirl  1957 -Grand Duke Charles
Director, Producer, Actor
Film


Richard III  1955 -Richard III
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


The Magic Box  1951 -Police Constable 94B (uncredited)
Actor
Film


Hamlet  1948 -Hamlet
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Wuthering Heights  1939 -Heathcliff
Actor
Film


The Power and the Glory   -The Priest
Actor
Film


Sleuth   -Andrew Wyke
Actor
Film


The Rehearsal  
Actor
Film


Westward Passage   -Nick Allen
Actor
Film


The Gentleman Tramp   -Narrator
Voice
Film


The Jazz Singer   -Cantor Rabinovitch
Actor
Film


The Jigsaw Man   -Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
Actor
Film


The Last Days of Pompeii  
Actor
Film


That Hamilton Woman   -Lord Horatio Nelson
Actor
Film


The 49th Parallel   -Johnnie
Actor
Film


The Beggar's Opera   -Capt. MacHeath
Producer, Actor
Film


The Betsy   -Loren Hardeman, Sr.
Actor
Film


Saturday, Sunday, Monday  
Actor
Film


Perfect Understanding   -Nicholas Randall
Actor
Film


Peter the Great  
Actor
Film


Potiphar's Wife   -Straker
Actor
Film


Pride and Prejudice   -Mr. Darcy
Actor
Film


The Collection  
Actor
Film


The Dance of Death   -Edgar
Actor
Film


The Demi-Paradise   -Ivan Kouznetsoff
Actor
Film


The Devil's Disciple   -Gen. John Burgoyne
Actor
Film


The Divorce of Lady X   -Everard Logan
Actor
Film


The Ebony Tower   -Henry Breasley
Actor
Film


Henry V   -Henry V
Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Hindle Wakes  
Director
Film


I Stand Condemned   -Capt. Ignatoff
Actor
Film


Inchon   -Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Actor
Film


Jesus of Nazareth   -Nicodemus
Actor
Film


Fire Over England   -Michael Ingolby
Actor
Film


Friends and Lovers   -Lt. Nichols
Actor
Film


Genocide  
Actor
Film


King Lear   -King Lear
Actor
Film


Love Among the Ruins   -Sir Arthur GlanvilleJones
Actor
Film


Merchant of Venice   -Shylock
Actor
Film


Mister Halpern and Mister Johnson   -Mr. Halpern
Actor
Film


Nicholas and Alexandra   -Count Witte
Actor
Film


No Funny Business   -Clive Dering
Actor
Film


Brideshead Revisited  
Actor
Film


Bunny Lake Is Missing   -Newhouse
Actor
Film


Carrie   -George Hurstwood
Actor
Film


Cat on a Hot Tin Roof   -Big Daddy Pollitt
Producer, Actor
Film


Clouds over Europe   -Tony McVane
Actor
Film


Come Back, Little Sheba   -Doc Delaney
Producer, Actor
Film


Conquest of the Air   -Vincent Lunardi
Actor
Film


Daphne Laureola  
Actor
Film


David Copperfield   -Mr. Creakle
Actor
Film


A Little Romance   -Julius
Actor
Film


A Queen Is Crowned   -Narrator
Voice
Film


As You Like It   -Orlando
Actor
Film


21 Days   -Larry Durrant
Actor
Film


The Temporary Widow   -Peter Bille
Actor
Film


The Wild Geese 2   -Rudolf Hess
Actor
Film


The Yellow Ticket   -Julian Rolphe
Actor
Film


This Happy Breed   -Narrator
Actor
Film


Three Sisters   -Ivan Chebutikin
Director, Producer, Actor
Film


Too Many Crooks   -The Man
Actor
Film


Volunteer  
Actor
Film


Voyage' Round My Father   -Father
Actor
Film




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Highlights

First appeared on stage at age 9 as Brutus in a school production of Julius Caesar.
Was a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II.
Knighted in 1947. In 1970, he became the first actor to be elevated to peerage, "Baron Olivier of Brighton," which made him a member of the House of Lords.
Beginning in 1964, he was struck with severe stage fright for five years.


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