Movies (Acting Roles)

The Bannfoot Ferry
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in The Bannfoot Ferry as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Sat, Jun 22 2024

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Fri, Mar 26 2021

Nothing Like a Dame
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Nothing Like a Dame as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Wed, May 02 2018

And the Oscar Goes To...
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in And the Oscar Goes To... as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Sat, Feb 01 2014

Discovering Hamlet
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Discovering Hamlet as 'Hamlet (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Tue, Nov 01 2011

Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Jornal Português (1938-1951) as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Mon, Dec 12 2005

Revisiting Brideshead
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Revisiting Brideshead as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Sat, Oct 15 2005

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow as 'Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Fri, Sep 17 2004

The Kid Stays in the Picture
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in The Kid Stays in the Picture as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Fri, Aug 16 2002

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Thu, Sep 13 2001

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Tue, Aug 01 2000

The Filth and the Fury
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in The Filth and the Fury as 'Richard III (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Wed, Mar 29 2000

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in The South Bank Show: Noël Coward as 'Self (archival footage)'.Movie Released: Sun, Mar 01 1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as 'Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)'.Movie Released: Mon, Oct 28 1991

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Mon, Oct 22 1990

War Requiem
Laurence Olivier was 81 in War Requiem as 'The Old Soldier'.Movie Released: Fri, Jan 06 1989

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Laurence Olivier was 80 in Gregory Peck: His Own Man as 'Self (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Tue, Mar 08 1988

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Laurence Olivier was 78 in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as 'Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)'.Movie Released: Sat, Apr 19 1986

Wild Geese II
Laurence Olivier was 78 in Wild Geese II as 'Rudolf Hess'.Movie Released: Fri, Oct 18 1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Laurence Olivier was 77 in Night of 100 Stars II as 'Self'.Movie Released: Sun, Mar 10 1985

To Be Hamlet
Laurence Olivier was 77 in To Be Hamlet as 'Self'.Movie Released: Sat, Jan 19 1985

The Bounty
Laurence Olivier was 76 in The Bounty as 'Admiral Hood'.Movie Released: Fri, May 04 1984

A Voyage Round My Father
Laurence Olivier was 76 in A Voyage Round My Father as 'Clifford Mortimer'.Movie Released: Thu, Apr 19 1984

The Ebony Tower
Laurence Olivier was 76 in The Ebony Tower as 'Henry Breasley'.Movie Released: Sun, Apr 01 1984

A Talent for Murder
Laurence Olivier was 76 in A Talent for Murder as 'Dr. Anthony Wainwright'.Movie Released: Mon, Dec 19 1983

The Jigsaw Man
Laurence Olivier was 76 in The Jigsaw Man as 'Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith'.Movie Released: Fri, Nov 11 1983

King Lear
Laurence Olivier was 75 in King Lear as 'King Lear'.Movie Released: Sun, Apr 03 1983

Clash of the Titans
Laurence Olivier was 74 in Clash of the Titans as 'Zeus'.Movie Released: Fri, Jun 12 1981

Inchon
Laurence Olivier was 73 in Inchon as 'Gen. Douglas MacArthur'.Movie Released: Mon, May 04 1981

The Jazz Singer
Laurence Olivier was 73 in The Jazz Singer as 'Cantor Rabinovitch'.Movie Released: Wed, Dec 17 1980

Dracula
Laurence Olivier was 72 in Dracula as 'Prof. Abraham Van Helsing'.Movie Released: Fri, Jul 20 1979

A Little Romance
Laurence Olivier was 71 in A Little Romance as 'Julius'.Movie Released: Fri, Apr 27 1979

The Boys from Brazil
Laurence Olivier was 71 in The Boys from Brazil as 'Ezra Lieberman'.Movie Released: Thu, Oct 05 1978

The Betsy
Laurence Olivier was 70 in The Betsy as 'Loren Hardeman'.Movie Released: Thu, Feb 02 1978

Daphne Laureola
Laurence Olivier was 70 in Daphne Laureola as 'Sir Joseph'.Movie Released: Sun, Jan 15 1978

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Laurence Olivier was 70 in Saturday, Sunday, Monday as 'Antonio'.Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1978

Come Back, Little Sheba
Laurence Olivier was 70 in Come Back, Little Sheba as 'Doc Delaney'.Movie Released: Sat, Dec 31 1977

A Bridge Too Far
Laurence Olivier was 70 in A Bridge Too Far as 'Dr. Jan Spaander'.Movie Released: Wed, Jun 15 1977

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Laurence Olivier was 69 in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as 'Big Daddy'.Movie Released: Mon, Dec 06 1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Laurence Olivier was 69 in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as 'Professor James Moriarty'.Movie Released: Sun, Oct 24 1976

The Gentleman Tramp
Laurence Olivier was 69 in The Gentleman Tramp as 'Narrator'.Movie Released: Sun, Oct 10 1976

Marathon Man
Laurence Olivier was 69 in Marathon Man as 'Szell'.Movie Released: Fri, Oct 08 1976

The Collection
Laurence Olivier was 68 in The Collection as 'Harry'.Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1976

Love Among the Ruins
Laurence Olivier was 67 in Love Among the Ruins as 'Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones'.Movie Released: Thu, Mar 06 1975

The Rehearsal
Laurence Olivier was 66 in The Rehearsal as 'Self'.Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1974

The Merchant of Venice
Laurence Olivier was 66 in The Merchant of Venice as 'Shylock'.Movie Released: Sun, Oct 07 1973

Sleuth
Laurence Olivier was 65 in Sleuth as 'Andrew Wyke'.Movie Released: Sun, Dec 10 1972

Lady Caroline Lamb
Laurence Olivier was 65 in Lady Caroline Lamb as 'Duke of Wellington'.Movie Released: Wed, Nov 22 1972

Nicholas and Alexandra
Laurence Olivier was 64 in Nicholas and Alexandra as 'Count Witte'.Movie Released: Mon, Nov 29 1971

Tree of Life
Laurence Olivier was 63 in Tree of Life as 'Narrator'.Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1971

Three Sisters
Laurence Olivier was 62 in Three Sisters as 'Dr. Ivan Chebutikin'.Movie Released: Wed, Apr 01 1970

David Copperfield
Laurence Olivier was 62 in David Copperfield as 'Mr. Creakle'.Movie Released: Mon, Dec 01 1969

Battle of Britain
Laurence Olivier was 62 in Battle of Britain as 'Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding'.Movie Released: Mon, Sep 15 1969

Oh! What a Lovely War
Laurence Olivier was 61 in Oh! What a Lovely War as 'Field Marshal Sir John French'.Movie Released: Mon, Mar 10 1969

Male of the Species
Laurence Olivier was 61 in Male of the Species as 'Presenter'.Movie Released: Fri, Jan 03 1969

The Dance of Death
Laurence Olivier was 61 in The Dance of Death as 'Edgar'.Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1969

The Shoes of the Fisherman
Laurence Olivier was 61 in The Shoes of the Fisherman as 'Piotr Ilyich Kamenev'.Movie Released: Thu, Nov 14 1968

Romeo and Juliet
Laurence Olivier was 60 in Romeo and Juliet as 'Narrator (voice) (uncredited)'.Movie Released: Tue, Apr 02 1968

Khartoum
Laurence Olivier was 59 in Khartoum as 'Mahdi'.Movie Released: Thu, Jun 09 1966

Othello
Laurence Olivier was 58 in Othello as 'Othello'.Movie Released: Wed, Dec 15 1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Laurence Olivier was 58 in Bunny Lake Is Missing as 'Supt. Newhouse'.Movie Released: Sun, Oct 03 1965

Uncle Vanya
Laurence Olivier was 56 in Uncle Vanya as 'Dr. Astrov'.Movie Released: Wed, Nov 20 1963

The Power and the Glory
Laurence Olivier was 56 in The Power and the Glory as 'Priest'.Movie Released: Fri, May 31 1963

Term of Trial
Laurence Olivier was 55 in Term of Trial as 'Graham Weir'.Movie Released: Thu, Aug 16 1962

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Laurence Olivier was 54 in Hollywood: The Selznick Years as 'Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)'.Movie Released: Sun, Dec 31 1961

Spartacus
Laurence Olivier was 53 in Spartacus as 'Marcus Licinius Crassus'.Movie Released: Thu, Oct 13 1960

The Entertainer
Laurence Olivier was 53 in The Entertainer as 'Archie Rice'.Movie Released: Mon, Jul 25 1960

The Moon and Sixpence
Laurence Olivier was 52 in The Moon and Sixpence as 'Charles Strickland'.Movie Released: Fri, Oct 30 1959

The Devil's Disciple
Laurence Olivier was 52 in The Devil's Disciple as 'Gen. Burgoyne'.Movie Released: Thu, Aug 20 1959

Richard III
Laurence Olivier was 48 in Richard III as 'Richard III'.Movie Released: Tue, Dec 13 1955

The Beggar's Opera
Laurence Olivier was 46 in The Beggar's Opera as 'MacHeath'.Movie Released: Mon, Aug 24 1953

A Queen Is Crowned
Laurence Olivier was 46 in A Queen Is Crowned as 'Narrator'.Movie Released: Tue, Jun 02 1953

Carrie
Laurence Olivier was 45 in Carrie as 'George Hurstwood'.Movie Released: Thu, Jul 17 1952

The Magic Box
Laurence Olivier was 44 in The Magic Box as 'Police Constable 94-B'.Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1952

Hamlet
Laurence Olivier was 41 in Hamlet as 'Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost'.Movie Released: Fri, Dec 10 1948

Henry V
Laurence Olivier was 37 in Henry V as 'King Henry'.Movie Released: Fri, Nov 24 1944

This Happy Breed
Laurence Olivier was 37 in This Happy Breed as 'Narrator (voice)'.Movie Released: Sun, May 28 1944

The Volunteer
Laurence Olivier was 36 in The Volunteer as 'Self'.Movie Released: Mon, Jan 10 1944

The Demi-Paradise
Laurence Olivier was 36 in The Demi-Paradise as 'Ivan Kouznetsoff'.Movie Released: Thu, Nov 18 1943

Malta G.C.
Laurence Olivier was 34 in Malta G.C. as 'Narrator'.Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1942

49th Parallel
Laurence Olivier was 34 in 49th Parallel as 'Johnnie, the Trapper'.Movie Released: Mon, Nov 24 1941

That Hamilton Woman
Laurence Olivier was 33 in That Hamilton Woman as 'Lord Horatio Nelson'.Movie Released: Thu, Apr 03 1941

Words for Battle
Laurence Olivier was 33 in Words for Battle as 'Narrator (voice)'.Movie Released: Fri, Jan 24 1941

Pride and Prejudice
Laurence Olivier was 33 in Pride and Prejudice as 'Mr. Darcy'.Movie Released: Fri, Jul 26 1940

Rebecca
Laurence Olivier was 32 in Rebecca as 'Maxim de Winter'.Movie Released: Sat, Mar 23 1940

21 Days Together
Laurence Olivier was 32 in 21 Days Together as 'Larry Durrant'.Movie Released: Sun, Jan 07 1940

Wuthering Heights
Laurence Olivier was 31 in Wuthering Heights as 'Heathcliff'.Movie Released: Fri, Apr 07 1939

Q Planes
Laurence Olivier was 31 in Q Planes as 'Tony McVane'.Movie Released: Tue, Feb 21 1939

The Divorce of Lady X
Laurence Olivier was 30 in The Divorce of Lady X as 'Everard Logan'.Movie Released: Sat, Jan 15 1938

Fire Over England
Laurence Olivier was 29 in Fire Over England as 'Michael Ingolby'.Movie Released: Fri, Mar 05 1937

The Conquest of the Air
Laurence Olivier was 29 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Vincent Lunardi'.Movie Released: Tue, Dec 01 1936

As You Like It
Laurence Olivier was 29 in As You Like It as 'Orlando'.Movie Released: Wed, Sep 02 1936

Moscow Nights
Laurence Olivier was 28 in Moscow Nights as 'Captain Ivan Ignatoff'.Movie Released: Tue, Nov 05 1935

No Funny Business
Laurence Olivier was 25 in No Funny Business as 'Clive Dering'.Movie Released: Thu, Mar 30 1933

Perfect Understanding
Laurence Olivier was 25 in Perfect Understanding as 'Nicholas Randall'.Movie Released: Sun, Jan 15 1933

Westward Passage
Laurence Olivier was 25 in Westward Passage as 'Nicholas 'Nick' Allen'.Movie Released: Fri, May 27 1932

The Yellow Ticket
Laurence Olivier was 24 in The Yellow Ticket as 'Julian Rolfe'.Movie Released: Fri, Oct 30 1931

Friends and Lovers
Laurence Olivier was 24 in Friends and Lovers as 'Lieutenant Ned Nichols'.Movie Released: Sat, Oct 03 1931

Potiphar's Wife
Laurence Olivier was 23 in Potiphar's Wife as 'Straker'.Movie Released: Sat, Mar 28 1931

Too Many Crooks
Laurence Olivier was 23 in Too Many Crooks as 'The Boy'.Movie Released: Fri, Aug 01 1930

The Temporary Widow
Laurence Olivier was 23 in The Temporary Widow as 'Peter Bille'.Movie Released: Sun, Jul 13 1930
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Iconic Couples of Hollywood as 'Self (archive footage)'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, May 04 2015

Talking Pictures
Laurence Olivier would have been no older than 82 in Talking Pictures as 'Self (archive footage)'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Jan 05 2013

Lost Empires
Laurence Olivier was 79+ in Lost Empires as 'Harry Burrard'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Oct 24 1986

Peter the Great
Laurence Olivier was 78+ in Peter the Great as 'King William III of Orange'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Feb 02 1986

The Last Days of Pompeii
Laurence Olivier was 76+ in The Last Days of Pompeii as 'Gaius'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, May 06 1984

Wagner
Laurence Olivier was 76+ in Wagner as 'Pfeuffer'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1983

Brideshead Revisited
Laurence Olivier was 74+ in Brideshead Revisited as 'Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Oct 12 1981

Jesus of Nazareth
Laurence Olivier was 69+ in Jesus of Nazareth as 'Nicodemus'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Mar 27 1977

Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier was 69+ in Laurence Olivier Presents as 'Big Daddy, Antonio, Doc Delaney, Sir Joseph'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Dec 05 1976

The World at War
Laurence Olivier was 66+ in The World at War as 'Narrator'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Oct 31 1973

Great Performances
Laurence Olivier was 63+ in Great Performances as 'Harry, Self'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Jan 28 1971

Male of the Species
Laurence Olivier was 61+ in Male of the Species as 'Self - Presenter'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Feb 01 1969

The Dick Cavett Show
Laurence Olivier was 61+ in The Dick Cavett Show as 'Self - Guest'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Jun 06 1968

Omnibus
Laurence Olivier was 60+ in Omnibus as 'Self (archive footage)'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Oct 13 1967

The Carol Burnett Show
Laurence Olivier was 60+ in The Carol Burnett Show as 'Self - Audience Member'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1967

ABC Stage 67
Laurence Olivier was 59+ in ABC Stage 67 as 'Self, Self (archive footage)'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1966

The Mike Douglas Show
Laurence Olivier was 54+ in The Mike Douglas Show as 'Self'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Tony Awards
Laurence Olivier was 48+ in Tony Awards as 'Self, Self - Recipient'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Apr 01 1956

The Oscars
Laurence Olivier was 45+ in The Oscars as 'Self'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Mar 19 1953

The Ed Sullivan Show
Laurence Olivier was 41+ in The Ed Sullivan Show as 'Self'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948

Golden Globe Awards
Laurence Olivier was 36+ in Golden Globe Awards as 'Self - Winner, Self - Nominee, Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient'.TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944