Laurence Olivier: movies and TV shows
Laurence Olivier has 189 credits in the archive: 157 films and 32 TV series, from 1930 to 2028. Highest rated: The World at War (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 2028 · busiest year: 1976 (16 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Charmed Lives: A Family Romance | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 121 |
| 2024 | Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 117 |
| 2024 | The Bannfoot Ferry | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 117 |
| 2023 | Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 116 |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 114 |
| 2021 | Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 114 |
| 2019 | Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 112 |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 111 |
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 111 |
| 2015 | Iconic Couples of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.0 | 108 |
| 2015 | Jornal Português (1938-1951) | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 108 |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.2 | 106 |
| 2012 | Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies | Film | 7.0 | 105 | |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 105 |
| 2012 | Marilyn despite herself | Film | 8.0 | 105 | |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet | Hamlet (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 104 |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 103 |
| 2008 | Marilyn, dernières séances | Self(archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 101 |
| 2008 | The Making of 'Rebecca' | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 101 |
| 2005 | Revisiting Brideshead | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 98 |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 97 |
| 2004 | The Prince, The Showgirl and Me | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 97 |
| 2004 | The Body of Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | Film | 8.0 | 97 |
| 2001 | Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2001 | Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 94 |
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 93 |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury | Richard III (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 93 |
| 2000 | Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 93 |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 92 |
| 1995 | Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 88 |
| 1993 | Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One | Self | Film | — | 86 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 84 |
| 1990 | Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 83 |
| 1989 | War Requiem | The Old Soldier | Film | 6.3 | 82 |
| 1988 | Gregory Peck: His Own Man | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.2 | 81 |
| 1986 | Directed by William Wyler | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | King William III of Orange | TV | 7.9 | 79 |
| 1986 | Lost Empires | Harry Burrard | TV | 5.8 | 79 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | archive footage | Film | 7.4 | 79 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | Film | 10.0 | 79 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 78 |
| 1985 | To Be Hamlet | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 1985 | Wild Geese II | Rudolf Hess | Film | 4.9 | 78 |
| 1984 | The Bounty | Admiral Hood | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 1984 | The Ebony Tower | Henry Breasley | Film | — | 77 |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Gaius | TV | 7.4 | 77 |
| 1984 | A Voyage Round My Father | Clifford Mortimer | Film | 7.4 | 77 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1983 | Wagner | Pfeuffer | TV | 6.8 | 76 |
| 1983 | The Jigsaw Man | Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith | Film | 5.0 | 76 |
| 1983 | A Talent for Murder | Dr. Anthony Wainwright | Film | 6.9 | 76 |
| 1983 | King Lear | King Lear | Film | 6.7 | 76 |
| 1983 | Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson | Joe Halpern | Film | 3.8 | 76 |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | Film | 6.0 | 75 | |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a life | Self | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Zeus | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Alexander Flyte | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 1981 | Inchon | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | Film | 3.9 | 74 |
| 1981 | At the Haunted End of the Day | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer | Cantor Rabinovitch | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 1979 | A Little Romance | Julius | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1979 | Dracula | Prof. Abraham Van Helsing | Film | 6.4 | 72 |
| 1978 | The Betsy | Loren Hardeman | Film | 4.8 | 71 |
| 1978 | The Boys from Brazil | Ezra Lieberman | Film | 6.7 | 71 |
| 1978 | Daphne Laureola | Sir Joseph | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 1978 | Daphne Laureola | Film | 7.5 | 71 | |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Antonio | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Film | 7.0 | 71 | |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Nicodemus | TV | 7.8 | 70 |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Dr. Jan Spaander | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 1977 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Doc Delaney | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1977 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Film | 7.0 | 70 | |
| 1976 | Marathon Man | Dr. Christian Szell | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1976 | The Collection | Harry | Film | 4.8 | 69 |
| 1976 | The Collection | Film | 4.8 | 69 | |
| 1976 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | Film | 5.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Film | 5.0 | 69 | |
| 1976 | Hindle Wakes | Film | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 1976 | Hindle Wakes | Film | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 1976 | Love Among the Ruins | Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Big Daddy | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Doc Delaney | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Antonio | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Sir Joseph | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | TV | 7.0 | 69 | |
| 1976 | The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Professor James Moriarty | Film | 6.2 | 69 |
| 1976 | The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People | Self | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1974 | The Rehearsal | Self | Film | 5.4 | 67 |
| 1973 | The World at War | Narrator | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | Film | 8.5 | 66 |
| 1973 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | James Tyrone Sr. | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1972 | Sleuth | Andrew Wyke | Film | 7.7 | 65 |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Duke of Wellington | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Harry | TV | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Count Witte | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1971 | Tree of Life | Narrator | Film | — | 64 |
| 1970 | Three Sisters | Dr. Ivan Chebutikin | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 1970 | Three Sisters | Film | 4.3 | 63 | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Narrator | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | James Tyrone Sr. | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1969 | Male of the Species | Presenter | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1969 | Male of the Species | Self - Presenter | TV | 4.7 | 62 |
| 1969 | David Copperfield | Mr. Creakle | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Field Marshal Sir John French | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1969 | The Dance of Death | Edgar | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 61 |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman | Piotr Ilyich Kamenev | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | TV | 7.2 | 60 | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Self | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1966 | Khartoum | Mahdi | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1966 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Film | 6.7 | 59 | |
| 1966 | Great Acting: Laurence Olivier | Self - Interviewee | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Newhouse | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1965 | Olivier Talks About Othello | Self - Host | Film | — | 58 |
| 1965 | Othello | Othello | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Dr. Astrov | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Film | 5.5 | 56 | |
| 1963 | The Power and the Glory | Priest | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1962 | Term of Trial | Graham Weir | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self - Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 54 |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Marcus Licinius Crassus | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1960 | The Entertainer | Archie Rice | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | Gen. Burgoyne | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1959 | The Moon and Sixpence | Charles Strickland | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | The Regent | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | Film | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | Film | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Recipient | TV | — | 49 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 1955 | Richard III | Richard III | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1955 | Richard III | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1955 | Richard III | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1955 | Richard III | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1953 | A Queen Is Crowned | Narrator | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera | MacHeath | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera | Film | 5.1 | 46 | |
| 1953 | The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci | Narrator | Film | — | 46 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Police Constable 94-B | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1952 | Carrie | George Hurstwood | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1950 | Rebecca | Maxim de winter | Film | — | 43 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Film | 7.4 | 41 | |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Film | 7.4 | 41 | |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Film | 7.4 | 41 | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1944 | Henry V | King Henry | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1944 | Henry V | Film | 6.7 | 37 | |
| 1944 | Henry V | Film | 6.7 | 37 | |
| 1944 | Henry V | Film | 6.7 | 37 | |
| 1944 | The Volunteer | Self | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1943 | The Demi-Paradise | Ivan Kouznetsoff | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1942 | Malta G.C. | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1941 | That Hamilton Woman | Lord Horatio Nelson | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1941 | Words for Battle | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1941 | 49th Parallel | Johnnie, the Trapper | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter | Film | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Darcy | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1940 | 21 Days | Larry Durrant | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1940 | Private Lives | Elyot Chase | Film | — | 33 |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1939 | Q Planes | Tony McVane | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X | Everard Logan | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1937 | Fire Over England | Michael Ingolby | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1936 | As You Like It | Orlando | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1934 | Moscow Nights | Captain Ivan Ignatoff | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1933 | Perfect Understanding | Nicholas Randall | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1933 | No Funny Business | Clive Dering | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1932 | Westward Passage | Nicholas 'Nick' Allen | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1931 | Friends and Lovers | Lieutenant Ned Nichols | Film | 4.9 | 24 |
| 1931 | Potiphar's Wife | Straker | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket | Julian Rolfe | Film | 5.1 | 24 |
| 1931 | The Conquest of the Air | Vincent Lunardi | Film | 5.4 | 24 |
| 1930 | The Temporary Widow | Peter Bille | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1930 | Too Many Crooks | The Boy | Film | 9.0 | 23 |