Biography: life and films
Laurence Olivier was an English actor, film director and producer. He was born in Dorking, Surrey, England on 22nd May 1907 and died in Ashurst, West Sussex, England on 11th July 1989, aged 82.His best films as an actor include William Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939), Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Rebecca (1940), Richard III (1955), John Schlesinger's crime-thriller Marathon Man (1976) and Desmond Davis's Clash of the Titans (1981), and whose best work as a film director include The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift (1944), Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955).
Laurence Olivier appeared in 62 films, directed 5 films and scripted 3 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: William Wyler (2 films), Tim Whelan (2), Terence Young (2), Stuart Burge (2), Michael Powell (2), Guy Hamilton (2), Franklin J. Schaffner (2) and Anthony Asquith (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (35 films), history (14), romance (11), War (11), Thriller (11), comedy-romance (7), comedy-drama (6), comedy (6), crime-thriller (4), Horror (3), Documentary (3) and Biography (3).
Our average rating for Laurence Olivier over all films is: 3.3
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
The Temporary Widow (1930) [a]
Friends and Lovers (1931) [a]
Potiphar's Wife (1931) [a]
Westward Passage (1932) [a]
No Funny Business (1933) [a]
Perfect Understanding (1933) [a]
Moscow Nights (1935) [a]
As You Like It (1936) [a]
Conquest of the Air (1936) [a]
Fire Over England (1937) [a]
The Divorce of Lady X (1938) [a]
Q Planes (1939) [a]
21 Days (1940) [a]
Pride and Prejudice (1940) [a]
Rebecca (1940) [a]
That Hamilton Woman (1941) [a]
The Demi-Paradise (1943) [a]
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift (1944) [a,d,w]
Hamlet (1948) [a,d,w]
Carrie (1952) [a]
A Queen Is Crowned (1953) [a]
The Beggar's Opera (1953) [a]
Richard III (1955) [a,d,w]
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) [a,d]
The Devil's Disciple (1959) [a]
Spartacus (1960) [a]
The Entertainer (1960) [a]
Term of Trial (1962) [a]
Uncle Vanya (1963) [a]
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) [a]
Othello (1965) [a]
Khartoum (1966) [a]
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) [a]
The Dance of Death (1969) [a]
Three Sisters (1970) [a,d]
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) [a]
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) [a]
Sleuth (1972) [a]
The Rehearsal (1974) [a]
The Gentleman Tramp (1976) [a]
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) [a]
The Betsy (1978) [a]
The Boys from Brazil (1978) [a]
A Little Romance (1979) [a]
Dracula (1979) [a]
The Jazz Singer (1980) [a]
Clash of the Titans (1981) [a]
Inchon (1981) [a]
The Jigsaw Man (1983) [a]
The Bounty (1984) [a]
Wild Geese II (1985) [a]
War Requiem (1989) [a]
The Tales of Helpmann (1990) [a]
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) [a]
Trumbo (2015) [a]
The brighter side of Franz Kafka
The very best period film dramas
The very best sci-fi movies
