Show 
Actor (88 credits)
Actor (88 credits)
1986
Peter the Great
(TV Mini Series)
King William III of Orange
King William III of Orange
- Part IV
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
- Part III
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
- Part II
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
- Part I
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
(TV Mini Series)
Gaius
Gaius
- Part 3
(1984)
... Gaius
- Part 2
(1984)
... Gaius
- Part 1
(1984)
... Gaius
1983
Wagner
(TV Mini Series)
Pfeuffer
Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.10
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.6
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.9
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.8
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
- Episode #1.7
(1983)
... Pfeuffer
1981
Brideshead Revisited
(TV Mini Series)
Lord Marchmain
Lord Marchmain
- Brideshead Revisited
(1981)
... Lord Marchmain
- Home and Abroad
(1981)
... Lord Marchmain
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
(TV Mini Series)
Nicodemus
Nicodemus
- Part 4
(1977)
... Nicodemus
- Part 3
(1977)
... Nicodemus
- Part 2
(1977)
... Nicodemus (credit only)
- Part 1
(1977)
... Nicodemus (credit only)
1969-1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Narrator / James Tyrone Sr.
Narrator / James Tyrone Sr.
- Long Day's Journey Into Night
(1973)
... James Tyrone Sr.
- Emlyn
(1969)
... Narrator
- Cornelius
(1969)
... Narrator
- MacNeil
(1969)
... Narrator
1958
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
John Gabriel Borkman
John Gabriel Borkman
- John Gabriel Borkman
(1958)
... John Gabriel Borkman
Show
Producer (11 credits)
Producer (11 credits)
Show
Director (8 credits)
Director (8 credits)
Show
Soundtrack (6 credits)
Soundtrack (6 credits)
1960
The Entertainer
(performer: "Why Should I Care?", "Hide Your Face, Mum", "Thank God I'm Normal", "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body" - uncredited)
1953
The Beggar's Opera
(performer: "At The Tree I Shall Suffer" (Uncredited), "How Happy Could I Be With Either" (uncredited), "The Charge Is Prepared" (uncredited))
Show
Additional Crew (5 credits)
Additional Crew (5 credits)
1957
Theatre Night
(TV Series) (by arrangement with - 1 episode)
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
(1957)
... (by arrangement with)
Show
Writer (4 credits)
Writer (4 credits)
1937
Round the Film Studios
(TV Series) (narrative script - 1 episode)
- No. 2 Denham Part 6
(1937)
... (narrative script)
Show
Self (64 credits)
Self (64 credits)
1987-1988
Five to Eleven
(TV Series)
Self - Presenter
Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 22 April 1988
(1988)
... Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 21 April 1988
(1988)
... Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 24 December 1987
(1987)
... Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 23 December 1987
(1987)
... Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 22 December 1987
(1987)
... Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 21 December 1987
(1987)
... Self - Presenter
1983
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Laurence Olivier
(TV Special)
Self - Honoree
Self - Honoree
1982
Hour Magazine
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 14 December 1982
(1982)
... Self
- Episode dated 13 December 1982
(1982)
... Self
1981
The Commanding Sea
(TV Series documentary)
Narrator
Narrator
- The Last Resource
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
- Harvest
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
- Men of War
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
- Cargoes
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
- The World Encompassed
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
- The Edge of the Unknown
(1981)
... Narrator (voice)
1981
The South Bank Show
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- At the Haunted End of the Day
(1981)
... Self
1956-1980
Today
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 6 March 1980
(1980)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 5 March 1980
(1980)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 21 February 1980
(1980)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 7 March 1956
(1956)
... Self - Guest
1980
The Dick Cavett Show
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 28 February 1980
(1980)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 27 February 1980
(1980)
... Self - Guest
1979
The Mike Douglas Show
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode #18.143
(1979)
... Self - Guest
- Episode #18.138
(1979)
... Self - Guest
1976
The Carol Burnett Show
(TV Series)
Self - Audience Member
Self - Audience Member
- Sammy Davis Jr. - The Loan Shark
(1976)
... Self - Audience Member
1973-1974
The World at War
(TV Series documentary)
Self - Narrator
Self - Narrator
- Remember
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Reckoning: 1945... and after
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Bomb: February-September 1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Pacific: February 1942-July 1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Japan: 1941-1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Genocide: 1941-1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Pincers: August 1944-March 1945
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Occupation: Holland - 1940-1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Morning: June-August 1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943
(1974)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Banzai! Japan 1931-1942
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Barbarossa: June-December 1941
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Alone: May 1940-May 1941
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- France Falls: May-June 1940
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- Distant War: September 1939-May 1940
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
- A New Germany: 1933-1939
(1973)
... Self - Narrator (voice)
1973
The Morecambe & Wise Show
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- 1973 Christmas Special
(1973)
... Self - Guest
1970
Cinema
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Sir Laurence Olivier
(1970)
... Self (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
1970
Frost on Sunday
(TV Series)
Self - Winner
Self - Winner
- Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards
(1970)
... Self - Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
1970
The American National Theater of Arts Academy Honors Laurence Olivier
(TV Special)
Self - Honoree
Self - Honoree
1969
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
(TV Special)
Self - Accepting Honorary Award for National Theatre Company for Great Britain
Self - Accepting Honorary Award for National Theatre Company for Great Britain
1965
Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1964
(TV Special short documentary)
Self - Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Self - Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
1965
Homage to a Great Man - Film tribute to Sir Winston Churchill
(TV Short documentary)
Sir Winston Churchill (voice, as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Sir Winston Churchill (voice, as Sir Laurence Olivier)
1965
The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
(TV Special documentary)
Self - Narrator (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Self - Narrator (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
1958
Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1957
(TV Special documentary short)
Self - Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Self - Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Show
Archive footage (108 credits)
Archive footage (108 credits)
2020-2022
Hollywood Insider
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Kurosawa and Shakespeare: Three Remarkable Adaptations from the Legendary Japanese Filmmaker
(2022)
... Self
- 32 Facts on the Star Wars Saga
(2020)
... Self
2022
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
(TV Mini Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Rebel
(2022)
... Self (uncredited)
2017-2021
The Bolt Report
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #11.143
(2021)
... Self
- Episode #7.145
(2017)
... Self
2019
The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Al Best Actor & Best Actress Winners Speeches Since 1927/28
(2019)
... Self
2018
America in Color
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Hollywood's Golden Age
(2018)
... Self (uncredited)
1998-2016
Arena
(TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Director, National Theatre, 1963-1973
Self / Self - Director, National Theatre, 1963-1973
- All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film
(2016)
... Self
- The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace
(2013)
... Self - Director, National Theatre, 1963-1973
- The National Theatre: Part One - The Dream
(2013)
... Self
- The Noel Coward Trilogy - Part 2: Captain Coward
(1998)
... Self
2014-2016
Welcome to the Basement
(TV Series)
Self / Olivier / Lord Montague / ...
Self / Olivier / Lord Montague / ...
- The Conqueror
(2016)
... Self / Olivier
- Romeo and Juliet
(2015)
... Lord Montague
- A Trip to the Moon/Charlie Chaplin
(2014)
... Heathcliff
2015
Timeshift
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys
(2015)
... Self (as Baron Olivier)
2015
Les couples mythiques du cinéma
(TV Mini Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh
(2015)
... Self
2012-2015
Shakespeare Uncovered
(TV Series documentary)
King Lear / Hamlet / Henry V
King Lear / Hamlet / Henry V
- King Lear with Christopher Plummer
(2015)
... King Lear
- Hamlet
(2012)
... Hamlet
- Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V
(2012)
... Henry V
2014
Talking Pictures
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Laurence Olivier: Talking Pictures
(2014)
... Self
2012
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
(TV Movie documentary)
Self - Film Commentator (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
Self - Film Commentator (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
2011
My Week with Marilyn: The Untold Story of an American Icon
(Video documentary short)
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
2010
Interview mit Produzent Euan Lloyd und Ingrid Pitt
(Video documentary short)
Rudolf Hess (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess (uncredited)
2008
Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies
(TV Movie documentary)
King Henry V of England (uncredited)
King Henry V of England (uncredited)
1991-2006
60 Minutes
(TV Series documentary)
Self - Actor / Self
Self - Actor / Self
- Ed Bradley
(2006)
... Self - Actor
- The Entertainers
(1994)
... Self - Actor
- The Entertainers
(1991)
... Self
1985-2004
The South Bank Show
(TV Series documentary)
Othello / Self / Hamlet
Othello / Self / Hamlet
- Othello
(2004)
... Othello
- Noel Coward
(1992)
... Self (as Lord Olivier)
- Sir Alec Guinness
(1985)
... Hamlet
1983-2001
Omnibus
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan
(2001)
... Self
- The Old Vic
(1983)
... Self
1998-2001
American Masters
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
(2001)
... Self
1995-2000
Biography
(TV Series documentary)
Self / Hamlet
Self / Hamlet
- Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
(2000)
... Self
- The History of Hamlet
(1995)
... Hamlet
1997
Great Romances of the 20th Century
(TV Series documentary short)
Self
Self
- Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier
(1997)
... Self
1994
The Rock 'n' Roll Years
(TV Series documentary)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- 1989
(1994)
... Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1977-1978
V.I.P.-Schaukel
(TV Series documentary)
Ezra Lieberman / Archie Rice
Ezra Lieberman / Archie Rice
- Episode #8.4
(1978)
... Ezra Lieberman
- Episode #7.1
(1977)
... Archie Rice
1966
Hinter der Leinwand
(TV Series documentary)
Othello
Othello
- Episode dated 27 November 1966
(1966)
... Othello
1966
The Ed Sullivan Show
(TV Series)
Self / Othello
Self / Othello
- Dinah Shore, Jose Feliciano, Jim Nabors, Jackie Vernon, Dick Capri, The Four Tops, Barry Sadler
(1966)
... Self / Othello
1959
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
(TV Series)
King Henry V of England
King Henry V of England
- O
(1959)
... King Henry V of England
1958
I Know What I Like
(TV Series)
Hamlet / King Henry V of England
Hamlet / King Henry V of England
- Episode #2.6
(1958)
... Hamlet
- Episode #2.3
(1958)
... King Henry V of England
