Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave and Ralph Richardson made up a quartet of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his six-decade career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, Olivier had considerable success in television roles.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 64 films (1931–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 26 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1939 Wuthering heights. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1938 The Divorce of Lady X. Tim Whelan 92 min 16mm sound
1937 Fire Over England Culver City 91 min 16mm sound
1937 FIRE OVER ENGLAND. London Film Productions Ltd. 10 reels B&W
1936 As you like it Twentieth Century-Fox ; directed and produced by Paul Czinner. 96 16mm B&W sound
1936 CONQUEST OF THE AIR Zoltan Korda B&W
1936 CONQUEST OF THE AIR Zoltan Korda B&W
1936 Conquest of the Air Films, Inc. 40 min 16mm B&W Sound
1936 CONQUEST OF THE AIR! ▶ Movietone 16mm B&W
1935 Moscow Nights Anthony Asquith 100 min B&W
1933 PERFECT UNDERSTANDING. Gloria Swanson Pictures Corp. Ltd. 9 reels B&W
1932 WESTWARD PASSAGE. RKO Pathe Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 FRIENDS AND LOVERS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 THE YELLOW TICKET. Fox Film Corp 88 min B&W