Laurence Olivier: a life
Plot: A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.
Release Date:
Sunday, October 24 1982
42 years ago
42 years ago
Cast
Laurence Olivier. Laurence Olivier was 75 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, May 22 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jul 11 1989
Died: Tue, Jul 11 1989
Ralph Richardson. Ralph Richardson was 79 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 19 1902 –
Died: Mon, Oct 10 1983
Died: Mon, Oct 10 1983
John Gielgud. John Gielgud was 78 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 14 1904 –
Died: Sun, May 21 2000
Died: Sun, May 21 2000
Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh would have been no older than 53 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self ( Archive footage )'.Birthday: Wed, Nov 05 1913 –
Died: Fri, Jul 07 1967
Died: Fri, Jul 07 1967
William Wyler. William Wyler would have been no older than 79 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 01 1902 –
Died: Mon, Jul 27 1981
Died: Mon, Jul 27 1981
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was 72 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Dec 09 1909 –
Died: Sun, May 07 2000
Died: Sun, May 07 2000
John Osborne
Joan Plowright. Joan Plowright was 52 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 28 1929 –
Died: Thu, Jan 16 2025
Died: Thu, Jan 16 2025
Jill Esmond. Jill Esmond was 74 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self ( Archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 26 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jul 20 1990
Died: Fri, Jul 20 1990
Melvyn Bragg. Melvyn Bragg was 43 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self (Interviewer )'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 06 1939
Peggy Ashcroft. Peggy Ashcroft was 74 in Laurence Olivier: a life as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Dec 22 1907 –
Died: Fri, Jun 14 1991
Died: Fri, Jun 14 1991