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English actor and director (1907–1989)

"Lord Olivier" redirects here.

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For his uncle, see Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier.

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (LORR-ənss KUR ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career he had considerable success in television roles.

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Olivier's family had no theatrical connections, but his father, a clergyman, decided that his son should become an actor. After attending a drama school in London, Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s.

In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives, and he appeared in his first film. In 1935 he played in a celebrated production of Rom