Laurence Olivier - Famous Actor

Laurence Olivier Net Worth

$20,000,000

Famous English actor, director, and producer, Laurence Olivier had a net worth of $20 million at the time of his death, after inflation adjustment. Over the years, he appeared in more than 120 stage roles, around 60 films, and over 15 television productions and won three Academy Awards.

Key facts:

Here are the key facts about Laurence Olivier:
  • Laurence Olivier is considered one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.
  • He was nominated for Academy Awards as either an actor, producer or director twelve times.
  • Olivier appeared in more than 120 stage roles, nearly 60 films and more than 15 television productions.
  • He won Best Film and Best Actor awards for Hamlet from the Academy.
  • In America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bestowed its version of knighthood on Lord Larry, awarding him a special Oscar 'for the full body of his work, the unique achievement of his entire career and his lifetime of contribution to the art of film.'

Basic Information About Laurence Olivier

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Film Producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Television producer, Voice Actor
Net worth$20,000,000
Date of birth1907-05-22
Place of birthDorking
Date of death1989-07-11 (aged 82)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Curiosities and TrademarksRoles in Shakespeare adaptations
A handsome man with a magnificent speaking voice
Often played noble and fiercely proud leaders and royalty figures
Often directed himself in his films
Rich smooth voice
SpouseJoan Plowright - (17 MarchΒ 1961 - 11 JulyΒ 1989)Β (his death)Β (3 children)
Vivien Leigh - (31 AugustΒ 1940 - 6 JanuaryΒ 1961)Β (divorced)
Jill Esmond - (25 JulyΒ 1930 - 29 JanuaryΒ 1940)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Laurence Olivier win?


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Laurence Olivier awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNomineeMarathon Man1977
Golden Globe - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion PictureWinnerMarathon Man1977
Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading RoleNomineeThe Boys from Brazil1979
NBR Award - Best ActorWinnerThe Boys from Brazil1978
Stinker Award - Worst Supporting ActorNomineeThe Boys from Brazil1978
NBR Award - Best ActorWinnerComing Home1978
Golden Globe - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion PictureNomineeA Little Romance1980
Razzie Award - Worst Supporting ActorWinnerGloria1981
BAFTA Film Award - Best ActorNomineeSleuth1974
David - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)WinnerSleuth1973
NYFCC Award - Best ActorWinnerSleuth1973

Laurence Olivier roles

Movie / Series Role
A Bridge Too FarDoctor Spaander
Romeo and JulietNarrator / Lord Montague / Complementary Role (voice) (uncredited)
SpartacusCrassus
Clash of the TitansZeus
Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowDr. Totenkopf (archive footage) (as Sir Laurence Olivier)
TrumboCrassus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marathon ManSzell
The Boys from BrazilEzra Lieberman
Battle of BritainAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
The BountyAdmiral Hood
A Little RomanceJulius
The Jigsaw ManAdm. Sir Gerald Scaith
SleuthAndrew Wyke
Nicholas and AlexandraCount Witte
DraculaProf. Abraham Van Helsing
The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Audience Member 1 episode, 1976
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest 1 episode, 1973

Laurence Olivier's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
Too Many CrooksΒ (1930)Β£60
Potiphar's WifeΒ (1931)Β£180
As You Like ItΒ (1936)Β£600 a week
Wuthering HeightsΒ (1939)$20,000
RebeccaΒ (1940)$50,000
49th ParallelΒ (1941)Β£2,000 (for 2 weeks)
The Demi-ParadiseΒ (1943)Β£3,517
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in FranceΒ (1944)Β£15,000
HamletΒ (1948)Β£50,000
CarrieΒ (1952)$125,000
The Beggar's OperaΒ (1953)Β£50,000 (Β£30,000 deferred, never realized)
The Devil's DiscipleΒ (1959)$100,000
The Moon and SixpenceΒ (1959)$100,000
SpartacusΒ (1960)$250,000
KhartoumΒ (1966)Β£250,000
The Shoes of the FishermanΒ (1968)$240,000
Lady Caroline LambΒ (1972)Β£20,000 (for 5 days)
SleuthΒ (1972)$200,000
Marathon ManΒ (1976)$135,000 (plus a percentage of the profits)
The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionΒ (1976)$75,000 (for 2 days)
A Bridge Too FarΒ (1977)$200,000
The BetsyΒ (1978)$400,000
The Boys from BrazilΒ (1978)$725,000
DraculaΒ (1979)$750,000
The Jazz SingerΒ (1980)$1,000,000
InchonΒ (1981)$1,000,000
Clash of the TitansΒ (1981)$300,000
The Jigsaw ManΒ (1983)$1,000,000
The BountyΒ (1984)$100,000
Wild Geese IIΒ (1985)$300,000

Laurence Olivier's Quotes

  • Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is, and not so much a matter of being real.
  • Without acting, I cannot breathe.
  • Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator.
  • If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.
  • Work is life for me, it is the only point of life - and with it there is almost religious belief that service is everything.

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Interesting Facts about Laurence Olivier

  1. 1985: When presenting at the Oscars, he forgot to name the Best Picture nominees. He simply opened the envelope and proclaimed, "Amadeus (1984)".
  2. Even with his noble titles, he refused to carry on a conversation with anyone who would not address him as "Larry".
  3. 10/97: Ranked #46 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
  4. Knighted in the 1947 King's Birthday Honours List, made a life peer in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List, awarded the Order of Merit in 1981.
  5. Father, with Jill Esmond, of son Tarquin Olivier.
  6. He was seriously considered for the role of Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972) before Marlon Brando was cast.
  7. Directed two actors to Oscar nominations: Himself (Best Actor, The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944)); Best Actor, Hamlet (1948); Best Actor, Richard III (1955)), and Jean Simmons (Best Supporting Actress, Hamlet (1948)). He won an Oscar for his turn in Hamlet, making him and Roberto Benigni the only two actors to have directed themselves in Oscar-winning performances.
  8. Wife #1 Jill Esmond named Vivien Leigh --wife #2--as co-respondent in her 1940 divorce from Olivier on grounds of adultery. Leigh named Joan Plowright --wife #3--as co-respondent in her 1960 divorce from Olivier, also on grounds of adultery.
  9. In the book "Melting the Stone: A Journey Around My Father" by his son Richard Olivier, Richard describes Laurence as being more interested in his work than in his children; he never looked back fondly on his career and would actually become depressed when he did not have a job.
  10. His father, a clergyman, decided Laurence would become an actor.
  11. 2001: Ranked tenth in the Orange Film Survey of greatest British actors.
  12. Ex-son-in-law of actress Eva Moore. She was Jack and Jill Esmond's mother.
  13. Ex-brother-in-law of race car driver Jack Esmond.
  14. Godfather of Victoria Tennant.
  15. Attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
  16. While performing a live production of "Hamlet" he completely blanked during the "to be or not to be" soliloquy. He then sat down and remained there until he remembered the lines.
  17. 2014: His film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1948) is still, to date, the only film of a Shakespeare play to win the Oscar for Best Picture, and the only one to actually win an Oscar for acting (Olivier for Best Actor).
  18. Father of four children: sons Tarquin Olivier and Richard Olivier, and daughters Julie Kate Olivier and Tamsin Olivier.
  19. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 837-843. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
  20. He was voted the 20th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

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