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Acting · Directing · Writing · 1907 to 1989

Laurence Olivier

Best rated: Rebecca (8.0)

Films
46
Avg rating
6.87
Peak run
1940’48
Oscar wins
1 of 10
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The career

Laurence Olivier, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1940 to 1948, 7.40567819401950196019701980Rebecca 8.0The Jazz Singer 6.0Career avg 6.87

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Laurence Olivier's career barcodecoolhot
193146 films1989
Current formLast 5: 6.12 vs career 6.87 (−0.75)
  1. WClash of the Titans1981 · 6.90.0
  2. LThe Jigsaw Man1983 · 5.1−1.8
  3. WThe Bounty1984 · 7.1+0.2
  4. LWild Geese II1985 · 4.9−2.0
  5. LWar Requiem1989 · 6.6−0.3
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Laurence by the numbers

Average
6.87
35 rated films
Vote weighted
6.94
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.72
rating spread
Career
59y
1931 to 1989
Total votes
834K
across every film
Best
8.0
Rebecca
Worst
6.0
The Jazz Singer
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1989War RequiemThe Old Soldier6.61,060
1985Wild Geese IIRudolf Hess4.91,794
1984The Bounty posterThe BountyAdmiral Hood7.135,486
1983The Jigsaw ManAdm. Sir Gerald Scaith5.12,431
1981Clash of the Titans posterClash of the TitansZeus6.952,230
1981InchonGen. Douglas MacArthur·942
1980The Jazz SingerCantor Rabinovitch6.05,826
1979Dracula posterDraculaVan Helsing6.512,723
1979A Little RomanceJulius7.47,238
1978The BetsyNumber One5.31,970
1978The Boys from Brazil posterThe Boys from BrazilEzra Lieberman7.034,442
1977A Bridge Too Far posterA Bridge Too FarDoctor Spaander7.468,758
1976Marathon Man posterMarathon ManDr. Christian Szell7.476,690
1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionProfessor Moriarty6.65,741
1972Lady Caroline LambDuke of Wellington·625
1972Sleuth posterSleuthAndrew Wyke7.953,389
1969Battle of Britain posterBattle of BritainAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding7.027,224
1968The Shoes of the FishermanPiotr Ilyich Kamenev7.04,710
1966KhartoumThe Mahdi6.89,352
1965OthelloOthello7.01,810
Better together?

Laurence Olivier's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Laurence Olivier

13 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 1979
    Laurence Olivier
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1979
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1977
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1973
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1966
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1961
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1957
    Sir Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1949
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1949
    Laurence Olivier
    Won
  • Special Award · Academy Awards 1947
    Laurence Olivier
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1947
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1941
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1940
    Laurence Olivier
    Nominated

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