Late in his career he had considerable success in television roles. Twelve oscar nominations, with two wins (for best actor and best picture for the 1948 film hamlet), plus two honorary awards including a statuette and certificate He was the first member of his profession to be elevated to a life peerage, and he won three academy awards.
Olivier Lamarche
One of olivier's earliest successes as a shakespearean actor on the london stage came in 1935 when he played romeo and mercutio in alternate performances of romeo and juliet with john gielgud
A young englishwoman just beginning her career on the stage fell in love with olivier's romeo.
Yet his filmography extends well past the. Laurence olivier, internationally popular for his acting and directing, was often regarded as one of the supreme actors of his generation Laurence olivier was born on may 22, 1907, in dorking, surrey, england, the third child of gerard kerr olivier, a minister, and agnes crookenden. Lord olivier perfected an italian accent in order to play don vito corleone in the godfather (1972), and was signed to play the role
However, at the last moment, he fell sick and was replaced by marlon brando. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Olivier rioux, from montreal, is in his freshman year at florida Olivier played a wide variety of roles on stage and screen from greek tragedy, shakespeare and restoration comedy to modern american and british drama
He was the first artistic director of the national theatre of great britain and its main stage is named in his honor.
