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Laurence Olivier

Age: 117 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: May 22, 1907

Place of birth: Dorking, Surrey, England, UK

Biography: Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated ...

Known for: Acting

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Rebecca
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Rebecca

as Maxim de Winter

Spartacus
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Spartacus

as Marcus Licinius Crassus

Sleuth
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Sleuth

as Andrew Wyke

Marathon Man
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Marathon Man

as Szell

Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

To Be Hamlet
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To Be Hamlet

as Self

Clash of the Titans
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Clash of the Titans

as Zeus

Bunny Lake Is Missing
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Bunny Lake Is Missin...

as Supt. Newhouse

The Bounty
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The Bounty

as Admiral Hood

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
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Sir John Mills' Movi...

as Self (archive footage)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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Sky Captain and the ...

as Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)

A Bridge Too Far
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A Bridge Too Far

as Dr. Jan Spaander

Oh! What a Lovely War
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Oh! What a Lovely Wa...

as Field Marshal Sir John French

A Little Romance
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A Little Romance

as Julius

Fire Over England
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Fire Over England

as Michael Ingolby

49th Parallel
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49th Parallel

as Johnnie, the Trapper

The Prince and the Showgirl
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The Prince and the S...

as The Regent

Battle of Britain
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Battle of Britain

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Hamlet
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Hamlet

as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Henry V
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Henry V

as King Henry

Dracula
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Dracula

as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

The Dance of Death
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The Dance of Death

as Edgar

The Jigsaw Man
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The Jigsaw Man

as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith

Khartoum
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Khartoum

as Mahdi

War Requiem
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War Requiem

as The Old Soldier

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
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The Seven-Per-Cent S...

as Professor James Moriarty

Richard III
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Richard III

as Richard III

Carrie
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Carrie

as George Hurstwood

The Jazz Singer
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The Jazz Singer

as Cantor Rabinovitch

That Hamilton Woman
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That Hamilton Woman

as Lord Horatio Nelson

Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Darcy

Q Planes
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Q Planes

as Tony McVane

The Divorce of Lady X
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The Divorce of Lady ...

as Everard Logan

As You Like It
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As You Like It

as Orlando

Othello
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Othello

as Othello

The Boys from Brazil
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The Boys from Brazil

as Ezra Lieberman

Nicholas and Alexandra
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Nicholas and Alexand...

as Count Witte

A Voyage Round My Father
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A Voyage Round My Fa...

as Clifford Mortimer

21 Days Together
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21 Days Together

as Larry Durrant

The Shoes of the Fisherman
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The Shoes of the Fis...

as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

King Lear
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King Lear

as King Lear

Wild Geese II
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Wild Geese II

as Rudolf Hess

The Entertainer
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The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

The Magic Box
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The Magic Box

as Police Constable 94-B

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
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Mad About the Boy: T...

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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Hollywood Out-takes ...

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Term of Trial
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Term of Trial

as Graham Weir

The Devil's Disciple
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The Devil's Disciple

as Gen. Burgoyne

The Betsy
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The Betsy

as Loren Hardeman

The Yellow Ticket
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The Yellow Ticket

as Julian Rolfe

The Kid Stays in the Picture
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The Kid Stays in the...

as Self (archive footage)

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
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The Drawings of Leon...

as Narrator

Love Among the Ruins
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Love Among the Ruins

as Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones

The Power and the Glory
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The Power and the Gl...

as Priest

Inchon
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Inchon

as Gen. Douglas MacArthur

David Copperfield
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David Copperfield

as Mr. Creakle

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
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Scotty and the Secre...

as Self (archive footage)

Words for Battle
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Words for Battle

as Narrator (voice)

The Gentleman Tramp
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The Gentleman Tramp

as Narrator

The Conquest of the Air
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The Conquest of the ...

as Vincent Lunardi

The Collection
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The Collection

as Harry

Moscow Nights
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Moscow Nights

as Captain Ivan Ignatoff

Westward Passage
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Westward Passage

as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen

Friends and Lovers
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Friends and Lovers

as Lieutenant Ned Nichols

Male of the Species
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Male of the Species

as Presenter

Perfect Understanding
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Perfect Understandin...

as Nicholas Randall

Discovering Hamlet
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Discovering Hamlet

as Hamlet (archive footage)

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
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Hannibal Hopkins & S...

as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyo...

as Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)

The Demi-Paradise
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The Demi-Paradise

as Ivan Kouznetsoff

Revisiting Brideshead
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Revisiting Brideshea...

as Self (archive footage)

The Merchant of Venice
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The Merchant of Veni...

as Shylock

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
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Larry & Vivien: The ...

as Self (archive footage)

Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Long Day's Journey I...

as James Tyrone Sr.

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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Hollywood: The Selzn...

as Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Three Sisters
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Three Sisters

as Dr. Ivan Chebutikin

Come Back, Little Sheba
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Come Back, Little Sh...

as Doc Delaney

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roo...

as Big Daddy

The Beggar's Opera
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The Beggar's Opera

as MacHeath

Malta G.C.
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Malta G.C.

as Narrator

Lady Caroline Lamb
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Lady Caroline Lamb

as Duke of Wellington

The Ebony Tower
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The Ebony Tower

as Henry Breasley

The Rehearsal
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The Rehearsal

as Self

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
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Gregory Peck: His Ow...

as Self (archive footage)

This Happy Breed
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This Happy Breed

as Narrator (voice)

No Funny Business
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No Funny Business

as Clive Dering

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
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The South Bank Show:...

as Self (archival footage)

Night of 100 Stars II
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Night of 100 Stars I...

as Self

A Talent for Murder
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A Talent for Murder

as Dr. Anthony Wainwright

Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

A Queen Is Crowned
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A Queen Is Crowned

as Narrator

The Bannfoot Ferry
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The Bannfoot Ferry

as Self (archive footage)

Daphne Laureola
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Daphne Laureola

as Sir Joseph

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
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Hitchcock, Selznick ...

as Self (archive footage)

The Volunteer
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The Volunteer

as Self

The Temporary Widow
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The Temporary Widow

as Peter Bille

Too Many Crooks
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Too Many Crooks

as The Boy

Potiphar's Wife
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Potiphar's Wife

as Straker

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
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Saturday, Sunday, Mo...

as Antonio

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
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Cavalcade of the Aca...

as Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
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Hollywood: Style Cen...

as Self

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
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The Making of a Lege...

as Self (archive footage)

Jornal Português (1938-1951)
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Jornal Português (19...

as Self (archive footage)

At the Haunted End of the Day
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At the Haunted End o...

as Self

Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
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Great Acting: Lauren...

as Self - Interviewee

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
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The Magic of Hollywo...

as Self

The Filth and the Fury
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The Filth and the Fu...

as Richard III (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
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Preminger: Anatomy o...

as Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)

And the Oscar Goes To...
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And the Oscar Goes T...

as Self (archive footage)

Directed by William Wyler
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Directed by William ...

as Self

Uncle Vanya
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Uncle Vanya

as Dr. Astrov

Olivier Talks About Othello
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Olivier Talks About ...

as Self - Host

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
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Mr. Halpern and Mr. ...

as Joe Halpern

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
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Vivien Leigh: Scarle...

as Self (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
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Vivien Leigh, autant...

as Self (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
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Cameraman: The Life ...

as Self (archive footage)

Nothing Like a Dame
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Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage)

The Moon and Sixpence
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The Moon and Sixpenc...

as Charles Strickland

Jesus Of Nazareth
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Jesus Of Nazareth

as Nicodemus

The World at War
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The World at War

as Narrator

Brideshead Revisited
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Brideshead Revisited

as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain

Lost Empires
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Lost Empires

as Harry Burrard

ABC Stage 67
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ABC Stage 67

as Self

Jesus of Nazareth
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Jesus of Nazareth

as Nicodemus

The Oscars
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The Oscars

as Self

Talking Pictures
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Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Wagner
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Wagner

as Pfeuffer

Male of the Species
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Male of the Species

as Self - Presenter

Laurence Olivier Presents
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Laurence Olivier Pre...

as Big Daddy

Laurence Olivier Presents
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Laurence Olivier Pre...

as Antonio

Laurence Olivier Presents
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Laurence Olivier Pre...

as Doc Delaney

Laurence Olivier Presents
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Laurence Olivier Pre...

as Sir Joseph

Peter the Great
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Peter the Great

as King William III of Orange

Tony Awards
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Tony Awards

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Last Days of Pompeii
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The Last Days of Pom...

as Gaius

The Carol Burnett Show
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The Carol Burnett Sh...

as Self - Audience Member

The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Sho...

as Self

Tony Awards
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Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

Omnibus
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Omnibus

as Self (archive footage)

The Dick Cavett Show
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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Great Performances
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Great Performances

as Harry

Great Performances
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Great Performances

as Self

Iconic Couples
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Iconic Couples

as Self (archive footage)

Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

ABC Stage 67
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ABC Stage 67

as Self (archive footage)