He was a very kind man as well, and grew into being an actor during a time which was unlike any other. Of course, made a bewildering catastrophe of some parts he played, mainly because he was rarely with director who knew how to talk to him. Then, when his totally unsung friend, Donald McKechnie, helped him start the National Theatre, he did his best stage work. And if you've seen Gene Hackman or John Malkovich (and I mean whenacting on the stage) you'll have seen the same Godly power. John.
Absolutely one, if not thee, best actor of all time mesmerising performances all the time on stage and on screen in a class of his own i loved him with vivien leigh❤🎉
His Stupendous Performances ....Oedipus, the Critic, Sergius, John Falstaff, Henry V, Hamlet, Romeo, Mercutio, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Malvolio, D'arcy, Maxim de Winter, Wuthering Heights, Archie Rice, Coriolanus, Crassus, Christian Czell, Andrew Wyke, Shylock, King Lear, Boys from Brazil, Private Lives, Prince and the Showgirl, Taming of the shrew, Uncle Vanya, Vkyage round my Father, Brideshead Revisited, oh! What a lovely War, Battle of Britain, A Bridge Too Far, Love among the Ruins , War Requiem, Inchon, Wild Geese, Mutiny on the Bounty, Devil's Disciple, Cat on a hot tin roof, etc etc 😮 Forever till ETERNITY ....
These actors were a special type, Gielgud Ralph Richardson Olivier they were considered exceptional even by other very successful actors of the time But to me Olivier took the whole thing to another dimension of genius and magic
For an intelligent man Bragg is sometimes a pedantic dunce when it comes to the arts he has fronted. The urge to journalistically anatomise style is like cutting up a worm to find out how it works. You've found out how it works but all you are left with is a dead worm cut up into parts. It is no longer wriggling and alive. It is merely a mortified specimen. Art is mystique, that's why we love it.
( Contd) His Stupendous Performances .. . Richard 111, Othello, Julius Caesar, Bees on the Board deck, As You Like It, Beggar's Opera, Shoes of the Fisherman, Term of Trial, Long Days Journey into Night, Come back little Sheeba, Dracula, Inchon, Two percent solution, A flea in her ear, Dance of Death, Magic Box, etc etc Forever ...till Eternity...❤❤❤
I don’t get Laurence Olivier. I get Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton and Gielgud but not Olivier. It’s strange to see at the beginning R Donat an Olivier together since Hitchcock first choice to play the male part in Rebecca was Donat.
Forever in a league all his own. A most remarkable and memorable life lived.
Such a brilliant actor, director and manager. We will not see his like again.
A very beautiful man, brilliant actor, love to listen his voice.❤
The interview itself is a master class in the art and technique of acting.
Greatest actor that ever graced the stage, or set.
Thanks for posting
Wonderful thank you x
You're welcome :)
32:32 My favourite part of this documentary. Richardson is such an imp. What a delightful friend to have.
He was a very kind man as well, and grew into being an actor during a time which was unlike any other. Of course, made a bewildering catastrophe of some parts he played, mainly because he was rarely with director who knew how to talk to him. Then, when his totally unsung friend, Donald McKechnie, helped him start the National Theatre, he did his best stage work. And if you've seen Gene Hackman or John Malkovich (and I mean whenacting on the stage) you'll have seen the same Godly power. John.
Fabulous! Thank you.
Thank you for posting this gem.
🪅Thank you so much for posting this, just marvelous. 🎭🧡
Brilliant, oozing talent and charm… the one and only Larry Olivier ❤️🙏🏼Respect Sir🙏🏼❤️👍🏼
My hero. Thank you for this rich documentary of him.
I love his voice very much! In Henry V and Richard III he was very loud.👏🙌❤️
Thanks a lot for uploading. I saw this when first broadcast and have wanted to revisit it many times since without success. I’ll cherish this.
You're welcome ✌️
Absolutely one, if not thee, best actor of all time mesmerising performances all the time on stage and on screen in a class of his own i loved him with vivien leigh❤🎉
This is really interesting. Thanks for posting.
Appreciate that, thanks.
Refined in the best possible way. He conveys feeling with such exquisite self deprecation.
What a great man, actor and human being.
He liked oysters & snails....allegedly
thankyou for sharing this 🙂 x
His Stupendous Performances ....Oedipus, the Critic, Sergius, John Falstaff, Henry V, Hamlet, Romeo, Mercutio, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Malvolio, D'arcy, Maxim de Winter, Wuthering Heights, Archie Rice, Coriolanus, Crassus, Christian Czell, Andrew Wyke, Shylock, King Lear, Boys from Brazil, Private Lives, Prince and the Showgirl, Taming of the shrew, Uncle Vanya, Vkyage round my Father, Brideshead Revisited, oh! What a lovely War, Battle of Britain, A Bridge Too Far, Love among the Ruins , War Requiem, Inchon, Wild Geese, Mutiny on the Bounty, Devil's Disciple, Cat on a hot tin roof, etc etc 😮 Forever till ETERNITY ....
THE GREATEST ACTOR FOR THE LAST 400 YEARS....NOW ALSO THE GREATEST ACTOR TILL ETERNITY...❤❤❤❤
mad respect
I really hope Brideshead is mentioned! What a performance!~
These actors were a special type, Gielgud Ralph Richardson Olivier they were considered exceptional even by other very successful actors of the time
But to me Olivier took the whole thing to another dimension of genius and magic
I wouldn't necessarily say that Olivier is the best actor of all time but he's the one I admire the most.
I love Laurence Oliver ❤ I like to name my son after him if I have children that is
When a young man in “The divorce of Lady X”. With Merle Oberon was funny and good acting. Before he became so impressed by his own greatness.
For an intelligent man Bragg is sometimes a pedantic dunce when it comes to the arts he has fronted. The urge to journalistically anatomise style is like cutting up a worm to find out how it works. You've found out how it works but all you are left with is a dead worm cut up into parts. It is no longer wriggling and alive. It is merely a mortified specimen. Art is mystique, that's why we love it.
( Contd) His Stupendous Performances .. . Richard 111, Othello, Julius Caesar, Bees on the Board deck, As You Like It, Beggar's Opera, Shoes of the Fisherman, Term of Trial, Long Days Journey into Night, Come back little Sheeba, Dracula, Inchon, Two percent solution, A flea in her ear, Dance of Death, Magic Box, etc etc Forever ...till Eternity...❤❤❤
Everyone should have an uncle like Ralph Richardson.
How shamefully the NT treat him in the end, how well he took the ritual humiliating speech and presentation by that creep Hall. Great acting or what.
Totally agree🫡
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A man you don`t meet every day.
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By God, Alan Bates was a handsome man.
01:18:10 Richard 3rd
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What about Norbert Smith?
3:41. Always depends on the individual.
I don’t get Laurence Olivier. I get Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton and Gielgud but not Olivier. It’s strange to see at the beginning R Donat an Olivier together since Hitchcock first choice to play the male part in Rebecca was Donat.
The man Jed Harris for whom he modeled Richard the third after had an affair with Henry Fonda’s first wife who later committed su1c1de.
Jed Harris also had a child with Ruth Gordon.