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| Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) Ex-Mr. Jill Esmond Ex-Mr. Vivien Leigh Mr. Joan Plowright |
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| Wuthering Heights (1939) [Heathcliff]: Dies (off-screen) when Merle Oberon's ghost claims him as he's out walking on the moors. We only see a scene of Donald Crisp telling the others in the household how he discovered Laurence's body, followed by a shot of the two ghosts standing on the moors in the distance. Hamlet (1948) [Hamlet, Prince of Denmark]: Slashed across the arm with a poisoned blade during a swordfight with Terence Morgan; Laurence lives long enough to kill Basil Sydney, then dies in Norman Wooland's arms. Richard III (1955) [Richard III]: Stabbed to death by the opposing soldiers on the battlefield. John Gabriel Borkman (1958) [John Gabriel Borkman]: Dies of a heart attack from the excitement of the prospect of starting a new life for himself. (I haven't seen this movie, but have read a summary of Henrik Ibsen's play.) Othello (1965) [Othello]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself in the neck while cradling Maggie Smith's body in his arms. Marathon Man (1976) [Christian Szell]: Accidentally stabbed in the stomach when he falls on his own knife after attacking Dustin Hoffman. Dracula (1979) [Professor Abraham van Helsing]: Impaled through the back when Frank Langella throws him against an iron spike below deck on the ship; despite his injury, he manages to hit Frank with a block-and-tackle which drags him above deck into the sunlight. (It's not established for certain whether or not Laurence's wound is fatal, but I thought I'd list it just in case.) King Lear (1984) [King Lear]: Dies of old age and heartbreak after the death of his daughter (Anna Calder-Marshall). (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the basic plot of Shakespeare's play.) |
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