Laurence Olivier Award
for Actor of the Year in a Revival
Awarded forActor of the Year in a Revival
Location England
Presented bySociety of London Theatre
First awarded1976
Last awarded1988
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

This award was presented from 1976 to 1984, then in 1985 the award was combined with the Actor of the Year in a New Play award to create the Best Actor award. The original Actor of the Year in a Revival award returned one last time, for the 1988 ceremony.

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year Actor Play Character
1976
Alan Howard Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 and Henry V Prince Hal / Henry V of England
Tom Conti Don Juan and The Devil's Disciple Don Juan / Dick Dudgeon
Albert Finney Hamlet and Tamburlaine the Great Prince Hamlet / Tamburlaine
Emrys James Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 and Henry V Henry IV of England / Chorus
1977
Ian McKellen Pillars of the Community Karsten Bernick
Alan Howard Wild Oats Rover
Derek Jacobi Hamlet Prince Hamlet
Donald Sinden King Lear King Lear
1978
Alan Howard Coriolanus Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
Derek Jacobi Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov
Timothy West The Homecoming Max
Nicol Williamson Inadmissible Evidence Bill Maitland
1979
Warren Mitchell Death of a Salesman Willy Loman
Michael Bryant Strife David Roberts
Jonathan Pryce The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio
Patrick Stewart The Merchant of Venice Shylock

1980s

Year Actor Play Character
1980
Jonathan Pryce Hamlet Prince Hamlet
Michael Gambon The Life of Galileo Galileo
Alec McCowen The Browning Version and Harlequinade Andrew Crocker-Harris / Arthur Gosport
Bob Peck Othello Iago
1981
Daniel Massey Man and Superman Jack Tanner
Warren Mitchell The Caretaker Davies
David Suchet The Merchant of Venice Shylock
John Wood The Provoked Wife Brute
1982
Stephen Moore A Doll's House Torvold Helmer
Joss Ackland Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 Falstaff
Trevor Peacock Hobson's Choice Henry Horatio Hobson
Donald Sinden Uncle Vanya Vanya
1983
Derek Jacobi Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
Alan Bates A Patriot for Me Alfred Redl
Rex Harrison Heartbreak House Shotover
Bob Peck King Lear Lear
1984
Ian McKellen Wild Honey Platonov
Miles Anderson Life Is a Dream Sigismund
Emrys James A New Way to Pay Old Debts Sir Giles
Peter McEnery The Devils De Laubardemont
1988
Brian Cox Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus
Alun Armstrong The Jew of Malta and The Father Barabas / The Captain
Antony Sher The Merchant of Venice and Hello and Goodbye Shylock / Johnnie
Tom Wilkinson An Enemy of the People Dr. Stockmann

References

External links

Laurence Olivier Awards
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
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