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| The TEMPORARY WIDOW | 1930 | Cast Member |
| TOO MANY CROOKS | 1930 | Cast Member |
| POTIPHAR'S WIFE | 1931 | Straker |
| The YELLOW TICKET | 1931 | Cast Member |
| FRIENDS AND LOVERS | 1931 | Lieutenant Nichols |
| WESTWARD PASSAGE | 1932 | Cast Member |
| PERFECT UNDERSTANDING | 1933 | Nick Randall |
| NO FUNNY BUSINESS | 1933 | Clive Dering |
| MOSCOW NIGHTS | 1935 | Captain Ivan Ignatoff |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | 1937 | Orlando |
| FIRE OVER ENGLAND | 1937 | Michael Ingoldy |
| 21 DAYS | 1937 | Larry Durrant |
| The DIVORCE OF LADY X | 1938 | Logan |
| Q PLANES | 1939 | Tony McVane |
| WUTHERING HEIGHTS | 1939 | Heathcliffe |
| PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | 1940 | Mr Darcy |
| REBECCA | 1940 | Maxim de Winter |
| The CONQUEST OF THE AIR | 1940 | Vincent Lunardi |
| THAT HAMILTON WOMAN | 1941 | Cast Member |
| WORDS FOR BATTLE | 1941 | Commentary Spoken by |
| 49TH PARALLEL | 1941 | Johnnie Barras |
| The DEMI-PARADISE | 1943 | Ivan Dimitrievitch Kouznetsoff |
| The VOLUNTEER | 1943 | [himself] |
| MALTA G.C | 1943 | Commentator |
| HENRY V | 1944 | King Henry V of England |
| HENRY V | 1944 | Directed by |
| HENRY V | 1944 | Produced by |
| FIGHTING PILGRIMS | 1945 | Commentator |
| HAMLET | 1948 | Hamlet |
| HAMLET | 1948 | Director |
| OLD VIC COMPANY LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA TNR 13 | 1948 | Interviewee |
| HAMLET | 1948 | [Producer] |
| FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND | 1950 | Film Industry Visitor |
| GREAT MOMENTS FROM HAMLET | 1950 | Presenter |
| CARRIE | 1951 | George Hurstwood |
| The MAGIC BOX | 1951 | second Holborn policeman |
| The DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI | 1953 | Commentator |
| A QUEEN IS CROWNED | 1953 | Narration |
| The BEGGAR'S OPERA | 1953 | Producer |
| The BEGGAR'S OPERA | 1953 | Captain MacHeath |
| RICHARD III | 1955 | Director |
| RICHARD III | 1955 | Producer |
| RICHARD III | 1955 | Richard III |
| The PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL | 1957 | Director |
| The PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL | 1957 | Producer |
| The PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL | 1957 | the Regent |
| The DEVIL'S DISCIPLE | 1959 | General Burgoyne |
| [series file] | 1959 | Narrator |
| The ENTERTAINER | 1960 | Archie Rice |
| SPARTACUS | 1960 | Marcus Licinius Crassus |
| The POWER AND THE GLORY | 1961 | The Priest |
| TERM OF TRIAL | 1962 | Graham Weir |
| UNCLE VANYA | 1963 | Cast Member |
| BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING | 1965 | Superintendent Newhouse |
| OTHELLO | 1965 | Othello |
| GOLDEN DRAMA | 1965 | Cast Member |
| OLIVIER TALKS ABOUT OTHELLO | 1965 | Introduction |
| KHARTOUM | 1966 | The Mahdi |
| ROMEO AND JULIET | 1968 | Prologue & epilogue spoken |
| The DANCE OF DEATH | 1968 | Edgar |
| The SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN | 1968 | Kamenev |
| OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR | 1969 | Field-Marshal Sir John French |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN | 1969 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding |
| EMLYN | 1969 | Introduction |
| MACNEIL | 1969 | Introduction |
| CORNELIUS | 1969 | Introduction |
| THREE SISTERS | 1970 | Director |
| DAVID COPPERFIELD | 1970 | Mr. Creakle |
| THREE SISTERS | 1970 | Doctor Chebutikin |
| TREE OF LIFE | 1971 | Narrator |
| NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA | 1971 | Count Witte |
| LADY CAROLINE LAMB | 1972 | Duke of Wellington |
| SLEUTH | 1972 | Andrew Wyke |
| LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT | 1973 | James Tyrone |
| The MERCHANT OF VENICE | 1974 | Shylock |
| The REHEARSAL | 1974 | Cast Member |
| SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER | 1974 | Guest |
| LOVE AMONG THE RUINS | 1975 | Cast Member |
| The GENTLEMAN TRAMP | 1975 | Passages from "My Autobiography" read |
| THEATRE[01/10/75] | 1975 | Interviewee |
| The COLLECTION | 1976 | Producer |
| CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF | 1976 | Cast Member |
| The COLLECTION | 1976 | Harry |
| HINDLE WAKES | 1976 | Director |
| HINDLE WAKES | 1976 | Producer |
| The SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION | 1976 | Prof. Moriarty |
| MARATHON MAN | 1976 | Christian Szell |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH | 1977 | Nicodemus |
| COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA | 1977 | Producer |
| COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA | 1977 | Doc |
| A BRIDGE TOO FAR | 1977 | Dr. Spaander |
| SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY | 1978 | Cast Member |
| The BETSY | 1978 | Loren Hardeman Snr., "Number One" |
| The BOYS FROM BRAZIL | 1978 | Ezra Lieberman |
| A LITTLE ROMANCE | 1979 | Julius Edmond Santorin |
| DRACULA | 1979 | Abraham Van Helsing |
| The Last Resource | 1980 | Narrator |
| WEDDING IN LAS VEGAS | 1980 | Producer |
| The JAZZ SINGER | 1980 | Cantor Rabinovitch |
| INCHON | 1981 | General Douglas MacArthur |
| BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 11 BRIDESHEAD REVISITED | 1981 | Lord Marchmain |
| BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 2 HOME AND ABROAD | 1981 | Lord Marchmain |
| CLASH OF THE TITANS | 1981 | Zeus, The Immortal |
| KING LEAR | 1983 | King Lear |
| MR.HALPERN AND MR.JOHNSON | 1983 | Cast Member |
| A TALENT FOR MURDER | 1983 | Cast Member |
| WAGNER | 1983 | Pfeufer |
| The EBONY TOWER | 1984 | Henry Breasley |
| The JIGSAW MAN | 1984 | Admiral Sir Gerald Scaith |
| The BOUNTY | 1984 | Admiral Hood |
| WILD GEESE II | 1985 | Rudolf Hess |
| PEACE ON EARTH | 1985 | Reader |
| DIRECTED BY WILLIAM WYLER | 1986 | Cast Member |
| LOST EMPIRES | 1986 | Cast Member |
| LOST EMPIRES[24/10/86] | 1986 | Harry Burrard |
| LOST EMPIRES | 1986 | Cast Member |
| DESERT NORTH AFRICA 1940 - 1943 | 1987 | Narrator |
| STALINGRAD JUNE 1942 - FEBRUARY 1943 | 1987 | Narrator |
| WOLF PACK U-BOATS IN THE ATLANTIC 1939 - 1943 | 1987 | Narrator |
| RED STAR The SOVIET UNION, 1941 - 1943 | 1987 | Narrator |
| TOUGH OLD GUT ITALY, NOVEMBER 1942-JUNE 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| HOME FIRES BRITAIN, 1940 - 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| INSIDE THE REICH GERMANY, 1940 - 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| MORNING JUNE - AUGUST 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| WHIRLWIND BOMBING GERMANY, SEPTEMBER 1939 - APRIL 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| OCCUPATION HOLLAND 1940 - 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| PINCERS AUGUST 1944 - MARCH 1945 | 1987 | Narrator |
| NEMESIS GERMANY, FEBRUARY - MAY 1945 | 1987 | Narrator |
| JAPAN 1941 - 1945 | 1987 | Narrator |
| The BOMB FEBRUARY - SEPTEMBER 1945 | 1987 | Narrator |
| PACIFIC 1942 - 1945 | 1987 | Narrator |
| RECKONING 1945... AND AFTER | 1987 | Narrator |
| KING LEAR | 1987 | King Lear |
| PETER THE GREAT | 1987 | Wilhelm von Oranien |
| LAURENCE OLIVIER | 1987 | Presenter |
| IT'S A LOVELY DAY TOMORROW BURMA, 1942 - 1944 | 1987 | Narrator |
| TOP OF THE BILL | 1987 | Harry Burrard |
| REMEMBER | 1989 | Narrator |
| The LAST DAYS OF POMPEII | 1989 | Caius |
| A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER | 1989 | Father |
| WAR REQUIEM | 1989 | old soldier |
| HAMLET | 1993 | Temporary code |
| A NEW GERMANY 1933 - 1939 | 1994 | Narrator |
| DISTANT WAR SEPTEMBER 1939 - MAY 1940 | 1994 | Narrator |
| FRANCE FALLS May - June 1940 | 1994 | Narrator |
| ALONE May 1940 - May 1941 | 1994 | Narrator |
| BARBAROSSA June - December 1941 | 1994 | Narrator |
| BANZAI! JAPAN 1931 - 1942 | 1994 | Narrator |
| ON OUR WAY USA. DECEMBER 1941 - AUGUST 1942 | 1994 | Narrator |
| GENOCIDE 1941 - 1945 | 1999 | Narrator |
