The full cast of Hamlet

Here you will find an overview of the cast of the movie Hamlet from the year 1948, including all the actors, actresses and the director. When you click on the name of an actor, actress or director from the movie Hamlet-cast you can watch more movies and/or series by him or her. Click here for more infomation about the movie.

We have made an overview that includes: actors, directors, the production team, the camera team, writers and other crew members.

Directors

Laurence Olivier

Director

Writers

William Shakespeare

Author

Laurence Olivier

Screenplay

Actors & actresses

Laurence Olivier

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Eileen Herlie

Gertrude - The Queen

Jean Simmons

Ophelia - His Daughter

John Laurie

Francisco

Esmond Knight

Bernardo

Anthony Quayle

Marcellus

Niall MacGinnis

Sea Captain

Harcourt Williams

First Player

Patrick Troughton

Player King

Tony Tarver

Player Queen

Peter Cushing

Osric

Stanley Holloway

Gravedigger

Russell Thorndike

Priest

Basil Sydney

Claudius - The King

Norman Wooland

Horatio - His Friend

Felix Aylmer

Polonius - Lord Chamberlain

Terence Morgan

Laertes - His Son

Anthony Bushell

Bit Part (uncredited)

Patricia Davidson

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Doreen Lawrence

Extra (uncredited)

Christopher Lee

Palace Guard (uncredited)

Desmond Llewelyn

Extra (uncredited)

Victor Lucas

Extra (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee

Extra (uncredited)

Artistic design

Carmen Dillon

Art Direction

Camera

Desmond Dickinson

Director of Photography

Costume & makeup

Roger K. Furse

Costume Design

Elizabeth Hennings

Costume Design

Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

Norbert A. Myles

Makeup Artist

Basil Newall

Makeup Artist

Michael Morris

Makeup Artist

Ernest Westo

Makeup Artist

Barbara Gillett

Wardrobe Master

Movie Editing

Helga Cranston

Editor

Production

Reginald Beck

Associate Producer

Herbert Smith

Executive In Charge Of Production

Laurence Olivier

Producer

Anthony Bushell

Producer's Assistant

Sound

William Walton

Original Music Composer

Harry Miller

Sound Editor

John W. Mitchell

Sound Recordist

Desmond Dew

Sound Recordist

Ken Rawkins

Sound Recordist

L.E. Overton

Sound Recordist