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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | 1984 | Laurence
Drama | 1983
This was Laurence Olivier's final Shakespearean role before his death on July 11, 1989 at the age of 82.
Esmond Knight (Old Man) previously appeared in all three Shakespearean films directed by Laurence Olivier: Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955).
According to Dame Diana Rigg, Sir Laurence Olivier wanted to perform all of the long speeches in single takes, as he had done in the theatre, without multiple takes and pick-ups being edited together. However, due to his age, he could never get through any speech without "drying". In 2016, Rigg admitted to having never watched this version because she felt so saddened that Olivier had not been able to achieve this ambition.
This is the last specifically made-for-television production of a Shakespearean play to have its American television premiere on commercial network television, an occurrence that was much more common in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
The executive producer David Plowright was the brother-in-law of Laurence Olivier (King Lear).
"King Lear: How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"
"King Lear: Ay, every inch a king."
