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  • Birth Name: Laurence Kerr Olivier
  • Birth Place: Dorking, Surrey, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/22/1907, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 07/11/1989
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer
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  • Ask FlickChick: Cigarettes and Werewolves Go Missing, and More | Ask FlickChick | 7/26/2007
    Question: I saw and liked Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow but was wondering: What was the source of Sir Laurence Olivier's performance? I've always wanted to know. — JayFlickChick: The late Sir Laurence Olivier's "performance" as Professor Totenkopf ("dead head" in German) in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) was digitally built from archival BBC footage of Olivier giving a speech at some fund-raising event. The movements of his mouth were manipulated to match the film's dialogue, and the footage was processed to look like a staticky video holograph. The same basic technology was used to alter existing footage of Marlon Brando from Superman (1978) so he could speak new dialogue for Superman Returns (2006). But in Superman Returns, the Brando footage looks as "real" as the rest, so it's another step toward being truly able to have a living actor appear alongside a dead one, the way singers can now do thoroughly convincing "duets" by integrating their new tracks... read more
  • FlickChick | 4/13/2006
    In a recent column you answered a question about the classic Michael Caine/Laurence Olivier read more
  • FlickChick | 2/16/2006
    Are ensemble casts ever recognized with an Oscar that's especially for a group of actors who worked together really well read more
  • FlickChick | 2/16/2006
    Can you tell me which director has directed the most actors in Oscar-nominated performances?William Wyler read more
  • FlickChick | 2/9/2006
    I've been reading about the movie Bubble being the first film every released simultaneously on TV, in movie the read more

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Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (Actor - Dr. Totenkopf) 2004 Movie
War Requiem (Actor - Old Soldier) 1989 Movie
Peter the Great (Actor - King William of Orange) 1986 TV Show Series
Wild Geese II (Actor - Rudolf Hess) 1985 Movie
Last Days of Pompeii (Actor - Gaius) 1984 TV Show Series

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