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 the "world-class status of 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
See also Best Actor Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Lists of acting awards Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play References
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