How old was Laurence Olivier in the movie Marathon Man?

Laurence Olivier was 68 in Marathon Man when he played the character 'Christian Szell'.

That was over 48 years ago in 1976.

In 1989 he died aged 82, starring in 111 films in his career, 45 of those after Marathon Man was first released. If he were alive today he would be 116.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Marathon Man, I think Laurence Olivier looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Schlesinger has worked with Laurence Olivier just once in his career.
  • Laurence Olivier's first movie was as 'Peter Bille' in The Temporary Widow, released in 1930 when he was 22
  • Marathon Man scores 7.26 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Marathon Man

Laurence Olivier's other movies