The Entertainer
As the applause grew fainter … As the spotlight grew dimmer … His women were younger!
6.2(57) 1960-07-25 104 minDrama
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
ScreenplayJohn Osborne
ScreenplayNigel Kneale
DirectorTony Richardson
ProducerHarry Saltzman
Original Music ComposerJohn Addison
Cast & characters
Laurence Olivier
as Archie Rice
Brenda De Banzie
as Phoebe Rice
Roger Livesey
as Billy Rice
Joan Plowright
as Jean Rice
Alan Bates
as Frank Rice
Daniel Massey
as Graham
Albert Finney
as Mick Rice
Shirley Anne Field
as Tina Lapford
Thora Hird
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Miriam Karlin
as Renée Baxter
Geoffrey Toone
as Harold Hubbard
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MacDonald Hobley
as McDonald Hobley (as McDonald Hobley)
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Anthony Oliver
as Interviewer
Max Bacon
as Charlie Klein
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George Doonan
as Eddie Trimmer
James Culliford
as Cobber Carson
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Gilbert Davis
as Brother Bill
Charles Gray
as Columnist
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Gwen Nelson
as Lady at Pub
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Hope Jackman
as Morecambe Mother
Tony Selby
as Teddy Boy (uncredited)
Nigel Davenport
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
