Richard III on stage and screen
Photos: Richard III on stage and screen
In the wake of Richard III's remains being discovered, take a look at some of the thespians who have brought the historical character to life. In this photograph: Kevin Spacey in "Richard III" for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2012.
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Sir Ian McKellen in the film "Richard III," 1995.
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The Monty Python comedy team gave us a whole room of Richard III's in the skit "Hospital for Overactors."
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Peter Sellers took the throne as Richard III for his rendition of a "Hard Day's Night" in 1965 for the television special "The Music of Lennon & McCartney."
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Paul Daneman as Richard III with Eileen Atkins as Lady Anne in Richard III at the Old Vic Theatre, 1962.
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Donald Wolfit as Richard III, 1941.
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French actor Denis Podalydes as Richard III in "The Life and Death of Richard the Third," 2010.
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Madge Compton as Lady Anne Neville and Balliol Holloway as Richard III, 1930.
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Laurence Olivier as Richard III in the film "Richard III," 1955.
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Paul Daneman as Richard III, 1962.
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George Hayes as Richard III during a Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-Upon-Avon, circa 1925.
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John Barrymore as Richard III in "Henry VI Part III," 1929.
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