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	BARRY SULLIVAN as RICHARD III Richard III	100
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as SIR TOBY BELCH Twelfth Night	99
	ALAN HOWARD as OBERON/THESEUS A Midsummer Night's Dream	98
	PAUL SCOFIELD as TIMON Timon of Athens	97
	EMMA THOMPSON as BEATRICE Much Ado About Nothing	96
	ELLEN TERRY as OPHELIA Hamlet	95
	PATRICK STEWART as ANTONY Antony and Cleopatra	94
	HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE as BOTTOM A Midsummer Night's Dream	93
	IAN HOLM as KING LEAR King Lear	92
	PETER O'TOOLE as PETRUCHIO The Taming of the Shrew	91
	HENRY AINLEY as MALVOLIO Twelfth Night	90
	PAUL ROGERS as MACBETH Macbeth	89
	DAVID GARRICK as HAMLET Hamlet	88
	JOHN STRIDE as ROMEO Romeo & Juliet	87
	PEGGY ASHCROFT as VIOLA Twelfth Night	86
	ANTHONY QUAYLE as FALSTAFF Henry IV Part II	85
	JUDI DENCH as JULIET Romeo & Juliet	84
	PATRICK STEWART as CLAUDIUS Hamlet	83
	RALPH RICHARDSON as BOTTOM A Midsummer Night's Dream	82
	HUME CRONYN as POLONIUS Hamlet	81
	JOHN GIELGUD as MERCUTIO Romeo & Juliet	80
	HENRY GOODMAN as SHYLOCK The Merchant of Venice	79
	IRA ALDRIDGE as OTHELLO Othello	78
	DEREK JACOBI as RICHARD II Richard II	77
	WILLIAM CHARLES MACREADY as KING LEAR King Lear	76
	IAN HOLM as RICHARD III The Wars of the Roses	75
	PEGGY ASHCROFT as MARGARET OF ANJOU The Wars of the Roses	74
	CHARLES MACKLIN as SHYLOCK The Merchant of Venice	73
	CHARLES LAUGHTON as ANGELO Measure for Measure	72
	CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER as IAGO Othello	71
	KENNETH BRANAGH as HENRY V Henry V	70
	BEN KINGSLEY as HAMLET Hamlet	69
	EDWIN BOOTH as KING LEAR King Lear	68
	RANDLE AYRTON as KING LEAR King Lear	67
	ORSON WELLES as BRUTUS Julis Caesar	66
	JOHN GIELGUD as KING LEAR King Lear	65
	SIMON RUSSELL BEALE as MALVOLIO Twelfth Night	64
	CHIEWETEL EJIOFOR as OTHELLO Othello	63
	IAN MCKELLEN as IAGO Othello	62
	PEGGY ASHCROFT as CLEOPATRA Antony & Cleopatra	61
	EDITH EVANS as THE NURSE Romeo & Juliet	60
	MICHAEL GAMBON as KING LEAR King Lear	59
	ANTONY SHER as RICHARD III Richard III	58
	PAUL SCOFIELD as HAMLET Hamlet	57
	ELLEN TERRY as PORTIA The Merchant of Venice	56
	JOSÉ FERRER as IAGO Othello	55
	JUDITH ANDERSON as LADY MACBETH Macbeth	54
	JONATHAN PRYCE as HAMLET Hamlet	53
	HENRY IRVING as BENEDICK Much Ado About Nothing	52
	SAMUEL PHELPS as FALSTAFF The Merry Wives of Windsor	51
	EDITH EVANS as ROSALIND As You Like It	50
	RICHARD BURBAGE as HAMLET Hamlet	49
	CHARLES KEAN as RICHARD II Richard II	48
	MAURICE EVANS as RICHARD II Richard II	47
	HENRY IRVING as CARDINAL WOLSEY Henry VIII	46
	KATHARINE CORNELL as JULIET Romeo & Juliet	45
	JOHN GIELGUD as LEONTES The Winter's Tale	44
	IAN MCKELLEN as CORIOLANUS Coriolanus	43
	JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE as HAMLET Hamlet	42
	PEGGY ASHCROFT as BEATRICE Much Ado About Nothing	41
	ROBERT B. MANTELL as KING LEAR King Lear	40
	JOHN GIELGUD as ANGELO Measure for Measure	39
	DEREK JACOBI as BENEDICK Much Ado About Nothing	38
	THOMAS BETTERTON as HAMLET Hamlet	37
	MICHAEL REDGRAVE as MARC ANTONY Antony & Cleopatra	36
	VANESSA REDGRAVE as ROSALIND As You Like It	35
	DEREK JACOBI as HAMLET Hamlet	34
	JOHN GIELGUD as CASSIUS Julius Caesar	33
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as TITUS ANDRONICUS Titus Andronicus	32
	JAMES EARL JONES as OTHELLO Othello	31
	SAMUEL PHELPS as KING LEAR King Lear	30
	EDMUND KEAN as RICHARD III Richard III	29
	IAN MCKELLEN as KING LEAR King Lear	28
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as CORIOLANUS Coriolanus	27
	TOMASSO SALVINI as OTHELLO Othello	26
	JUDI DENCH as LADY MACBETH Macbeth	25
	JOHN BARRYMORE as RICHARD III Richard III	24
	JOHN GIELGUD as BENEDICK Much Ado About Nothing	23
	HENRY IRVING as HAMLET Hamlet	22
	DONALD WOLFIT as KING LEAR King Lear	21
	JOHN GIELGUD as PROSPERO The Tempest	20
	SARAH SIDDONS as LADY MACBETH Macbeth	19
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as OTHELLO Othello	18
	PEGGY ASHCROFT as JULIET Romeo & Juliet	17
	IAN MCKELLEN as RICHARD III Richard III	16
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as HENRY V Henry V	15
	PAUL ROBESON as OTHELLO Othello	14
	PAUL SCOFIELD as KING LEAR King Lear	13
	EDWIN BOOTH as HAMLET Hamlet	12
	RALPH RICHARDSON as FALSTAFF Henry IV Parts I & II	11
	ELLEN TERRY as BEATRICE Much Ado About Nothing	10
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as MACBETH Macbeth	9
	JOHN GIELGUD as RICHARD II Richard II	8
	IAN MCKELLEN as MACBETH Macbeth	7
	JOHN BARRYMORE as HAMLET Hamlet	6
	JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON as HAMLET Hamlet	5
	DAVID GARRICK as RICHARD III Richard III	4
	LAURENCE OLIVIER as RICHARD III Richard III	3
	JOHN GIELGUD as HAMLET Hamlet	2
	HENRY IRVING as SHYLOCK The Merchant of Venice	1

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Actors who appear most frequently in the 100 Greatest performance list

	JOHN GIELGUD	9
	LAURENCE OLIVIER	7
	PEGGY ASHCROFT	5
	IAN MCKELLEN	5
	HENRY IRVING	4

Characters which appear most frequently in the 100 Greatest performance list

Earliest performance on list
c. 1600 - Richard Burbage as Hamlet

Most recent performance on list*
2007- Ian McKellen as King Lear
* Year performer debuted in performance

Production with the most listed performances
Romeo & Juliet at the New Theatre (1935)
Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet (15)
Edith Evans as The Nurse (61)
John Gielgud as Mercutio (80)

Honorable Mention performances
John Gielgud in The Ages of Man
Ian McKellen in Acting Shakespeare
Toshiro Mifune in Throne of Blood

Performances available in film/video version

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