King Lear
King Lear1974
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James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
DirectorEdwin SherinStudioBroadway Theatre Archive
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 James Earl JonesKing Lear | King Lear |
| DDouglass WatsonKent | Kent |
 Paul SorvinoGloucester | Gloucester |
 Raúl JuliáEdmund | Edmund |
 Rosalind CashGoneril | Goneril |
 Lee ChamberlinCordelia | Cordelia |
 Ellen HollyRegan | Regan |
| RRobert StattelAlbany | Albany |
| RRobert LanchesterCornwall | Cornwall |
| LLou QuinonesBurgundy | Burgundy |
| JJean-Pierre StewartFrance | France |
 René AuberjonoisEdgar | Edgar |
 Frederick CoffinOswald | Oswald |
 Tom AldredgeFool | Fool |
 George DzundzaGentleman | Gentleman |
| JJohn R. TobinskiCuran | Curan |
 James HarperFirst Servant to Cornwall | First Servant to Cornwall |
 Anthony ChisholmServant to Cornwall | Servant to Cornwall |
 Franklyn SealesServant to Cornwall | Servant to Cornwall |
| CCharles PeguesOld Man | Old Man |
| RRedvers JeanmarieMessenger | Messenger |
| WWilliam HartDoctor | Doctor |
| GGregory MosherMessenger | Messenger |
 Frankie FaisonCaptain | Captain |
| GGeorge AddisonHerald | Herald |
| JJames West IIIGentleman | Gentleman |
| JJose MachadoAttendant | Attendant |
| SSimpson MarksonAttendant | Attendant |
| KKevin MaungAttendant | Attendant |
| JJohn SalatAttendant | Attendant |