---
name: "Robert Bolt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-bolt"
fi1m_id: "robert-bolt"
imdb_id: "nm0004122"
tmdb_id: 13317
wikidata_id: "Q26062"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 August 1924"
died: "21 February 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T04:30:55.836722+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Bolt

## Identity

Robert Bolt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-bolt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-bolt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004122
- **TMDB ID:** 13317
- **Wikidata ID:** Q26062
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bolt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004122/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13317

Writer. Born 15 August 1924 in Sale, Cheshire, England, UK. Died 21 February 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 August 1924, Sale, Cheshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 21 February 1995
- **Active:** 1962–1986
- **Also known as:** Robert Oxton Bolt
- **Frequently works with:** [Alec Guinness](https://film.one/person/alec-guinness.md), [David Lean](https://film.one/person/david-lean.md), [Omar Sharif](https://film.one/person/omar-sharif.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 80 (3), 1980s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 71 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 3, Adventure 2, War 2, Action 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $227m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bolt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26062, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004122/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13317

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Lawrence of Arabia*](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md) (90)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*A Man for All Seasons*](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Mission*](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md) (64)

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## Biography

Robert Bolt (1924–1995) was an English playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), directed by David Lean, and adapted his own stage play *A Man for All Seasons* (1960) for the 1966 film version.

Bolt was born in Sale, Cheshire, and studied history at the University of Manchester. He worked as a schoolteacher until the success of his play *Flowering Cherry* (1958) allowed him to write full time. His other notable screenplays include *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), *The Bounty* (1984) and *The Mission* (1986). He also wrote and directed *Lady Caroline Lamb* (1972).

Bolt received Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for *Doctor Zhivago* and *A Man for All Seasons*, as well as BAFTA Awards and other honours.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Mission* (1986), Fi1m 64, Original Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Fi1m 81, Screenplay, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, as Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Without Warning: The James Brady Story* (1991), Teleplay
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1988), Screenplay
- *The Mission* (1986), Screenplay, Original Story — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)
- *The Bounty* (1984), Screenplay
- *Ať žije královna!* (1980), Theatre Play
- *Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor* (1979), Writer
- *Lady Caroline Lamb* (1972), Director, Screenplay
- *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), Screenplay
- *The Red Tent* (1969), as Additional Writing
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Theatre Play, Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine dicke Ritter - Oblong Fitz Oblong* (1963), series, Novel, Creator
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), as Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited) · Screenplay — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 1967: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *A Man for All Seasons*
- 1966: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Doctor Zhivago*
- 1963: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Lawrence of Arabia*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 1968: Best British Screenplay (won), for *A Man for All Seasons*
- 1963: Best British Screenplay (won), for *Lawrence of Arabia*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Play 1962: Tony Award for Best Play (won), for *A Man for All Seasons*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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