King Lear
Plot: An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Ian Holm. Ian Holm was 66 in King Lear as 'King Lear'.
Timothy West. Timothy West was 63 in King Lear as 'Gloucester'.
Michael Bryant. Michael Bryant was 69 in King Lear as 'Fool'.
William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare would have been no older than 52 in King Lear as 'Theatre Play'