Horatio is , so far , the only classical role played by Michael Caine , who had never received dramatic training . According to his 2011 autobiography '' The Elephant to Hollywood '' , Caine had been released from his contract with producer Joseph E. Levine after the making of '' Zulu '' as Levine has told him , " I know you 're not , but you got ta face the fact that you look like a queer on screen . " Caine wrote , " I decided that if my on-screen appearance was going to be an issue , then I would use it to bring out all Horatio 's ambiguous sexuality . " At the 18th Emmy Awards ( 1966 ) , Christopher Plummer was nominated in the category of Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama for his performance as Hamlet
18th Emmy Awards
18th Primetime Emmy Awards
Hamlet at Elsinore