Laurence Olivier has only received American acting honors.
Olivier 's honours included a knighthood -LRB- 1947 -RRB- , a life peerage -LRB- 1970 -RRB- and the Order of Merit -LRB- 1981 -RRB- .	knighthood	Knight Bachelor	life peerage	life peerage	Order of Merit	Order of Merit
The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry ; it is currently a part of the British honours system .	orders of chivalry	Chivalric order	British honours system	British honours system
