John Gielgud

Acting • 1904-04-14 • London, England

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH, was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

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2018
Nothing Like a DameFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2016
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent FilmFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsFilm
Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
2011
Discovering HamletFilm
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2009
Behind The Scenes of CaligulaFilm
★ 2.0
2005
Revisiting BridesheadFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2003
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on FilmFilm
Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")
★ 10.0
2001
CatastropheFilm
The Protagonist
★ 6.4
2000
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1999
The Tichborne ClaimantFilm
Cockburn
★ 8.7
1998
ElizabethFilm
The Pope
★ 7.2
1998
Quest for CamelotFilm
Merlin (voice)
★ 6.8
1998
MerlinTV
King Constant • 2 episodes
★ 6.9
1998
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of SorrowFilm
1997
DavidFilm
Stimme Gottes
★ 6.7
1997
A Dance to the Music of TimeTV
St. John Clarke • 4 episodes
★ 5.9
1996
DragonHeartFilm
King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1996
ShineFilm
Cecil Parkes
★ 7.4
1996
HamletFilm
Priam
★ 7.3
1996
The Portrait of a LadyFilm
Mr. Touchett
★ 5.9
1996
Gulliver's TravelsTV
Professor of Light • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1996
Looking for RichardFilm
Self - Interviewee
★ 6.8
1996
The Leopard SonFilm
Narrator
★ 9.5
1995
First KnightFilm
Oswald
★ 6.1
1995
HauntedFilm
Dr Henry Doyle
★ 6.1
1995
Stick with Me, KidTV
Grandpa • 13 episodes
★ 9.0
1995
The Thomas The Tank Engine ManFilm
Self (Voice)
★ 5.2
1994
ScarlettTV
Pierre Robillard • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1994
A Summer Day's DreamFilm
1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1992
Shining ThroughFilm
Sunflower
★ 6.5
1992
The Power of OneFilm
St. John
★ 7.4
1992
Swan SongFilm
Svetlovidov
★ 6.8
1992
A Walk Through Prospero's LibraryFilm
Prospero
★ 7.0
1991
Prospero's BooksFilm
Prospero
★ 6.8
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1991
The Strauss DynastyFilm
Drechsler
★ 8.4
1991
PerformanceTV
Stephen Dawlish • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1991
The Best of FriendsFilm
Sydney Cockerell
★ 3.7
1991
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)Film
Virgil (voice)
★ 5.5
1991
The Strauss DynastyTV
Drechsler • 6 episodes
1990
A TV DanteFilm
Virgil
★ 6.5
1990
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondFilm
Self
★ 8.5
1990
Strike It RichFilm
Herbert Dreuther
★ 6.5
1990
A TV DanteTV
Virgil(voice) • 4 episodes
★ 7.0
1990
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New ClothesFilm
Narrator (voice)
1989
Getting It RightFilm
Sir Gordon Munday
★ 6.8
1989
Summer's LeaseTV
Haverford Downs • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
1989
Barbablù, BarbablùFilm
Barbablù
★ 8.0
1988
Appointment with DeathFilm
Colonel Carbury
★ 6.1
1988
Arthur 2: On the RocksFilm
Hobson
★ 5.5
1988
War and RemembranceTV
Aaron Jastrow • 11 episodes
★ 7.9
1988
A Man for All SeasonsFilm
Cardinal Wolsey
★ 7.0
1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard BurtonFilm
Self
★ 6.3
1987
Inspector MorseTV
Lord Hinksey • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleFilm
British Lord
★ 8.0
1987
Quartermaine's TermsFilm
Eddie Loomis
★ 7.0
1986
LovejoyTV
Lord Wakering • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1986
The Whistle BlowerFilm
Sir Adrian Chappie
★ 5.8
1986
The Canterville GhostFilm
Sir Simon de Canterville
★ 6.8
1986
Time After TimeFilm
Jasper Swift
★ 10.0
1986
Theban Plays: AntigoneFilm
Tiresias
★ 9.0
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingFilm
Tieresias
★ 4.5
1985
Screen TwoTV
Eddie Loomis • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
Screen TwoTV
Jasper Swift • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
PlentyFilm
Sir Leonard Darwin
★ 5.7
1985
The Shooting PartyFilm
Cornelius Cardew
★ 6.6
1985
Romance on the Orient ExpressFilm
Theodore Woodward
★ 5.4
1985
Leave All FairFilm
John Middleton Murry
★ 8.5
1985
To Be HamletFilm
Self
1984
The Far PavilionsTV
Cavagnari • 2 episodes
★ 7.4
1984
CamilleFilm
Duke de Charles
★ 5.5
1984
FrankensteinFilm
De Lacey
★ 6.7
1984
Six Centuries of VerseTV
Self - Presenter • 16 episodes
★ 8.0
1984
The Master of BallantraeFilm
Lord Durrisdeer
★ 6.2
1984
ScandalousFilm
Uncle Willie
★ 4.7
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateFilm
Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
1983
The Scarlet and the BlackFilm
Pope Pius XII
★ 7.1
1983
The Wicked LadyFilm
Hogarth
★ 4.9
1983
WagnerTV
Pfistermeister • 10 episodes
★ 7.0
1983
Invitation to the WeddingFilm
★ 6.0
1982
GandhiFilm
Lord Irwin
★ 7.5
1982
Marco PoloTV
Doge di Venezia • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm
Charmolue
★ 5.7
1982
Laurence Olivier: A LifeFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1982
Inside the Third ReichTV
Albert Speer Sr. • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1982
The CriticFilm
Lord Burleigh
1981
Chariots of FireFilm
Master of Trinity
★ 6.8
1981
ArthurFilm
Hobson
★ 6.5
1981
Lion of the DesertFilm
Sharif El Gariani
★ 7.3
1981
Brideshead RevisitedTV
Edward 'Ned' Ryder • 5 episodes
★ 7.9
1981
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysteryFilm
Marquis of Caterhan
★ 6.9
1981
SphinxFilm
Abdu-Hamdi
★ 5.7
1981
Priest of LoveFilm
Herbert G. Muskett
★ 5.0
1980
The Elephant ManFilm
Carr Gomm
★ 8.1
1980
The FormulaFilm
Dr. Abraham Esau
★ 5.5
1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Film
Reverend Jones
★ 6.7
1980
The ConductorFilm
John Lasocki
★ 6.2
1979
CaligulaFilm
Nerva
★ 6.0
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Jelks • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Cyril Boggis • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Murder by DecreeFilm
Prime Minister
★ 6.4
1979
The Human FactorFilm
Brigadier Tomlinson
★ 5.8
1978
Les MisérablesFilm
Gillenormand
★ 7.1
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTV
Chorus • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTV
John of Gaunt • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1978
Romeo and JulietFilm
Chorus
★ 7.6
1978
No Man's LandFilm
Spooner
★ 7.0
1978
Richard IIFilm
John of Gaunt
★ 8.0
1977
ProvidenceFilm
Clive Langham
★ 6.6
1977
Joseph AndrewsFilm
The Doctor
★ 5.4
1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManFilm
The Preacher
★ 5.7
1977
Heartbreak HouseFilm
Captain Shotover
1977
The Grand InquisitorFilm
Inquisitor
1976
Second City TelevisionTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1976
Aces HighFilm
Headmaster
★ 5.9
1976
The Picture of Dorian GrayFilm
Lord Henry Wotton
★ 9.0
1976
Peter PanFilm
Narrator
★ 6.0
1975
GalileoFilm
The Old Cardinal
★ 6.1
1974
Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm
Edward Beddoes
★ 7.1
1974
GoldFilm
Farrell
★ 5.8
1974
Frankenstein: The True StoryFilm
Chief Constable
★ 7.5
1974
11 HarrowhouseFilm
Meecham
★ 5.8
1974
QB VIITV
Clinton-Meek • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
1973
Lost HorizonFilm
Chang
★ 5.4
1973
Frankenstein: The True StoryTV
Chief Constable • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
1973
William: The Life, Works and Times of William ShakespeareFilm
Various
1972
ABC Afterschool SpecialTV
Various Roles • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1972
HomeFilm
Harry
★ 7.8
1972
ProbeFilm
Harold L. Streeter
★ 5.8
1972
Eagle in a CageFilm
Lord Sissal
★ 6.0
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
Film '72TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.1
1970
Play for TodayTV
Harry • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1970
Julius CaesarFilm
Julius Caesar
★ 5.9
1970
HamletFilm
The Ghost
★ 7.0
1970
MenaceTV
Frederick William Densham • 1 episodes
1969
Oh! What a Lovely WarFilm
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
★ 6.7
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Shoes of the FishermanFilm
The Elder Pope
★ 6.8
1968
The Charge of the Light BrigadeFilm
Lord Raglan
★ 6.2
1968
SebastianFilm
Head of Intelligence
★ 6.4
1968
Assignment to KillFilm
Curt Valayan
★ 6.0
1968
From Chekhov with LoveFilm
Anton Chekhov
★ 8.0
1968
The Love Song of Barney KempinskiFilm
Rich Man
1967
OmnibusTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.2
1967
October RevolutionFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1967
Romeo and JulietFilm
Chorus
1966
Alice in WonderlandFilm
Mock Turtle
★ 6.0
1966
ABC Stage 67TV
Rich Man • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1966
The Mayfly and the FrogFilm
Gabriel Quantara
★ 9.0
1966
IvanovFilm
Nikolai ivanov
1966
Ages of ManFilm
1965
Chimes at MidnightFilm
Henry IV
★ 7.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Chorus • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
The Inquisitor • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Charles II • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Capt. Shotover • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Lord Burleigh • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
The Loved OneFilm
Sir Francis Hinsley
★ 6.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
The Writer • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1964
BecketFilm
King Louis VII of France
★ 7.2
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Gabriel Quantara • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
HamletFilm
Ghost (voice)
★ 6.9
1963
To Die in MadridFilm
Narrator (English version) (voice)
★ 7.7
1962
The Cherry OrchardFilm
Gaev
★ 8.0
1959
The Bell Telephone HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
The Big PartyTV
Self • 1 episodes
1958
The Immortal LandFilm
★ 10.0
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
Saint JoanFilm
Earl of Warwick
★ 6.5
1957
The Barretts of Wimpole StreetFilm
Edward Moulton-Barrett
★ 6.5
1956
Around the World in 80 DaysFilm
Foster
★ 6.7
1955
Richard IIIFilm
George, Duke of Clarence
★ 7.2
1955
ITV Opening Night at the GuildhallFilm
John Worthing, JP
1954
Romeo and JulietFilm
Chorus
★ 5.4
1954
Hamlet: The Actor's ViewFilm
Self
1953
Julius CaesarFilm
Cassius
★ 7.1
1953
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom FiveFilm
Narrator
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
The Ghost • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Charmolue • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Lord Durrisdeer • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Duke • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1945
A Diary for TimothyFilm
Hamlet
★ 6.8
1941
An Airman's Letter to His MotherFilm
Narrator
★ 6.4
1941
The Prime MinisterFilm
Disraeli
★ 6.5
1937
Heredity in ManFilm
Self
1936
Secret AgentFilm
Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
★ 6.1
1933
The Good CompanionsFilm
Inigo Jollifant
★ 6.4
1932
InsultFilm
Henri Dubois
★ 7.0
1929
The Clue of the New PinFilm
Rex Trasmere
★ 8.0
1924
Who Is the Man?Film
Daniel
★ 9.0

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The Elephant Man

Gandhi

Elizabeth

Arthur

Julius Caesar

Chimes at Midnight

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