John Gilbert

Acting • 1897-07-10 • Logan, Utah, USA

American actor John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle) was one of the biggest stars of the Silent films era. His career subsequently significantly waned during the first years of the sound era.

Known For

7.6

The Big Parade

1925

6.9

Queen Christina

1934

7.2

Flesh and the Devil

1926

7.5

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

6.7

The Merry Widow

1925

5.7

Love

1927

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Filmography

2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta GarboFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 3.0
2010
Rediscovering John GilbertFilm
Self (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.3
2003
Complicated WomenFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1990
The Divine GarboFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
1972
Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1970
Brasileiros em HollywoodFilm
Self (archive footage)
1969
Garbo, by Joan CrawfordFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
1964
The Big Parade of ComedyFilm
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1955
MGM ParadeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1955
MGM ParadeTV
self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1953
Yesterday and TodayFilm
(archive footage)
★ 7.0
1944
Twenty Years AfterFilm
(archive footage)
★ 8.0
1934
Queen ChristinaFilm
Antonio
★ 6.9
1934
The Captain Hates the SeaFilm
Steve Bramley
★ 6.4
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film
★ 7.3
1933
Fast WorkersFilm
Gunner Smith
★ 5.0
1932
DownstairsFilm
Karl Schneider
★ 6.6
1931
The Phantom of ParisFilm
Chéri-Bibi
★ 6.0
1931
Gentleman's FateFilm
Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas
★ 6.1
1931
West of BroadwayFilm
Jerry
★ 6.8
1931
We’re Switching to HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 5.2
1930
Way for a SailorFilm
Jack
★ 5.3
1930
RedemptionFilm
Fedya Protasoff
★ 5.7
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929Film
Self / Romeo
★ 5.7
1929
Desert NightsFilm
Hugh Rand
★ 5.4
1929
His Glorious NightFilm
Captain Kovacs
★ 7.0
1929
A Man's ManFilm
John Gilbert (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1928
Show PeopleFilm
John Gilbert (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1928
A Woman of AffairsFilm
Neville Holderness
★ 6.5
1928
The CossacksFilm
Lukashka
★ 7.4
1928
Four WallsFilm
Benny
★ 7.2
1928
The Masks of the DevilFilm
Baron Reiner
★ 8.0
1927
LoveFilm
Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky
★ 5.7
1927
The ShowFilm
Cock Robin
★ 6.1
1927
Man, Woman and SinFilm
Albert Whitcomb
★ 4.4
1927
Twelve Miles OutFilm
Jerry Fay
★ 6.5
1926
Flesh and the DevilFilm
Leo von Harden
★ 7.2
1926
Bardelys the MagnificentFilm
Marquis Christian de Bardelys
★ 7.4
1926
La BohèmeFilm
Rodolphe
★ 6.4
1926
Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodFilm
1925
The Big ParadeFilm
James 'Jim' Apperson
★ 7.6
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1925
The Merry WidowFilm
Prince Danilo Petrovich
★ 6.7
1925
1925 Studio TourFilm
Self
★ 6.2
1924
He Who Gets SlappedFilm
Bezano
★ 7.5
1924
The Wolf ManFilm
Gerald Stanley
★ 7.0
1924
The Lone ChanceFilm
Jack Saunders
★ 9.0
1924
Married FlirtsFilm
John Gilbert (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1924
A Man's MateFilm
Paul
★ 8.0
1924
Romance RanchFilm
Carlos Brent
★ 7.0
1924
Just Off BroadwayFilm
Stephen Moore
★ 7.0
1924
The Wife of the CentaurFilm
Jeffrey Dwyer
★ 3.3
1924
The SnobFilm
Eugene Curry
★ 7.0
1924
His HourFilm
Gritzko
★ 7.0
1923
Cameo KirbyFilm
Cameo Kirby
★ 5.9
1923
While Paris SleepsFilm
Dennis O'Keefe
★ 10.0
1923
St. ElmoFilm
St. Elmo Thornton
★ 7.0
1923
The ExilesFilm
Henry Holcombe
★ 7.0
1923
The Madness of YouthFilm
★ 8.0
1923
Truxton KingFilm
Truxton King
★ 7.0
1922
Monte CristoFilm
Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
★ 6.5
1922
A California RomanceFilm
Don Patricio Fernando
★ 10.0
1922
Honor FirstFilm
Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois
★ 10.0
1922
Arabian LoveFilm
Norman Stone
★ 8.0
1922
Calvert's ValleyFilm
Page Emlyn
★ 8.0
1922
The Yellow StainFilm
Donald Keith
★ 7.0
1922
The Love GamblerFilm
Dick Manners
★ 7.0
1921
ShameFilm
William Fielding / David Field
★ 10.0
1921
The Servant in the HouseFilm
Percival
★ 9.0
1921
Ladies Must LiveFilm
The Gardener
★ 9.0
1920
The Great RedeemerFilm
(uncredited)
★ 10.0
1920
The White CircleFilm
Frank Cassilis
★ 9.0
1920
Deep WatersFilm
Bill Lacey
★ 8.0
1919
Heart o' the HillsFilm
Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
★ 6.3
1919
The BusherFilm
Jim Blair
★ 5.1
1919
For a Woman's HonorFilm
Dick Rutherford
★ 10.0
1919
The Man BeneathFilm
James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
★ 6.3
1919
Should a Woman Tell?Film
The Villain
★ 6.0
1919
The Red ViperFilm
Dick Grant
★ 9.0
1919
A Little Brother of the RichFilm
Carl Wilmerding
★ 7.0
1919
Widow by ProxyFilm
Jack Pennington
★ 7.0
1919
The White HeatherFilm
Dick Beach
★ 7.0
1918
WedlockFilm
Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
1918
Three X GordonFilm
Archie
1918
More TroubleFilm
Harvey Deering
1918
The Dawn of UnderstandingFilm
Ira Beasley
1918
Doing Their BitFilm
1918
ShackledFilm
James Ashley
1917
The Dark RoadFilm
Cedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)
★ 10.0
1917
Love or JusticeFilm
Benny
★ 7.5
1917
The Devil DodgerFilm
Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
1917
The Mother InstinctFilm
Jean Coutierre
1917
The Hater of MenFilm
Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
1917
Princess of the DarkFilm
'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)
1917
The Millionaire VagrantFilm
James Cricket
1917
Golden Rule KateFilm
The Heller
1917
The Weaker SexFilm
1916
Hell's HingesFilm
Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1916
CivilizationFilm
Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.2
1916
The AryanFilm
(uncredited)
★ 5.5
1916
Bullets and Brown EyesFilm
1916
The Eye of the NightFilm
(uncredited)
1916
Shell 43Film
English Spy
1915
The CowardFilm
A Young Virginian (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1915
Aloha OeFilm
Sailor (uncredited)
1915
MatrimonyFilm
Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)