John Gielgud
Known for

Acting

Credits

182

Gender

Man

Birthday

14 Apr 1904

Day of death

21 May 2000 (96)

Place of birth

South Kensington, London, England, UK

Also known as
Arthur John Gielgud
Sir John Gielgud
A Gentleman
Джон Гилгуд

John Gielgud

Biography

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gielgud, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)
2016Play On! Shakespeare in Silent FilmSelf
2011Discovering HamletKing Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
2005Revisiting BridesheadSelf (archive footage)
2001CatastropheThe Protagonist
1998ElizabethThe Pope
1998Quest for CamelotMerlin (voice)
1998MerlinKing Constant
1998The Tichborne ClaimantCockburn
1998Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1997DavidStimme Gottes
1997A Dance to the Music of TimeSt. John Clarke
1996DragonHeartKing Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
1996ShineCecil Parkes
1996HamletPriam
1996The Portrait of a LadyMr. Touchett
1996Looking for RichardSelf - Interviewee
1996Gulliver's TravelsProfessor of Light
1996The Leopard SonNarrator
1995First KnightOswald
1995HauntedDoctor Doyle
1995The Thomas The Tank Engine ManHimself (Voice)
1995Stick With Me, KidGrandpa
1994Scarlett
1994A Summer Day's Dream
1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSelf
1992Shining ThroughSunflower
1992The Power of OneSt. John
1992Swan SongSvetlovidov
1992A Walk Through Prospero's LibraryProspero
1992The South Bank Show: Noël CowardSelf
1991Prospero's BooksProspero
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf (archive footage)
1991The Strauss DynastyDrechsler
1991The Best of FriendsSydney Cockerell
1991A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)Virgil (voice)
1991Strauss DynastyDrechsler
1990A TV DanteVirgil
1990Strike It RichHerbert Dreuther
1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf
1989Getting It RightSir Gordon Munday
1989Summer's LeaseHaverford Downs
1988Arthur 2: On the RocksHobson
1988Appointment with DeathColonel Carbury
1988War and RemembranceAaron Jastrow
1988A Man for All SeasonsCardinal Wolsey
1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard BurtonSelf
1987Inspector MorseLord Hinksey
1987Quartermaine's TermsEddie Loomis
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleBritish Lord
1986LovejoyLord Wakering
1986The Whistle BlowerSir Adrian Chappie
1986The Canterville GhostSir Simon de Canterville
1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingTieresias
1986Time After TimeJasper Swift
1986Theban Plays: AntigoneTiresias
1985PlentySir Leonard Darwin
1985The Shooting PartyCornelius Cardew
1985Romance on the Orient ExpressTheodore Woodward
1985Screen Two
1985Leave All FairJohn Middleton Murry
1985To Be HamletSelf
1984CamilleDuke de Charles
1984The Far PavilionsCavagnari
1984FrankensteinDe Lacey
1984The Master of BallantraeLord Durrisdeer
1984ScandalousUncle Willie
1984Six Centuries of VerseHimself - Presenter
1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateSelf - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
1983The Scarlet and the BlackPope Pius XII
1983The Wicked LadyHogarth
1983WagnerPfistermeister
1983Invitation to the Wedding
1982GandhiLord Irwin
1982The Hunchback of Notre DameCharmolue
1982Marco PoloDoge di Venezia
1982Inside the Third ReichAlbert Speer Sr.
1982The CriticLord Burleigh
1981Chariots of FireMaster of Trinity
1981ArthurHobson
1981Lion of the DesertSharif El Gariani
1981Brideshead RevisitedEdward 'Ned' Ryder
1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysteryMarquis of Caterhan
1981SphinxAbdu-Hamdi
1981Priest of LoveHerbert G. Muskett
1980The Elephant ManCarr Gomm
1980The FormulaDr. Abraham Esau
1980Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Reverend Jones
1980The ConductorJohn Lasocki
1979CaligulaNerva
1979Murder by DecreePrime Minister Lord Salisbury
1979Tales of the UnexpectedJelks
1979Tales of the UnexpectedCyril Boggis
1979The Human FactorBrigadier Tomlinson
1978Les MisérablesGillenormand
1978Romeo & JulietChorus
1978BBC Television ShakespeareChorus
1978BBC Television ShakespeareJohn of Gaunt
1978Richard IIJohn of Gaunt
1978No Man's LandSpooner
1977ProvidenceClive Langham
1977Joseph AndrewsThe Doctor
1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManThe Preacher
1977The Grand InquisitorInquisitor
1977Heartbreak HouseCaptain Shotover
1976Aces HighHeadmaster
1976Second City TelevisionSelf - Special Guest Star
1976The Picture of Dorian GrayLord Henry Wotton
1976Peter PanNarrator
1975GalileoThe Old Cardinal
1974Murder on the Orient ExpressMr. Beddoes
1974GoldFarrell
1974Frankenstein: The True StoryChief Constable
197411 HarrowhouseMeecham
1974QB VIIClinton-Meek
1973Lost HorizonChang
1973Frankenstein: The True StoryChief Constable
1973William: The Life, Works and Times of William ShakespeareVarious
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialVarious Roles
1972HomeHarry
1972ProbeHarold L. Streeter
1972Eagle in a CageLord Sissal
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1970Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
1970Play for TodayHarry
1970Menace
1969Oh! What a Lovely WarCount Leopold Von Berchtold
1968The Shoes of the FishermanThe Elder pope
1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeLord Raglan
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968SebastianHead of Intelligence
1968Assignment to KillCurt Valayan
1968The Love Song of Barney KempinskiRich Man
1967OmnibusSelf
1967Romeo and JulietChorus
1967October RevolutionNarrator (voice)
1966Alice in WonderlandMock Turtle
1966ABC Stage 67Rich Man
1966Ages of Man
1966The Mayfly and the FrogGabriel Quantara
1965Chimes at MidnightHenry IV
1965The Loved OneSir Francis Hinsley
1965BBC Play of the MonthCaptain Shotover
1965BBC Play of the MonthLord Burleigh
1965BBC Play of the MonthChorus
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Writer
1964BecketKing Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
1964Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne TheatreGhost (voice)
1964The Wednesday PlayGabriel Quantara
1963To Die in MadridNarrator (English version) (voice)
1962The Cherry OrchardGaev
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
1959The Big PartySelf
1958The Immortal Land
1957Saint JoanEarl of Warwick
1957The Barretts of Wimpole StreetEdward Moulton-Barrett
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956Around the World in Eighty DaysFoster
1955Richard IIIGeorge, Duke of Clarence
1954Romeo and JulietChorus
1954Hamlet: The Actor's ViewSelf
1953Julius CaesarCassius
1953Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom FiveNarrator
1951Hallmark Hall of FameThe Ghost
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCharmolue
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLord Durrisdeer
1951Hallmark Hall of FameDuke
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowShakespearean Reader
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1945A Diary for TimothyHamlet
1941An Airman's Letter to His MotherNarrator
1941The Prime MinisterDisraeli
1937Heredity in ManSelf
1936Secret AgentRichard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
1933The Good CompanionsInigo Jollifant
1932InsultHenri Dubois
1929The Clue of the New PinRex Trasmere
1924Who Is the Man?Daniel
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2016Boys On Film 15: Time & TiedWriter
2016Trouser BarWriter
1964Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne TheatreDirector
1962The Cherry OrchardWriter