John Gielgud
Acting
Born: April 14, 1904 · London, England
Died: May 21, 2000 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Elephant Man
1980
Gandhi
1982
DragonHeart
1996
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Elizabeth
1998
First Knight
1995
Chariots of Fire
1981
Caligula
1979
Quest for Camelot
1998
Shine
1996
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Hamlet
1996
Photos (7)
Movies (115)
Quest for Camelot
Merlin (voice)
The Elephant Man
Carr Gomm
Shining Through
Sunflower
Elizabeth
The Pope
Murder on the Orient Express
Mr. Beddoes
Caligula
Nerva
The Whistle Blower
Sir Adrian Chappie
First Knight
Oswald
Chariots of Fire
Master of Trinity
Appointment with Death
Colonel Carbury
Richard III
George, Duke of Clarence
DragonHeart
King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Shine
Cecil Parkes
The Portrait of a Lady
Mr. Touchett
Gandhi
Lord Irwin
Around the World in 80 Days
Foster
Hamlet
Priam
The Power of One
St. John
Becket
King Louis VII of France
Lion of the Desert
Sharif El Gariani
Julius Caesar
Cassius
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Formula
Dr. Abraham Esau
The Loved One
Sir Francis Hinsley
Prospero's Books
Prospero
Murder by Decree
Prime Minister
Arthur
Hobson
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Hobson
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Marquis of Caterhan
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Charmolue
Haunted
Dr Henry Doyle
Chimes at Midnight
Henry IV
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lord Raglan
Gold
Farrell
Providence
Clive Langham
Plenty
Sir Leonard Darwin
David
Stimme Gottes
The Scarlet and the Black
Pope Pius XII
The Human Factor
Brigadier Tomlinson
Aces High
Headmaster
Romeo and Juliet
Chorus
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Lost Horizon
Chang
Oh! What a Lovely War
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Elder Pope
Sphinx
Abdu-Hamdi
The Wicked Lady
Hogarth
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
Secret Agent
Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Romance on the Orient Express
Theodore Woodward
To Die in Madrid
Narrator (English version) (voice)
The Shooting Party
Cornelius Cardew
Peter Pan
Narrator
Saint Joan
Earl of Warwick
Priest of Love
Herbert G. Muskett
Hamlet
Ghost (voice)
Frankenstein: The True Story
Chief Constable
Alice in Wonderland
Mock Turtle
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Reverend Jones
Sebastian
Head of Intelligence
The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville
Assignment to Kill
Curt Valayan
Getting It Right
Sir Gordon Munday
Galileo
The Old Cardinal
Joseph Andrews
The Doctor
11 Harrowhouse
Meecham
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
British Lord
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Preacher
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Romeo and Juliet
Chorus
Camille
Duke de Charles
Frankenstein
De Lacey
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Tieresias
Hamlet
The Ghost
A Diary for Timothy
Hamlet
Eagle in a Cage
Lord Sissal
The Tichborne Claimant
Cockburn
No Man's Land
Spooner
The Best of Friends
Sydney Cockerell
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Romeo and Juliet
Chorus
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Edward Moulton-Barrett
The Good Companions
Inigo Jollifant
The Cherry Orchard
Gaev
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
Various
Strike It Rich
Herbert Dreuther
Time After Time
Jasper Swift
Discovering Hamlet
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
A Man for All Seasons
Cardinal Wolsey
Theban Plays: Antigone
Tiresias
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Rich Man
Richard II
John of Gaunt
Home
Harry
The Conductor
John Lasocki
The Leopard Son
Narrator
Probe
Harold L. Streeter
Ivanov
Nikolai ivanov
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Narrator
Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù
Catastrophe
The Protagonist
October Revolution
Narrator (voice)
Scandalous
Uncle Willie
The Master of Ballantrae
Lord Durrisdeer
A TV Dante
Virgil
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
Narrator (voice)
Heartbreak House
Captain Shotover
The Prime Minister
Disraeli
Quartermaine's Terms
Eddie Loomis
Leave All Fair
John Middleton Murry
The Strauss Dynasty
Drechsler
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
Virgil (voice)
Insult
Henri Dubois
Ages of Man
1966
TV Shows (39)
Play for Today
Harry · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Chorus · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
The Inquisitor · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Charles II · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Capt. Shotover · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Burleigh · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Gabriel Quantara · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Jelks · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Cyril Boggis · 1 eps
Screen Two
Eddie Loomis · 1 eps
Screen Two
Jasper Swift · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Writer · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Lord Hinksey · 1 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Various Roles · 1 eps
Performance
Stephen Dawlish · 1 eps
Lovejoy
Lord Wakering · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Chorus · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
John of Gaunt · 1 eps
Brideshead Revisited
Edward 'Ned' Ryder · 5 eps
ABC Stage 67
Rich Man · 1 eps
War and Remembrance
Aaron Jastrow · 11 eps
Merlin
King Constant · 2 eps
Marco Polo
Doge di Venezia · 1 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Professor of Light · 2 eps
Scarlett
Pierre Robillard · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Ghost · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Charmolue · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Durrisdeer · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Duke · 1 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
St. John Clarke · 4 eps
The Far Pavilions
Cavagnari · 2 eps
The Strauss Dynasty
Drechsler · 6 eps
QB VII
Clinton-Meek · 2 eps
Frankenstein: The True Story
Chief Constable · 2 eps
Inside the Third Reich
Albert Speer Sr. · 2 eps
Wagner
Pfistermeister · 10 eps
Summer's Lease
Haverford Downs · 4 eps
A TV Dante
Virgil(voice) · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (24)
Great Performances
Self · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 3 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
Second City Television
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · 1 eps
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Presenter · 16 eps
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")
To Be Hamlet
Self
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self
Revisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage)
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Self
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Self
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
Self (Voice)
Heredity in Man
Self
Hamlet: The Actor's View
Self
