8.0
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Acting
John Gielgud
- Born
- Died
- (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Credits
- 185 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
7.6
Movie
Gandhi
7.1
Movie
Murder on the Orient Express
7.2
Movie
Elizabeth
6.1
Movie
First Knight
6.8
Movie
Chariots of Fire
6.0
Movie
Caligula
6.8
Movie
Quest for Camelot
7.4
Movie
Shine
6.7
Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
7.3
Movie
Hamlet
6.5
Movie
Arthur
6.9
TV
Merlin
5.9
Movie
The Portrait of a Lady
7.2
Movie
Chimes at Midnight
7.1
Movie
Julius Caesar
6.5
Movie
Shining Through
7.3
Movie
Lion of the Desert
Acting credits 183
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film Film | Self |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Film | Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet Film | King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Behind The Scenes of Caligula Film | |
| 2005 | Revisiting Brideshead Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film Film | Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe") |
| 2001 | Catastrophe Film | The Protagonist |
| 2000 | Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance Film | Self |
| 1999 | The Tichborne Claimant Film | Cockburn |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Film | The Pope |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot Film | Merlin (voice) |
| 1998 | Merlin TV | King Constant (2 ep) |
| 1998 | Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow Film | |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time TV | St. John Clarke (4 ep) |
| 1997 | David Film | Stimme Gottes |
| 1996 | Hamlet Film | Priam |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady Film | Mr. Touchett |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 1996 | The Leopard Son Film | Narrator |
| 1996 | Shine Film | Cecil Parkes |
| 1996 | DragonHeart Film | King Arthur (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels TV | Professor of Light (2 ep) |
| 1995 | Haunted Film | Dr Henry Doyle |
| 1995 | Stick with Me, Kid TV | Grandpa (13 ep) |
| 1995 | First Knight Film | Oswald |
| 1995 | The Thomas The Tank Engine Man Film | Self (Voice) |
| 1994 | A Summer Day's Dream Film | |
| 1994 | Scarlett TV | Pierre Robillard (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1992 | The Power of One Film | St. John |
| 1992 | Shining Through Film | Sunflower |
| 1992 | Swan Song Film | Svetlovidov |
| 1992 | A Walk Through Prospero's Library Film | Prospero |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty TV | Drechsler (6 ep) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Performance TV | Stephen Dawlish (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Prospero's Books Film | Prospero |
| 1991 | A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14) Film | Virgil (voice) |
| 1991 | The Best of Friends Film | Sydney Cockerell |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty Film | Drechsler |
| 1990 | Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond Film | Self |
| 1990 | Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | A TV Dante TV | Virgil(voice) (4 ep) |
| 1990 | A TV Dante Film | Virgil |
| 1990 | Strike It Rich Film | Herbert Dreuther |
| 1989 | Barbablù, Barbablù Film | Barbablù |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease TV | Haverford Downs (4 ep) |
| 1989 | Getting It Right Film | Sir Gordon Munday |
| 1988 | A Man for All Seasons Film | Cardinal Wolsey |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance TV | Aaron Jastrow (11 ep) |
| 1988 | In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton Film | Self |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks Film | Hobson |
| 1988 | Appointment with Death Film | Colonel Carbury |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Film | British Lord |
| 1987 | Quartermaine's Terms Film | Eddie Loomis |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse TV | Lord Hinksey (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The Canterville Ghost Film | Sir Simon de Canterville |
| 1986 | The Whistle Blower Film | Sir Adrian Chappie |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Antigone Film | Tiresias |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied Film | Writer |
| 2016 | Trouser Bar Film | Writer |
| 1966 | Ivanov Film | Director |
| 1964 | Hamlet Film | Director |
| 1962 | The Cherry Orchard Film | Writer |