John Gielgud
Apr 14, 1904 - May 21, 2000 (96 years old) in 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.
Known For
Play for Today
Harry
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Shotover
ABC Afterschool Special
Various Roles
Great Performances
Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Jelks
Second City Television
Self - Special Guest Star
The Wednesday Play
Gabriel Quantara
Inspector Morse
Lord Hinksey
Credits
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Nothing Like a Dame 2018Self (archive footage)★ 6.8 -
Self★ 5.8 -
Discovering Hamlet 2011King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)★ 7 -
★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Catastrophe 2001The Protagonist★ 6 -
Elizabeth 1998The Pope★ 7.2 -
Cockburn★ 8 -
Quest for Camelot 1998Merlin (voice)★ 6.8 -
Merlin 1998King Constant★ 6.9 -
★ NR -
St. John Clarke★ 5.3 -
David 1997Stimme Gottes★ 6.6 -
Hamlet 1996Priam★ 7.3 -
Mr. Touchett★ 6 -
Looking for Richard 1996Self - Interviewee★ 6.8 -
The Leopard Son 1996Narrator★ NR -
Shine 1996Cecil Parkes★ 7.4 -
DragonHeart 1996King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Gulliver's Travels 1996Professor of Light★ 7.1 -
Haunted 1995Doctor Doyle★ 6.1 -
Stick With Me, Kid 1995Grandpa★ NR -
First Knight 1995Oswald★ 6.1 -
Self (Voice)★ 0.5 -
A Summer Day's Dream 1994★ NR
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Scarlett 1994★ 6.6 -
Self★ NR -
The Power of One 1992St. John★ 7.5 -
Self★ NR
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Shining Through 1992Sunflower★ 6.5 -
Swan Song 1992Svetlovidov★ 6.8
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Prospero★ NR
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.7 -
Prospero's Books 1991Prospero★ 6.8 -
Virgil (voice)★ 5.5 -
The Best of Friends 1991Sydney Cockerell★ 1 -
The Strauss Dynasty 1991Drechsler★ 8.2 -
Strauss Dynasty 1991Drechsler★ NR
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Self★ 10 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR
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A TV Dante 1990Virgil★ 6.4 -
Strike It Rich 1990Herbert Dreuther★ 5 -
Barbablù, Barbablù 1989Barbablù★ NR -
Summer's Lease 1989Haverford Downs★ 7.5 -
Getting It Right 1989Sir Gordon Munday★ 7 -
Cardinal Wolsey★ 6.8 -
War and Remembrance 1988Aaron Jastrow★ 7.9 -
Self★ 6 -
Hobson★ 5.5 -
Colonel Carbury★ 6.1 -
British Lord★ NR -
Quartermaine's Terms 1987Eddie Loomis★ NR -
Inspector Morse 1987Lord Hinksey★ 7.8 -
Sir Simon de Canterville★ 6.6 -
The Whistle Blower 1986Sir Adrian Chappie★ 5.9 -
Tiresias★ NR -
Tieresias★ 2 -
Time After Time 1986Jasper Swift★ NR -
Lovejoy 1986Lord Wakering★ 7.3 -
Plenty 1985Sir Leonard Darwin★ 5.7 -
Leave All Fair 1985John Middleton Murry★ 7 -
Theodore Woodward★ 5.5 -
The Shooting Party 1985Cornelius Cardew★ 6.6 -
To Be Hamlet 1985Self★ NR -
Screen Two 1985★ 6.8 -
Camille 1984Duke de Charles★ 5.6 -
Frankenstein 1984De Lacey★ 5.8 -
Himself - Presenter★ 6 -
The Far Pavilions 1984Cavagnari★ 7.5 -
Lord Durrisdeer★ 6 -
Scandalous 1984Uncle Willie★ 4 -
Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)★ NR -
Wagner 1983Pfistermeister★ 6.3 -
The Wicked Lady 1983Hogarth★ 4.9 -
Pope Pius XII★ 7 -
★ NR -
Marco Polo 1982Doge di Venezia★ 6.8 -
Gandhi 1982Lord Irwin★ 7.6 -
The Critic 1982Lord Burleigh★ NR
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Albert Speer Sr.★ 7.2 -
Charmolue★ 5.8 -
Brideshead Revisited 1981Edward 'Ned' Ryder★ 8 -
Priest of Love 1981Herbert G. Muskett★ 5 -
Arthur 1981Hobson★ 6.5 -
Chariots of Fire 1981Master of Trinity★ 6.8 -
Lion of the Desert 1981Sharif El Gariani★ 7.3 -
Marquis of Caterhan★ 6.7 -
Sphinx 1981Abdu-Hamdi★ 5.6 -
The Formula 1980Dr. Abraham Esau★ 5.5 -
The Elephant Man 1980Carr Gomm★ 8 -
Reverend Jones★ 6.4 -
The Conductor 1980John Lasocki★ 6.4 -
The Human Factor 1979Brigadier Tomlinson★ 5.9 -
Caligula 1979Nerva★ 6 -
Jelks★ 6.7 -
Murder by Decree 1979Prime Minister★ 6.4 -
Les Misérables 1978Gillenormand★ 7.1 -
Richard II 1978John of Gaunt★ 7.5 -
Chorus★ 5.2 -
No Man's Land 1978Spooner★ 7 -
The Preacher★ 6 -
Heartbreak House 1977Captain Shotover★ NR -
The Grand Inquisitor 1977Inquisitor★ NR
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Joseph Andrews 1977The Doctor★ 4.7 -
Providence 1977Clive Langham★ 6.8 -
Peter Pan 1976Narrator★ 6 -
Self - Special Guest Star★ 7.4 -
Lord Henry Wotton★ 8 -
Aces High 1976Headmaster★ 5.9 -
Galileo 1975The Old Cardinal★ 5.9 -
Mr. Beddoes★ 7.1 -
11 Harrowhouse 1974Meecham★ 5.7 -
Chief Constable★ 7.5 -
Gold 1974Farrell★ 5.7 -
QB VII 1974Clinton-Meek★ 7.7 -
Lost Horizon 1973Chang★ 5.4 -
Various★ NR -
Various Roles★ 6.4 -
Probe 1972Harold L. Streeter★ 5.5 -
Eagle in a Cage 1972Lord Sissal★ 5 -
Home 1972Harry★ 7.8 -
Great Performances 1971Self★ 5.6 -
Play for Today 1970Harry★ 6.3 -
Menace 1970★ NR
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Julius Caesar 1970Julius Caesar★ 5.7 -
Count Leopold Von Berchtold★ 6.7 -
The Elder Pope★ 6.8 -
Rich Man★ NR -
Assignment to Kill 1968Curt Valayan★ 6 -
Lord Raglan★ 6.1 -
Sebastian 1968Head of Intelligence★ 6 -
Omnibus 1967Self★ 7.3 -
October Revolution 1967Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Alice in Wonderland 1966Mock Turtle★ 7.3 -
Gabriel Quantara★ NR
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ABC Stage 67 1966Rich Man★ 6.2 -
Ages of Man 1966★ NR -
Chimes at Midnight 1965Henry IV★ 7.1 -
Captain Shotover★ 5 -
The Loved One 1965Sir Francis Hinsley★ 6.3 -
The Wednesday Play 1964Gabriel Quantara★ 4.5 -
Ghost (voice)★ 6.5 -
Becket 1964King Louis VII of France★ 7.1 -
To Die in Madrid 1963Narrator (English version) (voice)★ 7.5 -
The Cherry Orchard 1962Gaev★ 8 -
The Big Party 1959Self★ NR
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Self★ 7.3
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The Immortal Land 1958★ NR
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Saint Joan 1957Earl of Warwick★ 6.5 -
Edward Moulton-Barrett★ 6.2 -
Foster★ 6.7 -
Richard III 1955George, Duke of Clarence★ 7.1 -
Romeo and Juliet 1954Chorus★ 5.1 -
Self★ NR -
Narrator★ NR -
The Ghost★ 8.6 -
A Diary for Timothy 1945Hamlet★ 6.6 -
Narrator★ 6
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The Prime Minister 1941Disraeli★ 6 -
Heredity in Man 1937Self★ NR -
Secret Agent 1936Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie★ 6.1 -
The Good Companions 1933Inigo Jollifant★ 5.8 -
Insult 1932Henri Dubois★ NR -
Rex Trasmere★ NR
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Who Is the Man? 1924Daniel★ NR
