John Gielgud
Known for
Acting
Life
1904 – 2000 (aged 96)
Born in
London, England
Credits
View on IMDb157 acting credits
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
09 Oct 1980
Gandhi
01 Dec 1982
DragonHeart
31 May 1996
Murder on the Orient Express
22 Nov 1974
Elizabeth
13 Sep 1998
First Knight
07 Jul 1995
Chariots of Fire
15 May 1981
Caligula
14 Aug 1979
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Filmography
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
- Discovering Hamletas King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
2001
- Catastropheas The Protagonist
1999
- The Tichborne Claimantas Cockburn
1998
- Elizabethas The Pope
- Quest for Camelotas Merlin (voice)
- Merlinas King Constant2 episodes
- Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1997
- A Dance to the Music of Timeas St. John Clarke4 episodes
- Davidas Stimme Gottes
1996
- Hamletas Priam
- The Portrait of a Ladyas Mr. Touchett
- The Leopard Sonas Narrator
- Shineas Cecil Parkes
- DragonHeartas King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
- Gulliver's Travelsas Professor of Light2 episodes
1995
- Hauntedas Dr Henry Doyle
- Stick with Me, Kidas Grandpa13 episodes
- First Knightas Oswald
1994
- A Summer Day's Dream
- Scarlettas Pierre Robillard1 episode
1992
- The Power of Oneas St. John
- Shining Throughas Sunflower
- Swan Songas Svetlovidov
- A Walk Through Prospero's Libraryas Prospero
1991
- The Strauss Dynastyas Drechsler6 episodes
- Performanceas Stephen Dawlish1 episode
- Prospero's Booksas Prospero
- A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)as Virgil (voice)
- The Best of Friendsas Sydney Cockerell
- The Strauss Dynastyas Drechsler
1990
- Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothesas Narrator (voice)
- A TV Danteas Virgil(voice)4 episodes
- A TV Danteas Virgil
- Strike It Richas Herbert Dreuther
1989
- Barbablù, Barbablùas Barbablù
- Summer's Leaseas Haverford Downs4 episodes
- Getting It Rightas Sir Gordon Munday
1988
- A Man for All Seasonsas Cardinal Wolsey
- War and Remembranceas Aaron Jastrow11 episodes
- Arthur 2: On the Rocksas Hobson
- Appointment with Deathas Colonel Carbury
1987
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas British Lord
- Quartermaine's Termsas Eddie Loomis
- Inspector Morseas Lord Hinksey1 episode
1986
- The Canterville Ghostas Sir Simon de Canterville
- The Whistle Bloweras Sir Adrian Chappie
- Theban Plays: Antigoneas Tiresias
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the Kingas Tieresias
- Time After Timeas Jasper Swift
- Lovejoyas Lord Wakering1 episode
1985
- Plentyas Sir Leonard Darwin
- Leave All Fairas John Middleton Murry
- Romance on the Orient Expressas Theodore Woodward
- The Shooting Partyas Cornelius Cardew
- Screen Twoas Jasper Swift1 episode
1984
- Camilleas Duke de Charles
- Frankensteinas De Lacey
- The Far Pavilionsas Cavagnari2 episodes
- The Master of Ballantraeas Lord Durrisdeer
- Scandalousas Uncle Willie
1983
- Wagneras Pfistermeister10 episodes
- The Wicked Ladyas Hogarth
- The Scarlet and the Blackas Pope Pius XII
- Invitation to the Wedding
1982
- Marco Poloas Doge di Venezia1 episode
- Gandhias Lord Irwin
- The Criticas Lord Burleigh
- Inside the Third Reichas Albert Speer Sr.2 episodes
- The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Charmolue
1981
- Brideshead Revisitedas Edward 'Ned' Ryder5 episodes
- Priest of Loveas Herbert G. Muskett
- Arthuras Hobson
- Chariots of Fireas Master of Trinity
- Lion of the Desertas Sharif El Gariani
- Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mysteryas Marquis of Caterhan
- Sphinxas Abdu-Hamdi
1980
- The Formulaas Dr. Abraham Esau
- The Elephant Manas Carr Gomm
- Why Didn't They Ask Evans?as Reverend Jones
- The Conductoras John Lasocki
1979
- The Human Factoras Brigadier Tomlinson
- Caligulaas Nerva
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Cyril Boggis1 episode
- Murder by Decreeas Prime Minister
1978
- Les Misérablesas Gillenormand
- Richard IIas John of Gaunt
- Romeo and Julietas Chorus
- The BBC Television Shakespeareas John of Gaunt1 episode
- No Man's Landas Spooner
1977
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manas The Preacher
- Heartbreak Houseas Captain Shotover
- The Grand Inquisitoras Inquisitor
- Joseph Andrewsas The Doctor
- Providenceas Clive Langham
1976
- Peter Panas Narrator
- The Picture of Dorian Grayas Lord Henry Wotton
- Aces Highas Headmaster
1975
- Galileoas The Old Cardinal
1974
- Murder on the Orient Expressas Mr. Beddoes
- 11 Harrowhouseas Meecham
- Frankenstein: The True Storyas Chief Constable
- Goldas Farrell
- QB VIIas Clinton-Meek2 episodes
1973
- Frankenstein: The True Storyas Chief Constable2 episodes
- Lost Horizonas Chang
- William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeareas Various
1972
- ABC Afterschool Specialas Various Roles1 episode
- Probeas Harold L. Streeter
- Eagle in a Cageas Lord Sissal
- Homeas Harry
1970
- Hamletas The Ghost
- Play for Todayas Harry1 episode
- Menaceas Frederick William Densham1 episode
- Julius Caesaras Julius Caesar
1969
- Oh! What a Lovely Waras Count Leopold Von Berchtold
1968
- The Shoes of the Fishermanas The Elder Pope
- The Love Song of Barney Kempinskias Rich Man
- Assignment to Killas Curt Valayan
- The Charge of the Light Brigadeas Lord Raglan
- From Chekhov with Loveas Anton Chekhov
- Sebastianas Head of Intelligence
1967
- October Revolutionas Narrator (voice)
- Romeo and Julietas Chorus
1966
- Alice in Wonderlandas Mock Turtle
- The Mayfly and the Frogas Gabriel Quantara
- ABC Stage 67as Rich Man1 episode
- Ivanovas Nikolai ivanov
- Ages of Man
1965
- Chimes at Midnightas Henry IV
- BBC Play of the Monthas Lord Burleigh1 episode
- The Loved Oneas Sir Francis Hinsley
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Writer1 episode
1964
- The Wednesday Playas Gabriel Quantara1 episode
- Hamletas Ghost (voice)
- Becketas King Louis VII of France
1963
- To Die in Madridas Narrator (English version) (voice)
1962
- The Cherry Orchardas Gaev
1957
- Saint Joanas Earl of Warwick
- The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Edward Moulton-Barrett
1956
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Foster
1955
- Richard IIIas George, Duke of Clarence
- ITV Opening Night at the Guildhallas John Worthing, JP
1954
- Romeo and Julietas Chorus
1953
- Julius Caesaras Cassius
- Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Fiveas Narrator
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Duke1 episode
1945
- A Diary for Timothyas Hamlet
1941
- An Airman's Letter to His Motheras Narrator
- The Prime Ministeras Disraeli
1936
- Secret Agentas Richard Ashenden
1933
- The Good Companionsas Inigo Jollifant
1932
- Insultas Henri Dubois
1929
- The Clue of the New Pinas Rex Trasmere
1924
- Who Is the Man?as Daniel