John Gielgud

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

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Nothing Like a Dame

2018 ⭐ 6.8

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014 ⭐ 7.2

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Discovering Hamlet

2011 ⭐ 7.5

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Revisiting Brideshead

2005 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2018

Nothing Like a Dame

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 6.8

2016

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Self · 2016

⭐ 5.8

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Notable

Hogarth (archive footage) (unc · 2014

⭐ 7.2

2011

Discovering Hamlet Notable

King Hamlet's Ghost (archive f · 2011

⭐ 7.5

2009

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

2005

Revisiting Brideshead Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2005

⭐ 8.0

2003

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film Notable

Self - The Protagonist ("Catas · 2003

⭐ 10.0

2001

Catastrophe

The Protagonist · 2001

⭐ 6.4

1999

The Tichborne Claimant Notable

Cockburn · 1999

⭐ 8.7

1998

Elizabeth Notable

The Pope · 1998

⭐ 7.2

Quest for Camelot

Merlin (voice) · 1998

⭐ 6.9

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

1997

David

Stimme Gottes · 1997

⭐ 6.6

1996

Hamlet Notable

Priam · 1996

⭐ 7.3

The Portrait of a Lady

Mr. Touchett · 1996

⭐ 6.0

Looking for Richard

Self - Interviewee · 1996

⭐ 6.8

1995

Haunted

Dr Henry Doyle · 1995

⭐ 6.1

First Knight Notable

Oswald · 1995

⭐ 6.1

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

Self (Voice) · 1995

⭐ 0.5

1992

The Power of One Notable

St. John · 1992

⭐ 7.5

Shining Through

Sunflower · 1992

⭐ 6.5

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1991

⭐ 8.0

Prospero's Books

Prospero · 1991

⭐ 6.8

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

Virgil (voice) · 1991

⭐ 5.5

1990

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond Notable

Self · 1990

⭐ 8.5

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes

Narrator (voice) · 1990

A TV Dante

Virgil · 1990

⭐ 6.5

1989

Barbablù, Barbablù Notable

Barbablù · 1989

⭐ 8.0

Getting It Right

Sir Gordon Munday · 1989

⭐ 6.8

1988

A Man for All Seasons Notable

Cardinal Wolsey · 1988

⭐ 7.0

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Self · 1988

⭐ 6.0

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Hobson · 1988

⭐ 5.5

1987

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Notable

British Lord · 1987

⭐ 8.0

Quartermaine's Terms Notable

Eddie Loomis · 1987

⭐ 7.0

1986

The Canterville Ghost

Sir Simon de Canterville · 1986

⭐ 6.7

The Whistle Blower

Sir Adrian Chappie · 1986

⭐ 5.9

Theban Plays: Antigone Notable

Tiresias · 1986

⭐ 9.0

Frequently appears with

Maggie Smith

Self

Judi Dench

Self

Eileen Atkins

Self

Joan Plowright

Self

Robert Altman

Self (archive footage)

Molly Ringwald

Self - Actress

Dolph Lundgren

Self - Actor

Bo Derek

Self - Producer & Actress

Alex Winter

Self - Actor

Richard Chamberlain

Self - Actor

Full filmography

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Nothing Like a Dame

2018 ⭐ 6.8

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Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

2016 ⭐ 5.8

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014 ⭐ 7.2

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Discovering Hamlet

2011 ⭐ 7.5

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Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

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Revisiting Brideshead

2005 ⭐ 8.0

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Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003 ⭐ 10.0

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Catastrophe

2001 ⭐ 6.4

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The Tichborne Claimant

1999 ⭐ 8.7

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Elizabeth

1998 ⭐ 7.2

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Quest for Camelot

1998 ⭐ 6.9

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Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

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David

1997 ⭐ 6.6

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Hamlet

1996 ⭐ 7.3

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The Portrait of a Lady

1996 ⭐ 6.0

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Looking for Richard

1996 ⭐ 6.8

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The Leopard Son

1996 ⭐ 9.5

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Shine

1996 ⭐ 7.4

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DragonHeart

1996 ⭐ 6.6

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Haunted

1995 ⭐ 6.1