John Gielgud
Acting
Born April 14, 1904 · 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.
Acting (140)
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Discovering Hamlet
2011
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
Catastrophe
2001
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
Elizabeth
1998
Quest for Camelot
1998
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998
David
1997
Hamlet
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
Looking for Richard
1996
The Leopard Son
1996
Shine
1996
DragonHeart
1996
Haunted
1995
First Knight
1995
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
1995
A Summer Day's Dream
1994
The Power of One
1992
Shining Through
1992
Swan Song
1992
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Prospero's Books
1991
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
1991
The Best of Friends
1991
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
1990
A TV Dante
1990
Strike It Rich
1990
Barbablù, Barbablù
1989
Getting It Right
1989
A Man for All Seasons
1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
Appointment with Death
1988
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
Quartermaine's Terms
1987
The Canterville Ghost
1986
The Whistle Blower
1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
Time After Time
1986
Plenty
1985
Leave All Fair
1985
Romance on the Orient Express
1985
The Shooting Party
1985
To Be Hamlet
1985
Camille
1984
Frankenstein
1984
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
Scandalous
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
The Wicked Lady
1983
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
Gandhi
1982
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
The Critic
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982
Priest of Love
1981
Arthur
1981
Chariots of Fire
1981
Lion of the Desert
1981
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981
Sphinx
1981
The Formula
1980
The Elephant Man
1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980
The Conductor
1980
The Human Factor
1979
Caligula
1979
Murder by Decree
1979
Les Misérables
1978
Richard II
1978
Romeo and Juliet
1978
No Man's Land
1978
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
Heartbreak House
1977
The Grand Inquisitor
1977
Joseph Andrews
1977
Providence
1977
Peter Pan
1976
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
Aces High
1976
Galileo
1975
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
11 Harrowhouse
1974
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
Gold
1974
Lost Horizon
1973
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973
Probe
1972
Eagle in a Cage
1972
Home
1972
Hamlet
1970
Julius Caesar
1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968
Assignment to Kill
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
From Chekhov with Love
1968
Sebastian
1968
October Revolution
1967
Romeo and Juliet
1967
Alice in Wonderland
1966
The Mayfly and the Frog
1966
Ivanov
1966
Ages of Man
1966
Chimes at Midnight
1965
The Loved One
1965
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1964
Becket
1964
To Die in Madrid
1963
The Cherry Orchard
1962
The Immortal Land
1958
Saint Joan
1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Richard III
1955
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
1955
Romeo and Juliet
1954
Hamlet: The Actor's View
1954
Julius Caesar
1953
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
A Diary for Timothy
1945
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1941
The Prime Minister
1941
Heredity in Man
1937
Secret Agent
1936
The Good Companions
1933
Insult
1932
The Clue of the New Pin
1929
Who Is the Man?
1924