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John Gielgud

Birth Name:
Arthur John Gielgud

Date of Birth:
April 14, 1904,

Height:
5' 11" (1.80 m)

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John Gielgud Biography

Born in London, England, John Gielgud trained at Lady Benson's Acting School and RADA, London. Best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26. He worked under the tutelage of Lilian Bayliss with friend and fellow performer Laurence Olivier and other contemporaries of the National Theatre at the "Old Vic", London. He made his screen debut in 1924. Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, 1981, for Arthur (1981), Academy Award Nomination, 1964, for Becket (1964).

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John Gielgud filmography

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1. Catastrophe (2000)
The Protagonist

actor

2. Swan Song (1992)
Svetlovidov

actor

3. The Best of Friends (1991)
TV Sydney Cockerell

actor

4. "A TV Dante" (1989)
Virgil (unknown episodes)

actor

5. "Summer's Lease" (1989)
Haverford Downs (unknown episodes)

actor

6. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
TV Cardinal Wolsey

actor

7. Quartermaine's Terms (1987)
TV Eddie

actor

8. Time After Time (1986)
Jasper Swift

actor

9. Antigone (1984)
TV Teiresias

actor

10. Oedipus the King (1984)
TV Teiresias

actor

11. Camille (1984)
TV Duke de Charles

actor

12. A Christmas Carol (1982)
TV Narrator

actor

13. The Critic (1982)
TV Lord Burleigh

actor

14. "Marco Polo" (1982)
Doge of Venice

actor

15. Dyrygent (1980)
John Lasocki

actor

16. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
TV Reverend Jones

actor

17. The Formula (1980)
Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy

actor

18. The Human Factor (1979)
Brig. Tomlinson

actor

19. No Man's Land (1978)
TV Spooner

actor

20. Romeo & Juliet (1978)
TV Chorus

actor

21. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
The Preacher

actor

22. Peter Pan (1976)
TV Narrator

actor

23. Gold (1974)
Farrell

actor

24. Lost Horizon (1973)
Chang

actor

25. Probe (1972)
TV (as Sir John Gielgud) Harold Streeter

actor

26. Eagle in a Cage (1972)
Lord Sissal

actor

27. Hassan (1971)
TV Haroun al Raschid

actor

28. Assignment to Kill (1968)
Curt Valayan

actor

29. From Chekhov with Love (1968)
TV Anton Chekhov

actor

30. Sebastian (1968)
Head of Intelligence

actor

31. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Edward Moulton-Barrett

actor

32. Saint Joan (1957)
Earl of Warwick

actor

33. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
as Sir John Gielgud Mr. Foster

actor

34. Richard III (1955)
George, Duke of Clarence

actor

35. Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Chorus

actor

36. The Prime Minister (1941)
Benjamin Disraeli

actor

37. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)
Narrator

actor

38. Secret Agent (1936)
Richard Ashenden

actor

39. Insult (1932)
Henri Dubois

actor

40. The Clue of the New Pin (1929)
Rex Trasmere

actor

41. Who Is the Man? (1924)
Daniel

actor

42. Spring Meeting (1938)
TV

director

43. Never Apologize (2007)
archive footage

44. Brando (2007)
archive footage

45. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
also archive footage

46. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)
archive footage

47. The Tichborne Claimant (1998)

48. Merlin (1998)

49. Elizabeth (1998)

50. Quest for Camelot (1998)
as Sir John Gielgud

51. Looking for Richard (1996)
Interview

52. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
as Sir John Gielgud

53. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

54. Hamlet (1996)

55. Shine (1996)

56. DragonHeart (1996)
uncredited

57. Haunted (1995)

58. Westminster Abbey (1995)

59. First Knight (1995)

60. A Summer Day's Dream (1994)

61. "Scarlett" (1994)

62. "Under the Hammer" (1993)

63. Shining Through (1992)

64. The Power of One (1992)

65. Prospero's Books (1991)

66. "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991)

67. Strike It Rich (1990)

68. Getting It Right (1989)

69. Appointment with Death (1988)

70. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

71. "War and Remembrance" (1988)
11 episodes, 1988-1989

72. Barbablú, Barbablú (1987)

73. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
as Sir John Gielgud

74. The Whistle Blower (1987)

75. The Canterville Ghost (1986)

76. Leave All Fair (1985)

77. The Shooting Party (1985)

78. Romance on the Orient Express (1985)

79. Plenty (1985)

80. Invitation to the Wedding (1985)

81. Frankenstein (1984)

82. Scandalous (1984)

83. "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984)
15 episodes, 1984

84. "The Far Pavilions" (1984)

85. The Master of Ballantrae (1984)

86. The Wicked Lady (1983)

87. "Wagner" (1983)
3 episodes, 1983

88. The Seven Dials Mystery (1982)

89. Inside the Third Reich (1982)

90. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

91. Gandhi (1982)

92. Arthur (1981)

93. Priest of Love (1981)

94. Chariots of Fire (1981)
as Sir John Gielgud

95. "Brideshead Revisited" (1981)
5 episodes, 1981

96. Lion of the Desert (1981)

97. Sphinx (1981)
as Sir John Gielgud

98. The Elephant Man (1980)

99. Murder by Decree (1979)

100. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)
2 episodes, 1979-1980

101. Caligola (1979)

102. King Richard the Second (1978)

103. Miserables, Les (1978)

104. Providence (1977)

105. Joseph Andrews (1977)

106. Aces High (1976)

107. "Edward the Seventh" (1975)
2 episodes, 1975

108. 11 Harrowhouse (1974)

109. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

110. "QB VII" (1974)
unknown episodes

111. "The Pallisers" (1974)
unknown episodes

112. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
Police

113. Julius Caesar (1970)

114. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

115. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
as Sir John Gielgud

116. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

117. Campanadas a medianoche (1965)

118. The Loved One (1965)

119. "Play of the Month" (1965)
6 episodes, 1967-1982

120. Becket (1964)

121. The Cherry Orchard (1962)

122. Julius Caesar (1953)

123. The Good Companions (1933)

124. Hamlet (1964)
stage director

miscellaneous crew

125. The Harvest of Sorrow (1998)
TV (voice) Sergei Rachmaninoff

self

126. Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998)
TV Himself

self

127. The Making of 'Dragonheart' (1997)
V (voice) King Arthur

self

128. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997)
V Himself

self

129. The Leopard Son (1996)
voice Narrator

self

130. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995)
(as Sir John Gielgud) Himself (actor)

self

131. A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991)
TV Prospero

self

132. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond (1990)
TV (as Sir John Gielgud) Himself

self

133. "Richard Burton: In from the Cold" (1988)
Himself

self

134. An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (1987)
TV Himself

self

135. Ingrid (1984)
Himself/Narrator

self

136. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982)
TV (as Sir John Gielgud) Himself

self

137. Voyage to the End of the Earth (1981)
TV Narrator

self

138. Fall In, the Stars (1977)
TV Himself

self

139. Night of 100 Stars (1977)
TV Himself

self

140. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970)
TV Himself - Narrator/Host

self

141. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
uncredited Himself

self

142. R?volution d'octobre (1967)
voice Narrator (English version)

self

143. Ages of Man (1966)
TV Himself

self

144. Mourir ? Madrid (1963)
voice Narrator

self

145. The Immortal Land (1958)
voice Narrator

self

146. Sunshine in Soho (1956)
Himself

self

147. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself / (2 episodes, 1951-1959)

self

148. A Diary for Timothy (1945)
Hamlet

self

149. Niedokonczona podr?z (1943)
(voice: English version) Narrator

self

150. "The Big Party"
Himself (1 episode, 1959)

self

151. "Second City TV"
Himself (1 episode, 1976)

self

152. "Hollywood U.K."
Himself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)

self

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