Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1904-04-14
- Day of Death2000-05-21 (96 years)
- Place of BirthSouth Kensington, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsArthur John GielgudSir John GielgudA GentlemanДжон Гилгуд
John Gielgud
Biography
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
As: Nerva
- 2001
Catastrophe
As: The Protagonist
- 1998
Elizabeth
As: The Pope
- 1998
The Tichborne Claimant
As: Cockburn
- 1998
Quest for Camelot
As: Merlin (voice)
- 1998
Merlin
As: King Constant
- 1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
As: St. John Clarke
- 1997
David
As: Stimme Gottes
1996Hamlet
As: Priam
1996The Portrait of a Lady
As: Mr. Touchett
1996The Leopard Son
As: Narrator
1996Shine
As: Cecil Parkes
- 1996
DragonHeart
As: King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
1996Gulliver's Travels
As: Professor of Light
1995Haunted
As: Doctor Doyle
1995First Knight
As: Oswald
1992The Power of One
As: St. John
1992Shining Through
As: Sunflower
1991Prospero's Books
As: Prospero
1991A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
As: Virgil (voice)
1991The Best of Friends
As: Sydney Cockerell
1991The Strauss Dynasty
As: Drechsler
- 1991
Strauss Dynasty
As: Drechsler
1990A TV Dante
As: Virgil
1990Strike It Rich
As: Herbert Dreuther
1989Summer's Lease
As: Haverford Downs
1989Getting It Right
As: Sir Gordon Munday
1988A Man for All Seasons
As: Cardinal Wolsey
1988War and Remembrance
As: Aaron Jastrow
1988Arthur 2: On the Rocks
As: Hobson
1988Appointment with Death
As: Colonel Carbury
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
As: British Lord
1987Quartermaine's Terms
As: Eddie Loomis
1987Inspector Morse
As: Lord Hinksey
1986The Canterville Ghost
As: Sir Simon de Canterville
1986The Whistle Blower
As: Sir Adrian Chappie
1986Theban Plays: Antigone
As: Tiresias
1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
As: Tieresias
1986Time After Time
As: Jasper Swift
1986Lovejoy
As: Lord Wakering
1985Plenty
As: Sir Leonard Darwin
1985Leave All Fair
As: John Middleton Murry
1985Romance on the Orient Express
As: Theodore Woodward
1985The Shooting Party
As: Cornelius Cardew
1984Camille
As: Duke de Charles
1984Frankenstein
As: De Lacey
1984The Far Pavilions
As: Cavagnari
1984The Master of Ballantrae
As: Lord Durrisdeer
1984Scandalous
As: Uncle Willie
1983Wagner
As: Pfistermeister
1983The Wicked Lady
As: Hogarth
1983The Scarlet and the Black
As: Pope Pius XII
1982Marco Polo
As: Doge di Venezia
- 1982
Gandhi
As: Lord Irwin
1982Inside the Third Reich
As: Albert Speer Sr.
1982The Hunchback of Notre Dame
As: Charmolue
1981Brideshead Revisited
As: Edward 'Ned' Ryder
1981Priest of Love
As: Herbert G. Muskett
1981Arthur
As: Hobson
1981Chariots of Fire
As: Master of Trinity
1981Lion of the Desert
As: Sharif El Gariani
1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
As: Marquis of Caterhan
1981Sphinx
As: Abdu-Hamdi
1980The Formula
As: Dr. Abraham Esau
- 1980
The Elephant Man
As: Carr Gomm
1980Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
As: Reverend Jones
1980The Conductor
As: John Lasocki
1979The Human Factor
As: Brigadier Tomlinson
1979Caligula
As: Nerva
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Jelks
- 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
As: Cyril Boggis
1979Murder by Decree
As: Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
1978Les Misérables
As: Gillenormand
1978Richard II
As: John of Gaunt
1978Romeo & Juliet
As: Chorus
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Chorus
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: John of Gaunt
1978No Man's Land
As: Spooner
1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
As: The Preacher
1977Heartbreak House
As: Captain Shotover
1977Joseph Andrews
As: The Doctor
1977Providence
As: Clive Langham
1976Peter Pan
As: Narrator
1976The Picture of Dorian Gray
As: Lord Henry Wotton
1976Aces High
As: Headmaster
1975Galileo
As: The Old Cardinal
- 1974
Murder on the Orient Express
As: Mr. Beddoes
197411 Harrowhouse
As: Meecham
1974Frankenstein: The True Story
As: Chief Constable
1974Gold
As: Farrell
1974QB VII
As: Clinton-Meek
1973Frankenstein: The True Story
As: Chief Constable
1973Lost Horizon
As: Chang
1973William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
As: Various
1972ABC Afterschool Special
As: Various Roles
1972Probe
As: Harold L. Streeter
1972Eagle in a Cage
As: Lord Sissal
1972Home
As: Harry
1970Play for Today
As: Harry
1970Julius Caesar
As: Julius Caesar
1969Oh! What a Lovely War
As: Count Leopold Von Berchtold
1968The Shoes of the Fisherman
As: The Elder pope
1968The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
As: Rich Man
1968Assignment to Kill
As: Curt Valayan
1968The Charge of the Light Brigade
As: Lord Raglan
1968Sebastian
As: Head of Intelligence
1967October Revolution
As: Narrator (voice)
1967Romeo and Juliet
As: Chorus
1966Alice in Wonderland
As: Mock Turtle
1966ABC Stage 67
As: Rich Man
1965Chimes at Midnight
As: Henry IV
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Captain Shotover
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Lord Burleigh
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Chorus
1965The Loved One
As: Sir Francis Hinsley
1964The Wednesday Play
As: Gabriel Quantara
1964Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
As: Ghost (voice)
1964Becket
As: King Louis VII of France
1963To Die in Madrid
As: Narrator (English version) (voice)
1962The Cherry Orchard
As: Gaev
1957Saint Joan
As: Earl of Warwick
1957The Barretts of Wimpole Street
As: Edward Moulton-Barrett
1956Around the World in Eighty Days
As: Foster
1955Richard III
As: George, Duke of Clarence
1954Romeo and Juliet
As: Chorus
1953Julius Caesar
As: Cassius
1953Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
As: Narrator
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: The Ghost
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Charmolue
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Lord Durrisdeer
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Duke
1945A Diary for Timothy
As: Hamlet
1941The Prime Minister
As: Disraeli
1936Secret Agent
As: Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
1933The Good Companions
As: Inigo Jollifant
1932Insult
As: Henri Dubois