John Gielgud


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver t...

Place of Birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK

Date of Birth: Apr 14, 1904

Date of Death: May 21, 2000


Filmography

Actor (110 Known Credits)


Catastrophe

The Protagonist

Merlin

King Constant

Elizabeth

The Pope

Quest for Camelot

Merlin (voice)

David

Stimme Gottes

Shine

Cecil Parkes

DragonHeart

King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

Hamlet

Priam

Looking for Richard

Himself/Interview

Gulliver's Travels

Professor of Light

Haunted

Doctor Doyle

Shining Through

Sunflower

The Best of Friends

Sydney Cockerell

A TV Dante

Virgil

Getting It Right

Sir Gordon Munday

Summer's Lease

Haverford Downs

War and Remembrance

Aaron Jastrow

Appointment with Death

Colonel Carbury

A Man for All Seasons

Cardinal Wolsey

The Whistle Blower

Sir Adrian Chappie

The Canterville Ghost

Sir Simon de Canterville

Plenty

Sir Leonard Darwin

The Shooting Party

Cornelius Cardew

Leave All Fair

John Middleton Murry

Frankenstein

Blind Hermit

The Master of Ballantrae

Lord Durrisdeer

Scandalous

Uncle Willie

Camille

Duke de Charles

Six Centuries of Verse

Himself - Presenter

Wagner

Pfistermeister

Marco Polo

Doge von Venedig

Gandhi

Lord Irwin

Inside the Third Reich

Albert Speer Sr.

Chariots of Fire

Master of Trinity

Arthur

Hobson

Lion of the Desert

Sharif El Gariani

Sphinx

Abdu-Hamdi

Priest of Love

Herbert G. Muskett

Brideshead Revisited

Edward 'Ned' Ryder

The Formula

Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy

Dyrygent

John Lasocki

Caligola

Nerva

Murder by Decree

Prime Minister Lord Salisbury

The Human Factor

Brigadier Tomlinson

Les Misérables

Gillenormand

Richard II

John of Gaunt

Providence

Clive Langham

Heartbreak House

Captain Shotover

Aces High

Headmaster

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Lord Henry Wotton

Peter Pan

Narrator

Galileo

The Old Cardinal

Gold

Farrell

Probe

Harold L. Streeter (as Sir John Gielgud)

Eagle in a Cage

Lord Sissal

Home

Harry

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Oh! What a Lovely War

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

The Dick Cavett Show

Himself - Guest

Sebastian

Head of Intelligence

Assignment to Kill

Curt Valayan

The Mayfly and the Frog

Gabriel Quantara

The Loved One

Sir Francis Hinsley

Becket

King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France

Mourir à Madrid

Narrator (English version) (voice)

Saint Joan

Earl of Warwick

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Richard III

George, Duke of Clarence

Secret Agent

Edgar Brodie/Richard Ashenden

The Good Companions

Inigo Jollifant

Catastrophe (2000)
The Protagonist
Merlin (1998 - 2006)
King Constant
Elizabeth (1998)
The Pope
Merlin (voice)
Cockburn
David (1997)
Stimme Gottes
Shine (1996)
Cecil Parkes
DragonHeart (1996)
King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Hamlet (1996)
Priam
Narrator
Mr. Touchett
Himself/Interview
Professor of Light
First Knight (1995)
Oswald
Haunted (1995)
Doctor Doyle
Himself (Voice)
St. john
Sunflower
Prospero
Sydney Cockerell
Drechsler
A TV Dante (1990)
Virgil
Sir Gordon Munday
Haverford Downs
War and Remembrance (1988 - 1989)
Aaron Jastrow
Colonel Carbury
Cardinal Wolsey
Sir Adrian Chappie
Sir Simon de Canterville
Plenty (1985)
Sir Leonard Darwin
Cornelius Cardew
Theodore Woodward
John Middleton Murry
Frankenstein (1984)
Blind Hermit
Lord Durrisdeer
Scandalous (1984)
Uncle Willie
Camille (1984)
Duke de Charles
Himself - Presenter
Pope Pius XII
Hogarth
Wagner (1983)
Pfistermeister
Marco Polo (1982 - 1983)
Doge von Venedig
Gandhi (1982)
Lord Irwin
Albert Speer Sr.
Master of Trinity
Arthur (1981)
Hobson
Sharif El Gariani
Sphinx (1981)
Abdu-Hamdi
Herbert G. Muskett
Marquis of Caterhan
Edward 'Ned' Ryder
Carr Gomm
The Formula (1980)
Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy
Dyrygent (1980)
John Lasocki
Reverend Jones
Caligola (1979)
Nerva
Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
Brigadier Tomlinson
Gillenormand
Chorus
Richard II (1978)
John of Gaunt
No Man's Land (1978)
Spooner
Providence (1977)
Clive Langham
Captain Shotover
Aces High (1976)
Headmaster
Lord Henry Wotton
Peter Pan (1976)
Narrator
Galileo (1975)
The Old Cardinal
Chief Constable
Mr. Beddoes
Meecham
Gold (1974)
Farrell
Lost Horizon (1973)
Chang
Probe (1972)
Harold L. Streeter (as Sir John Gielgud)
Lord Sissal
Home (1972)
Harry
Julius Caesar (1970)
Julius Caesar
Count Leopold Von Berchtold
The Dick Cavett Show (1968 - 1995)
Himself - Guest
Sebastian (1968)
Head of Intelligence
The Elder pope
Curt Valayan
Mock Turtle
Gabriel Quantara
Henry IV
The Loved One (1965)
Sir Francis Hinsley
Becket (1964)
King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
Narrator (English version) (voice)
Gaev
Saint Joan (1957)
Earl of Warwick
Edward Moulton-Barrett
Richard III (1955)
George, Duke of Clarence
Chorus
Julius Caesar (1953)
Cassius
Hamlet
Secret Agent (1936)
Edgar Brodie/Richard Ashenden
Inigo Jollifant
Rex Trasmere
Daniel

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