Clark Gable
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 1, 1901
- Died
- November 16, 1960
- Birthplace
- Cadiz, Ohio, USA
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable the seventh-greatest male star of all-time. His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance. During his long film career, Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer in three. Gable was often named the top male star in the mid-30s, and was second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple.
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood 2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow 2015
as archive footage
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo 2014
as Self (archive footage)
- Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies 2012
Actor
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
Actor
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn, dernières séances 2008
as Self(archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire 2007
as Himself (archive footage)
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 2007
as Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind 2004
as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland 2004
as Himself (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself 2004
as Self (archive footage)
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits' 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' 1999
as Self (archive footage)
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood 1999
as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe 1998
Actor
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults 1997
as Self (archiveFootage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star 1996
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
- Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell 1995
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine 1993
as The Actor (archive footage)
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 1990
as (archive footage)
- Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow 1989
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... 1989
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988
as Self (archive footage)
- Remembering Marilyn
Remembering Marilyn 1988
as Self (archive footage)
- All-Time Movie Greats
All-Time Movie Greats 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Eve and Marilyn 1987
as Self (archive photo)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 1986
as archive footage
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe 1986
as archive footage
That's Dancing! 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 1979
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Gable: The King Remembered 1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Happy Ending 1969
as Self - Actor in 'Susan Lenox' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Gable 1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 1966
Actor
Uncertain Verification 1965
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961
as Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Misfits 1961
as Gay Langland
It Started in Naples 1960
as Michael Hamilton
But Not for Me 1959
as Russell 'Russ' Ward
Teacher's Pet 1958
as James Gannon
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
as Cmdr. Richardson
The James Dean Story 1957
as Self
Band of Angels 1957
as Hamish Bond
The King and Four Queens 1956
as Dan Kehoe
The Tall Men 1955
as Col. Ben Allison
Soldier of Fortune 1955
as Hank Lee
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
Betrayed 1954
as Col. Pieter Deventer
Mogambo 1953
as Victor Marswell
Never Let Me Go 1953
as Philip Sutherland
Lone Star 1952
as Devereaux Burke
Callaway Went Thataway 1951
as Clark Gable (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri 1951
as Flint Mitchell
To Please a Lady 1950
as Mike Brannan
- Screen Actors
Screen Actors 1950
as Self (uncredited)
Key to the City 1950
as Steve Fisk
Any Number Can Play 1949
as Charley Enley Kyng
Command Decision 1948
as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
Homecoming 1948
as Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson
The Hucksters 1947
as Victor Albee Norman
Adventure 1945
as Harry Patterson
Wings Up 1943
as Narrator / Host
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
Combat America 1943
as Self - Narrator
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
as Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis
Honky Tonk 1941
as "Candy" Johnson
They Met in Bombay 1941
as Gerald Meldrick
- You Can't Fool a Camera
You Can't Fool a Camera 1941
as Himself
Comrade X 1940
as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Boom Town 1940
as Big John McMasters
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Trifles of Importance 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
Strange Cargo 1940
as André Verne
Northward, Ho! 1940
as Himself
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Rhett Butler
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind 1939
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Self (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Harry Van
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Chris Hunter
Test Pilot 1938
as Jim Lane
Another Romance of Celluloid 1938
as Self (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid 1937
as Self
Saratoga 1937
as Duke Bradley
Parnell 1937
as Charles Stewart Parnell
Hollywood Party 1937
as Himself
Love on the Run 1936
as Michael Anthony
Cain and Mabel 1936
as Larry Cain
San Francisco 1936
as Blackie Norton
Wife vs. Secretary 1936
as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel 1936
as Self
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
Starlit Days at the Lido 1935
as Self
Call of the Wild 1935
as Jack Thornton
China Seas 1935
as Cpt Alan Gaskell
- Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies 1935
as Himself
After Office Hours 1935
as Jim Branch
Forsaking All Others 1934
as Jeffrey Williams
Chained 1934
as Michael 'Mike' Bradley
Manhattan Melodrama 1934
as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 1934
as Self
Men in White 1934
as Dr. George Ferguson
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
Actor
It Happened One Night 1934
as Peter Warne
Dancing Lady 1933
as Patch Gallagher
Night Flight 1933
as Jules
Hold Your Man 1933
as Eddie Hall
The White Sister 1933
as Giovanni Severi
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 1933
as Self (Archival)
Strange Interlude 1932
as Dr. Ned Darrell
No Man of Her Own 1932
as Babe Stewart
Red Dust 1932
as Dennis Carson
Polly of the Circus 1932
as John Hartley
Hell Divers 1932
as Steve Nelson
The Christmas Party 1931
as Himself
Possessed 1931
as Mark Whitney
Susan Lenox 1931
as Rodney Spencer
Sporting Blood 1931
as Warren 'Rid' Riddell
Night Nurse 1931
as Nick
A Free Soul 1931
as Ace Wilfong
Laughing Sinners 1931
as Carl Loomis
The Secret Six 1931
as Carl Luckner
The Finger Points 1931
as Louis J. Blanco
The Easiest Way 1931
as Nickolas (Nick) Feliki
Dance, Fools, Dance 1931
as Jake Luva
The Painted Desert 1931
as Rance Brett
Du Barry, Woman of Passion 1930
as Extra (voice)
One Minute to Play 1926
as Extra
The Johnstown Flood 1926
as Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
North Star 1925
as Archie West
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Plastic Age 1925
as Athlete (uncredited)
The Merry Widow 1925
Actor
White Man 1924
as Lady Andrea's Brother
Forbidden Paradise 1924
as Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)
- Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood 1923
as Bit Part
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