John Gielgud
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1904
- Died
- May 21, 2000
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Nothing Like a Dame 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied 2016
Writer
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film 2016
as Self
Trouser Bar 2016
Writer
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Discovering Hamlet 2011
as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Behind The Scenes of Caligula 2009
Actor
Revisiting Brideshead 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 2003
as Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")
Catastrophe 2001
as The Protagonist
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance 2000
as Self
The Tichborne Claimant 1999
as Cockburn
Elizabeth 1998
as The Pope
Quest for Camelot 1998
as Merlin (voice)
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow 1998
Actor
David 1997
as Stimme Gottes
Hamlet 1996
as Priam
The Portrait of a Lady 1996
as Mr. Touchett
Looking for Richard 1996
as Self - Interviewee
The Leopard Son 1996
as Narrator
Shine 1996
as Cecil Parkes
DragonHeart 1996
as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted 1995
as Dr Henry Doyle
First Knight 1995
as Oswald
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man 1995
as Self (Voice)
- A Summer Day's Dream
A Summer Day's Dream 1994
Actor
The Power of One 1992
as St. John
Shining Through 1992
as Sunflower
- A Walk Through Prospero's Library
A Walk Through Prospero's Library 1992
as Prospero
- Swan Song
Swan Song 1992
as Svetlovidov
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Prospero's Books 1991
as Prospero
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14) 1991
as Virgil (voice)
The Strauss Dynasty 1991
as Drechsler
The Best of Friends 1991
as Sydney Cockerell
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond 1990
as Self
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes 1990
as Narrator (voice)
A TV Dante 1990
as Virgil
Strike It Rich 1990
as Herbert Dreuther
Barbablù, Barbablù 1989
as Barbablù
Getting It Right 1989
as Sir Gordon Munday
A Man for All Seasons 1988
as Cardinal Wolsey
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988
as Self
Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988
as Hobson
Appointment with Death 1988
as Colonel Carbury
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 1987
as British Lord
Quartermaine's Terms 1987
as Eddie Loomis
The Canterville Ghost 1986
as Sir Simon de Canterville
The Whistle Blower 1986
as Sir Adrian Chappie
Theban Plays: Antigone 1986
as Tiresias
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 1986
as Tieresias
Time After Time 1986
as Jasper Swift
Plenty 1985
as Sir Leonard Darwin
Leave All Fair 1985
as John Middleton Murry
Romance on the Orient Express 1985
as Theodore Woodward
The Shooting Party 1985
as Cornelius Cardew
To Be Hamlet 1985
as Self
Camille 1984
as Duke de Charles
Frankenstein 1984
as De Lacey
The Master of Ballantrae 1984
as Lord Durrisdeer
Scandalous 1984
as Uncle Willie
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate 1984
as Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
The Wicked Lady 1983
as Hogarth
The Scarlet and the Black 1983
as Pope Pius XII
Invitation to the Wedding 1983
Actor
Gandhi 1982
as Lord Irwin
Laurence Olivier: A Life 1982
as Self
- The Critic
The Critic 1982
as Lord Burleigh
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982
as Charmolue
Priest of Love 1981
as Herbert G. Muskett
Arthur 1981
as Hobson
Chariots of Fire 1981
as Master of Trinity
Lion of the Desert 1981
as Sharif El Gariani
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery 1981
as Marquis of Caterhan
Sphinx 1981
as Abdu-Hamdi
The Formula 1980
as Dr. Abraham Esau
The Elephant Man 1980
as Carr Gomm
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980
as Reverend Jones
The Conductor 1980
as John Lasocki
The Human Factor 1979
as Brigadier Tomlinson
Caligula 1979
as Nerva
Murder by Decree 1979
as Prime Minister
Les Misérables 1978
as Gillenormand
Richard II 1978
as John of Gaunt
Romeo and Juliet 1978
as Chorus
No Man's Land 1978
as Spooner
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1977
as The Preacher
Heartbreak House 1977
as Captain Shotover
- The Grand Inquisitor
The Grand Inquisitor 1977
as Inquisitor
Joseph Andrews 1977
as The Doctor
Providence 1977
as Clive Langham
Peter Pan 1976
as Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray 1976
as Lord Henry Wotton
Aces High 1976
as Headmaster
Galileo 1975
as The Old Cardinal
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
as Edward Beddoes
11 Harrowhouse 1974
as Meecham
Frankenstein: The True Story 1974
as Chief Constable
Gold 1974
as Farrell
Lost Horizon 1973
as Chang
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare 1973
as Various
Probe 1972
as Harold L. Streeter
Eagle in a Cage 1972
as Lord Sissal
Home 1972
as Harry
Hamlet 1970
as The Ghost
Julius Caesar 1970
as Julius Caesar
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969
as Count Leopold Von Berchtold
The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968
as The Elder Pope
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski 1968
as Rich Man
Assignment to Kill 1968
as Curt Valayan
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968
as Lord Raglan
- From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love 1968
as Anton Chekhov
Sebastian 1968
as Head of Intelligence
October Revolution 1967
as Narrator (voice)
Romeo and Juliet 1967
as Chorus
Alice in Wonderland 1966
as Mock Turtle
- The Mayfly and the Frog
The Mayfly and the Frog 1966
as Gabriel Quantara
Ivanov 1966
as Nikolai ivanov, Director
Ages of Man 1966
Actor
Chimes at Midnight 1965
as Henry IV
The Loved One 1965
as Sir Francis Hinsley
Hamlet 1964
as Ghost (voice), Director
Becket 1964
as King Louis VII of France
To Die in Madrid 1963
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
The Cherry Orchard 1962
as Gaev, Writer
- The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land 1958
Actor
Saint Joan 1957
as Earl of Warwick
The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1957
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Foster
Richard III 1955
as George, Duke of Clarence
- ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall 1955
as John Worthing, JP
Romeo and Juliet 1954
as Chorus
Hamlet: The Actor's View 1954
as Self
Julius Caesar 1953
as Cassius
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five 1953
as Narrator
A Diary for Timothy 1945
as Hamlet
- An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother 1941
as Narrator
The Prime Minister 1941
as Disraeli
Heredity in Man 1937
as Self
Secret Agent 1936
as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
The Good Companions 1933
as Inigo Jollifant
Insult 1932
as Henri Dubois
- The Clue of the New Pin
The Clue of the New Pin 1929
as Rex Trasmere
- Who Is the Man?
Who Is the Man? 1924
as Daniel
Credits from TMDB.