Gibson Gowland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1877
- Died
- September 9, 1951
- Birthplace
- Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK – 9 September 1951 London, England, UK) was an English film actor. Gowland came to the United States from England, by way of Canada, in 1913 where he met Beatrice Bird, also from England, whom he married. They moved to Hollywood, working as bit players. In 1916, his son, actor and photographer Peter Gowland, was born. His only starring role (out of 63 films) was in Greed (1924), directed by Erich von Stroheim, based on the Frank Norris novel McTeague, and costarring ZaSu Pitts. The film has since become a classic, despite its having been cut to one-fifth its original length for commercial release by MGM. Gowland portrayed the protagonist, dentist John McTeague. Von Stroheim also directed Gowland in his 1919 film Blind Husbands. Gowland was cast as Simon Buquet in the 1925 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. He had bit parts in dozens of films from 1938 to 1945, but was rarely credited on-screen. After two divorces, Gowland returned to England in 1944. He died in London at age 74 from a lethal case of diarrhea. He is buried in Golders Green Crematorium. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gibson Gowland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Gun Cargo 1949
as Henry Morgan
Kitty 1945
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gaslight 1944
as Servant (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Actor
A Guy Named Joe 1944
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Lodger 1944
Actor
Going My Way 1944
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Opera patron (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down 1943
as Villager (uncredited)
Crossroads 1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver 1942
as Man on Boat (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as Jurist
The Wolf Man 1941
as Villager (uncredited)
Sundown 1941
as Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Broadway Limited 1941
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic 1941
as Crewman (uncredited)
The Ape 1940
as Posse Member
Doomed to Die 1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
Northwest Passage 1940
as MacPherson
Henry Goes Arizona 1939
as Rancher (uncredited)
Raffles 1939
as Villager (uncredited)
Cotton Queen 1937
as Gaoler
- The Wife of General Ling
The Wife of General Ling 1937
as Mike
The House of the Spaniard 1936
as 1st Captain
Wolves of the Sea 1936
as Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
King of the Damned 1935
as Priest
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste 1935
as Andy Gilling
- The Stoker
The Stoker 1935
as Steve
The Secret of the Loch 1934
as Angus
North Pole - Ahoy! 1934
Actor
The Private Life of Don Juan 1934
as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
S.O.S. Iceberg 1933
as John Dragan
S.O.S. Iceberg 1933
as John Dragan
The Doomed Battalion 1932
as Innerhofer
Without Honor 1932
as Mike Donovan
Arrowsmith 1931
as Committee Member (uncredited)
A House Divided 1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
Land of Wanted Men 1931
as Terry
- Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up 1930
as Burke
The Sea Bat 1930
as Limey
Hell Harbor 1930
as Henry Morgan
The Mysterious Island 1929
as Dmitry
Rose-Marie 1928
as Black Bastien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927
as Angry Driver (uncredited)
The Isle of Forgotten Women 1927
as John Stort
Topsy and Eva 1927
as Simon Leegree
The First Auto 1927
as The Blacksmith
The Land Beyond the Law 1927
as Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
The Broken Gate 1927
as Ephraim Adamson
The Night of Love 1927
as Bandit
Don Juan 1926
as Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
The Outsider 1926
as Shadow
The Phantom of the Opera 1925
as Simon Buquet
The Prairie Wife 1925
as Ollie
Love and Glory 1924
as Jules Malicorne
Greed 1924
as John McTeague
The Border Legion 1924
as Gulden
The Red Lily 1924
as Le Turc
- Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands 1923
as Samuel Thayer
- Hutch Stirs 'em Up
Hutch Stirs 'em Up 1923
as Sir Arthur Blackrose
The Harbour Lights 1923
as Mark Helstone
Ladies Must Live 1921
as Michael Le Prim
The Fighting Shepherdess 1920
as Bowers
The Right of Way 1920
as Jo Portugais
Behind the Door 1919
as Gideon Blank
Blind Husbands 1919
as Silent Sepp
The Four-Gun Bandit 1919
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
The White Heather 1919
as The Captain
Breakers Ahead 1918
as Mike Burley
Bashful 1917
as Musician (uncredited)
The Secret of Black Mountain 1917
as Jack Rance
Under Handicap 1917
as Batt Truxton
The Promise 1917
as Stromberg
- The Father of Her Child
The Father of Her Child 1916
as Rufus Strong
Jewel 1915
as Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)
Credits from TMDB.