John Gielgud

John Gielgud

🎂 14th April 1904 (121 yrs) 📍 London, England

Known For

The Elephant Man

Biography

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.

John Gielgud

Movies Featuring John Gielgud

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film (2016)

as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet (2011)

as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Behind The Scenes of Caligula

Behind The Scenes of Caligula (2009)

Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Catastrophe

Catastrophe (2001)

as The Protagonist
The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant (1999)

as Cockburn
Elizabeth

Elizabeth (1998)

as The Pope
Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot (1998)

as Merlin (voice)
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow (1998)

David

David (1997)

as Stimme Gottes
Hamlet

Hamlet (1996)

as Priam
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

as Mr. Touchett
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard (1996)

as Self - Interviewee
The Leopard Son

The Leopard Son (1996)

as Narrator
Shine

Shine (1996)

as Cecil Parkes
DragonHeart

DragonHeart (1996)

as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted

Haunted (1995)

as Dr Henry Doyle
First Knight

First Knight (1995)

as Oswald
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man (1995)

as Self (Voice)
No Image

A Summer Day's Dream (1994)

The Power of One

The Power of One (1992)

as St. John
Shining Through

Shining Through (1992)

as Sunflower
No Image

Swan Song (1992)

as Svetlovidov
No Image

A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1992)

as Prospero
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books (1991)

as Prospero
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14) (1991)

as Virgil (voice)
The Best of Friends

The Best of Friends (1991)

as Sydney Cockerell
The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty (1991)

as Drechsler
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)

as Self
No Image

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes (1990)

as Narrator (voice)
A TV Dante

A TV Dante (1990)

as Virgil
Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich (1990)

as Herbert Dreuther
Barbablù, Barbablù

Barbablù, Barbablù (1989)

as Barbablù
Getting It Right

Getting It Right (1989)

as Sir Gordon Munday
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons (1988)

as Cardinal Wolsey
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)

as Self
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

as Hobson
Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death (1988)

as Colonel Carbury
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

as British Lord
Quartermaine's Terms

Quartermaine's Terms (1987)

as Eddie Loomis
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (1986)

as Sir Simon de Canterville
The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower (1986)

as Sir Adrian Chappie
Theban Plays: Antigone

Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)

as Tiresias
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)

as Tieresias
Time After Time

Time After Time (1986)

as Jasper Swift
Plenty

Plenty (1985)

as Sir Leonard Darwin
Leave All Fair

Leave All Fair (1985)

as John Middleton Murry
Romance on the Orient Express

Romance on the Orient Express (1985)

as Theodore Woodward
The Shooting Party

The Shooting Party (1985)

as Cornelius Cardew
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet (1985)

as Self
Camille

Camille (1984)

as Duke de Charles
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1984)

as De Lacey
The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae (1984)

as Lord Durrisdeer
Scandalous

Scandalous (1984)

as Uncle Willie
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)

as Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady (1983)

as Hogarth
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

as Pope Pius XII
Invitation to the Wedding

Invitation to the Wedding (1983)

Gandhi

Gandhi (1982)

as Lord Irwin
Laurence Olivier: a life

Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)

as Self
No Image

The Critic (1982)

as Lord Burleigh
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

as Charmolue
Priest of Love

Priest of Love (1981)

as Herbert G. Muskett
Arthur

Arthur (1981)

as Hobson
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire (1981)

as Master of Trinity
Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert (1981)

as Sharif El Gariani
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery (1981)

as Marquis of Caterhan
Sphinx

Sphinx (1981)

as Abdu-Hamdi
The Formula

The Formula (1980)

as Dr. Abraham Esau
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man (1980)

as Carr Gomm
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)

as Reverend Jones
The Conductor

The Conductor (1980)

as John Lasocki
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1979)

as Brigadier Tomlinson
Caligula

Caligula (1979)

as Nerva
Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree (1979)

as Prime Minister
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1978)

as Gillenormand
Richard II

Richard II (1978)

as John of Gaunt
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1978)

as Chorus
No Man's Land

No Man's Land (1978)

as Spooner
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)

as The Preacher
Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House (1977)

as Captain Shotover
No Image

The Grand Inquisitor (1977)

as Inquisitor
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews (1977)

as The Doctor
Providence

Providence (1977)

as Clive Langham
Peter Pan

Peter Pan (1976)

as Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)

as Lord Henry Wotton
Aces High

Aces High (1976)

as Headmaster
Galileo

Galileo (1975)

as The Old Cardinal
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

as Mr. Beddoes
11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse (1974)

as Meecham
Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)

as Chief Constable
Gold

Gold (1974)

as Farrell
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon (1973)

as Chang
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973)

as Various
Probe

Probe (1972)

as Harold L. Streeter
Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage (1972)

as Lord Sissal
Home

Home (1972)

as Harry
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1970)

as Julius Caesar
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

as Count Leopold Von Berchtold
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

as The Elder Pope
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1968)

as Rich Man
Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill (1968)

as Curt Valayan
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

as Lord Raglan
No Image

From Chekhov with Love (1968)

as Anton Chekhov
Sebastian

Sebastian (1968)

as Head of Intelligence
October Revolution

October Revolution (1967)

as Narrator (voice)
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1967)

as Chorus
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1966)

as Mock Turtle
No Image

The Mayfly and the Frog (1966)

as Gabriel Quantara
Ivanov

Ivanov (1966)

as Nikolai ivanov
Ages of Man

Ages of Man (1966)

Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight (1965)

as Henry IV
The Loved One

The Loved One (1965)

as Sir Francis Hinsley
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (1964)

as Ghost (voice)
Becket

Becket (1964)

as King Louis VII of France
To Die in Madrid

To Die in Madrid (1963)

as Narrator (English version) (voice)
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard (1962)

as Gaev
No Image

The Immortal Land (1958)

Saint Joan

Saint Joan (1957)

as Earl of Warwick
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)

as Edward Moulton-Barrett
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

as Foster
Richard III

Richard III (1955)

as George, Duke of Clarence
No Image

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (1955)

as John Worthing, JP
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1954)

as Chorus
Hamlet: The Actor's View

Hamlet: The Actor's View (1954)

as Self
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1953)

as Cassius
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five (1953)

as Narrator
A Diary for Timothy

A Diary for Timothy (1945)

as Hamlet
No Image

An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)

as Narrator
The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister (1941)

as Disraeli
Heredity in Man

Heredity in Man (1937)

as Self
Secret Agent

Secret Agent (1936)

as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
The Good Companions

The Good Companions (1933)

as Inigo Jollifant
Insult

Insult (1932)

as Henri Dubois
No Image

The Clue of the New Pin (1929)

as Rex Trasmere
No Image

Who Is the Man? (1924)

as Daniel