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