Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

183

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-04-14

Day of Death

2000-05-21 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

Arthur John Gielgud

Sir John Gielgud

A Gentleman

Джон Гилгуд

John Gielgud

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.

Known For

Acting

Chimes at Midnight

1965

Chimes at Midnight

as

Henry IV

Gandhi

1982

Gandhi

as

Lord Irwin

Frankenstein

1984

Frankenstein

as

De Lacey

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974

Frankenstein: The True Story

as

Chief Constable

To Be Hamlet

1985

To Be Hamlet

as

Self

Hamlet: The Actor's View

1954

Hamlet: The Actor's View

as

Self

The Elephant Man

1980

The Elephant Man

as

Carr Gomm

David

1997

David

as

Stimme Gottes

Secret Agent

1936

Secret Agent

as

Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

Murder on the Orient Express

as

Mr. Beddoes

Appointment with Death

1988

Appointment with Death

as

Colonel Carbury

Les Misérables

1978

Les Misérables

as

Gillenormand

Elizabeth

1998

Elizabeth

as

The Pope

Prospero's Books

1991

Prospero's Books

as

Prospero

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

Count Leopold Von Berchtold

First Knight

1995

First Knight

as

Oswald

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as

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

The Formula

1980

The Formula

as

Dr. Abraham Esau

Shining Through

1992

Shining Through

as

Sunflower

DragonHeart

1996

DragonHeart

as

King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

Chariots of Fire

1981

Chariots of Fire

as

Master of Trinity

Caligula

1979

Caligula

as

Nerva

The Whistle Blower

1986

The Whistle Blower

as

Sir Adrian Chappie

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

as

Hobson

Lion of the Desert

1981

Lion of the Desert

as

Sharif El Gariani

Murder by Decree

1979

Murder by Decree

as

Prime Minister

Arthur

1981

Arthur

as

Hobson

The Power of One

1992

The Power of One

as

St. John

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as

Mock Turtle

Plenty

1985

Plenty

as

Sir Leonard Darwin

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as

Lord Raglan

Julius Caesar

1970

Julius Caesar

as

Julius Caesar

Richard III

1955

Richard III

as

George, Duke of Clarence

Becket

1964

Becket

as

King Louis VII of France

Aces High

1976

Aces High

as

Headmaster

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

The Scarlet and the Black

as

Pope Pius XII

The Loved One

1965

The Loved One

as

Sir Francis Hinsley

Time After Time

1986

Time After Time

as

Jasper Swift

Sphinx

1981

Sphinx

as

Abdu-Hamdi

The Canterville Ghost

1986

The Canterville Ghost

as

Sir Simon de Canterville

The Human Factor

1979

The Human Factor

as

Brigadier Tomlinson

The Leopard Son

1996

The Leopard Son

as

Narrator

Julius Caesar

1953

Julius Caesar

as

Cassius

Gold

1974

Gold

as

Farrell

Haunted

1995

Haunted

as

Doctor Doyle

Priest of Love

1981

Priest of Love

as

Herbert G. Muskett

Quest for Camelot

1998

Quest for Camelot

as

Merlin (voice)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Charmolue

The Grand Inquisitor

1977

The Grand Inquisitor

as

Inquisitor

Catastrophe

2001

Catastrophe

as

The Protagonist

Providence

1977

Providence

as

Clive Langham

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

1981

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

as

Marquis of Caterhan

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

1973

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

as

Various

Romeo and Juliet

1954

Romeo and Juliet

as

Chorus

The Shooting Party

1985

The Shooting Party

as

Cornelius Cardew

Lost Horizon

1973

Lost Horizon

as

Chang

The Good Companions

1933

The Good Companions

as

Inigo Jollifant

Quartermaine's Terms

1987

Quartermaine's Terms

as

Eddie Loomis

The Cherry Orchard

1962

The Cherry Orchard

as

Gaev

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

1980

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as

Reverend Jones

Saint Joan

1957

Saint Joan

as

Earl of Warwick

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

1964

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

as

Ghost (voice)

The Wicked Lady

1983

The Wicked Lady

as

Hogarth

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

as

The Preacher

A Diary for Timothy

1945

A Diary for Timothy

as

Hamlet

To Die in Madrid

1963

To Die in Madrid

as

Narrator (English version) (voice)

Assignment to Kill

1968

Assignment to Kill

as

Curt Valayan

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

The Master of Ballantrae

as

Lord Durrisdeer

A Man for All Seasons

1988

A Man for All Seasons

as

Cardinal Wolsey

Scandalous

1984

Scandalous

as

Uncle Willie

No Man's Land

1978

No Man's Land

as

Spooner

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Galileo

1975

Galileo

as

The Old Cardinal

Camille

1984

Camille

as

Duke de Charles

Eagle in a Cage

1972

Eagle in a Cage

as

Lord Sissal

Probe

1972

Probe

as

Harold L. Streeter

Joseph Andrews

1977

Joseph Andrews

as

The Doctor

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Discovering Hamlet

as

King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

An Airman's Letter to His Mother

1941

An Airman's Letter to His Mother

as

Narrator

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

as

Rich Man

The Critic

1982

The Critic

as

Lord Burleigh

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

A Summer Day's Dream

as

Revisiting Brideshead

2005

Revisiting Brideshead

as

Self (archive footage)

Swan Song

1992

Swan Song

as

Svetlovidov

The Best of Friends

1991

The Best of Friends

as

Sydney Cockerell

Ages of Man

1966

Ages of Man

as

Invitation to the Wedding

1983

Invitation to the Wedding

as

11 Harrowhouse

1974

11 Harrowhouse

as

Meecham

Richard II

1978

Richard II

as

John of Gaunt

Romance on the Orient Express

1985

Romance on the Orient Express

as

Theodore Woodward

Looking for Richard

1996

Looking for Richard

as

Self - Interviewee

Hamlet

1996

Hamlet

as

Priam

Home

1972

Home

as

Harry

Sebastian

1968

Sebastian

as

Head of Intelligence

The Prime Minister

1941

The Prime Minister

as

Disraeli

The Strauss Dynasty

1991

The Strauss Dynasty

as

Drechsler

Getting It Right

1989

Getting It Right

as

Sir Gordon Munday

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

The Portrait of a Lady

as

Mr. Touchett

A Walk Through Prospero's Library

1992

A Walk Through Prospero's Library

as

Prospero

Insult

1932

Insult

as

Henri Dubois

Shine

1996

Shine

as

Cecil Parkes

Inside the Third Reich

1982

Inside the Third Reich

as

Albert Speer Sr.

The Mayfly and the Frog

1966

The Mayfly and the Frog

as

Gabriel Quantara

The Conductor

1980

The Conductor

as

John Lasocki

Heredity in Man

1937

Heredity in Man

as

Self

The Immortal Land

1958

The Immortal Land

as

A TV Dante

1990

A TV Dante

as

Virgil

Leave All Fair

1985

Leave All Fair

as

John Middleton Murry

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

1992

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

as

Self

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968

The Shoes of the Fisherman

as

The Elder Pope

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Foster

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

2016

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

as

Self

Strike It Rich

1990

Strike It Rich

as

Herbert Dreuther

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Lord Henry Wotton

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

1987

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

as

British Lord

Romeo and Juliet

1967

Romeo and Juliet

as

Chorus

Who Is the Man?

1924

Who Is the Man?

as

Daniel

Romeo and Juliet

1978

Romeo and Juliet

as

Chorus

The Clue of the New Pin

1929

The Clue of the New Pin

as

Rex Trasmere

The Tichborne Claimant

1998

The Tichborne Claimant

as

Cockburn

Heartbreak House

1977

Heartbreak House

as

Captain Shotover

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

as

Tieresias

Theban Plays: Antigone

1986

Theban Plays: Antigone

as

Tiresias

Peter Pan

1976

Peter Pan

as

Narrator

October Revolution

1967

October Revolution

as

Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

Self (archive footage)

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

1995

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

as

Self (Voice)

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

as

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

1991

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

as

Virgil (voice)

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

as

Self

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

as

Self

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Nothing Like a Dame

as

Self (archive footage)

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

1953

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

as

Narrator

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes

1990

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes

as

Narrator (voice)

Barbablù, Barbablù

1989

Barbablù, Barbablù

as

Barbablù

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

as

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Jelks

Second City Television

Second City Television

as

Self - Special Guest Star

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Lord Hinksey

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

as

Chief Constable

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

The Ghost

QB VII

QB VII

as

Clinton-Meek

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

as

Edward 'Ned' Ryder

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Harry

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

as

Professor of Light

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Rich Man

Menace

Menace

as

Scarlett

Scarlett

as

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

as

St. John Clarke

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Captain Shotover

Summer's Lease

Summer's Lease

as

Haverford Downs

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as

Various Roles

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Chorus

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

as

Aaron Jastrow

Merlin

Merlin

as

King Constant

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Lord Burleigh

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Wagner

Wagner

as

Pfistermeister

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Lord Wakering

Stick With Me, Kid

Stick With Me, Kid

as

Grandpa

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

John of Gaunt

Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

as

Self - Presenter

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self

Strauss Dynasty

Strauss Dynasty

as

Drechsler

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Charmolue

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Lord Durrisdeer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Duke

The Big Party

The Big Party

as

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Chorus

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Gabriel Quantara

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

as

Doge di Venezia

The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions

as

Cavagnari

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Cyril Boggis

Production

Crew

Directing

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

1964

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

as