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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-07-10

Day of Death

1936-01-09 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Logan, Utah, USA

Also Known As

John Cecil Pringle

Jack Gilbert

John Gilbert

Biography

American actor John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle) was one of the biggest stars of the Silent films era. His career subsequently significantly waned during the first years of the sound era.

Known For

Acting

The Big Parade

1925

The Big Parade

as

James 'Jim' Apperson

Queen Christina

1933

Queen Christina

as

Antonio

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as

Self / Romeo

The Eye of the Night

1916

The Eye of the Night

as

(uncredited)

The Wolf Man

1924

The Wolf Man

as

Gerald Stanley

While Paris Sleeps

1923

While Paris Sleeps

as

Dennis O'Keefe

Shame

1921

Shame

as

William Fielding / David Field

Love or Justice

1917

Love or Justice

as

Benny

A Woman of Affairs

1928

A Woman of Affairs

as

Neville Holderness

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as

(archive footage)

The Wife of the Centaur

1924

The Wife of the Centaur

as

Jeffrey Dwyer

Flesh and the Devil

1926

Flesh and the Devil

as

Leo von Harden

Married Flirts

1924

Married Flirts

as

John Gilbert (uncredited)

A Man's Man

1929

A Man's Man

as

John Gilbert (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

1926

The Merry Widow

as

Prince Danilo Petrovich

More Trouble

1918

More Trouble

as

Harvey Deering

Shackled

1918

Shackled

as

James Ashley

Matrimony

1915

Matrimony

as

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Phantom of Paris

1931

The Phantom of Paris

as

Chéri-Bibi

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

as

Steve Bramley

Love

1927

Love

as

Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

The Show

1927

The Show

as

Cock Robin

La Bohème

1926

La Bohème

as

Rodolphe

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Bardelys the Magnificent

as

Marquis Christian de Bardelys

The Love Gambler

1922

The Love Gambler

as

Dick Manners

Downstairs

1932

Downstairs

as

Karl Schneider

Desert Nights

1929

Desert Nights

as

Hugh Rand

Redemption

1930

Redemption

as

Fedya Protasoff

West of Broadway

1931

West of Broadway

as

Jerry

The Cossacks

1928

The Cossacks

as

Lukashka

Monte Cristo

1922

Monte Cristo

as

Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo

Man, Woman and Sin

1927

Man, Woman and Sin

as

Albert Whitcomb

Gentleman's Fate

1931

Gentleman's Fate

as

Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

as

Self (archive footage)

Golden Rule Kate

1917

Golden Rule Kate

as

The Heller

Fast Workers

1933

Fast Workers

as

Gunner Smith

Heart o' the Hills

1919

Heart o' the Hills

as

Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)

The Masks of the Devil

1928

The Masks of the Devil

as

Baron Reiner

Cameo Kirby

1923

Cameo Kirby

as

Cameo Kirby

His Glorious Night

1929

His Glorious Night

as

Captain Kovacs

Shell 43

1916

Shell 43

as

English Spy

The Coward

1915

The Coward

as

A Young Virginian (uncredited)

Hell's Hinges

1916

Hell's Hinges

as

Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)

The Busher

1919

The Busher

as

Jim Blair (as Jack Gilbert)

The Divine Garbo

1990

The Divine Garbo

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Man Beneath

1919

The Man Beneath

as

James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)

Twelve Miles Out

1927

Twelve Miles Out

as

Jerry Fay

Princess of the Dark

1917

Princess of the Dark

as

'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)

The Dark Road

1917

The Dark Road

as

Cedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)

The Hater of Men

1917

The Hater of Men

as

Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as

Self (archive footage)

Wedlock

1918

Wedlock

as

Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

1986

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as

Self (archive footage)

Civilization

1916

Civilization

as

Extra (uncredited)

The Aryan

1916

The Aryan

as

(uncredited)

Show People

1928

Show People

as

Self (uncredited)

The Great Redeemer

1920

The Great Redeemer

as

(uncredited)

Should a Woman Tell?

1919

Should a Woman Tell?

as

The Villain

Ladies Must Live

1921

Ladies Must Live

as

The Gardener

The Snob

1924

The Snob

as

Eugene Curry

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as

Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

The Exiles

1923

The Exiles

as

Henry Holcombe

A Little Brother of the Rich

1919

A Little Brother of the Rich

as

Carl Wilmerding

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Walls

1928

Four Walls

as

Benny

His Hour

1924

His Hour

as

Gritzko

The Devil Dodger

1917

The Devil Dodger

as

Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)

Honor First

1922

Honor First

as

Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois

A Man's Mate

1924

A Man's Mate

as

Paul

The Dawn of Understanding

1918

The Dawn of Understanding

as

Ira Beasley

St. Elmo

1923

St. Elmo

as

St. Elmo Thornton

Rediscovering John Gilbert

2010

Rediscovering John Gilbert

as

(archive footage)

The White Circle

1920

The White Circle

as

Frank Cassilis

The White Heather

1919

The White Heather

as

Dick Beach

Truxton King

1923

Truxton King

as

Truxton King

Production

Crew

Directing

Love

1927

Love

as