Directed credits
2
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Director
John Gielgud
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 11857
IMDb ID: nm0000024
Known for: Acting
Born: April 14, 1904
Died: May 21, 2000
Age: 96
Place of birth: London, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1932 - 2018
Years active: 87
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q204685
Also known as
Arthur John Gielgud • Sir John Gielgud • A Gentleman • Джон Гилгуд
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Director (2)Writer (3)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Gielgud.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Gielgud.
8.0
The Elephant Man
as Carr Gomm
1980 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
as Lord Irwin
1982 Movie
7.5
The Power of One
as St. John
1992 Movie
7.4
Shine
as Cecil Parkes
1996 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as Priam
1996 Movie
7.3
Lion of the Desert
as Sharif El Gariani
1981 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
7.2
Chimes at Midnight
as Henry IV
1965 Movie
7.2
Richard III
as George, Duke of Clarence
1955 Movie
7.2
Elizabeth
as The Pope
1998 Movie
7.1
Murder on the Orient Express
as Mr. Beddoes
1974 Movie
7.1
Becket
as King Louis VII of France
1964 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Gielgud.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Gielgud.
6.0
Caligula
as Nerva
1979 Movie
6.5
DragonHeart
as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
1996 Movie
5.5
Sphinx
as Abdu-Hamdi
1981 Movie
8.0
The Elephant Man
as Carr Gomm
1980 Movie
3.9
Trouser Bar
Writer
2016 Movie
5.7
Gold
as Farrell
1974 Movie
6.8
Providence
as Clive Langham
1977 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
as Lord Irwin
1982 Movie
6.5
David
as Stimme Gottes
1997 Movie
7.1
Murder on the Orient Express
as Mr. Beddoes
1974 Movie
6.0
Catastrophe
as The Protagonist
2001 Movie
6.5
Arthur
as Hobson
1981 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Gielgud.
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 3 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as Harry • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1968 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Chorus • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Lord Hinksey • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.4
ABC Afterschool Special
as Various Roles • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Jelks • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 3 eps
1967 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 2 eps
1948 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Gabriel Quantara • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.0
Performance
as Stephen Dawlish • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.9
Merlin
as King Constant • 2 eps
1998 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Gielgud.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Gielgud.
6.8
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
5.8
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
as Self
2016 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
7.0
Discovering Hamlet
as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
2011 Movie
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009 Movie
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
6.0
Catastrophe
as The Protagonist
2001 Movie
8.0
The Tichborne Claimant
as Cockburn
1999 Movie
7.2
Elizabeth
as The Pope
1998 Movie
6.8
Quest for Camelot
as Merlin (voice)
1998 Movie
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998 Movie
6.5
David
as Stimme Gottes
1997 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Gielgud.
6.9
Merlin
as King Constant • 2 eps
1998 Series
4.3
A Dance to the Music of Time
as St. John Clarke • 4 eps
1997 Series
7.1
Gulliver's Travels
as Professor of Light • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.5
Scarlett
as Pierre Robillard • 1 eps
1994 Series
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
The Strauss Dynasty
as Drechsler • 6 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Performance
as Stephen Dawlish • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.3
Summer's Lease
as Haverford Downs • 4 eps
1989 Series
7.8
War and Remembrance
as Aaron Jastrow • 12 eps
1988 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Lord Hinksey • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Lord Wakering • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.8
Screen Two
1 eps
1985 Series