

John Gielgud
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 Apr 1904
Age
122 Years
Born In
London, England
Total Projects
187
Years Active
94 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)

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Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
as Self

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

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Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Behind The Scenes of Caligula

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Revisiting Brideshead
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self (archive footage)

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Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
as Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")

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Catastrophe
Catastrophe
as The Protagonist

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The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant
as Cockburn

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Elizabeth
Elizabeth
as The Pope

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Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
as Merlin (voice)

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Merlin
Merlin
as King Constant

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Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

tv
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
as St. John Clarke

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David
David
as Stimme Gottes

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Hamlet
Hamlet
as Priam

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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
as Mr. Touchett

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Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee

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The Leopard Son
The Leopard Son
as Narrator

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Shine
Shine
as Cecil Parkes

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DragonHeart
DragonHeart
as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

tv
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
as Professor of Light

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Haunted
Haunted
as Dr Henry Doyle

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Stick with Me, Kid
Stick with Me, Kid
as Grandpa

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First Knight
First Knight
as Oswald

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The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
as Self (Voice)

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A Summer Day's Dream
A Summer Day's Dream

tv
Scarlett
Scarlett
as Pierre Robillard

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Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self

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The Power of One
The Power of One
as St. John

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Shining Through
Shining Through
as Sunflower

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Swan Song
Swan Song
as Svetlovidov

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A Walk Through Prospero's Library
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
as Prospero

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The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty
as Drechsler

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)

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Performance
Performance
as Stephen Dawlish

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Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
as Prospero

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A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
as Virgil (voice)

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The Best of Friends
The Best of Friends
as Sydney Cockerell

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The Strauss Dynasty
The Strauss Dynasty
as Drechsler

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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as Self

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Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
as Narrator (voice)

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A TV Dante
A TV Dante
as Virgil

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Strike It Rich
Strike It Rich
as Herbert Dreuther

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Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù, Barbablù
as Barbablù

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Summer's Lease
Summer's Lease
as Haverford Downs

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Getting It Right
Getting It Right
as Sir Gordon Munday

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A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
as Cardinal Wolsey

tv
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Aaron Jastrow

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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self

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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Hobson

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Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
as Colonel Carbury

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

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Quartermaine's Terms
Quartermaine's Terms
as Eddie Loomis

tv
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Lord Hinksey

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The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Sir Simon de Canterville

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The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower
as Sir Adrian Chappie

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Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Tiresias

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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Tieresias

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Time After Time
Time After Time
as Jasper Swift

tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Lord Wakering

movie
Plenty
Plenty
as Sir Leonard Darwin

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Leave All Fair
Leave All Fair
as John Middleton Murry

movie
Romance on the Orient Express
Romance on the Orient Express
as Theodore Woodward

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The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party
as Cornelius Cardew

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To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet
as Self

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two

movie
Camille
Camille
as Duke de Charles

movie
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as De Lacey

tv
Six Centuries of Verse
Six Centuries of Verse
as Self - Presenter

tv
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
as Cavagnari

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The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae
as Lord Durrisdeer

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Scandalous
Scandalous
as Uncle Willie

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James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

tv
Wagner
Wagner
as Pfistermeister

movie
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
as Hogarth

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The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
as Pope Pius XII

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Invitation to the Wedding
Invitation to the Wedding

tv
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
as Doge di Venezia

movie
Gandhi
Gandhi
as Lord Irwin

movie
Laurence Olivier: a life
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self

movie
The Critic
The Critic
as Lord Burleigh

tv
Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich
as Albert Speer Sr.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Charmolue

tv
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
as Edward 'Ned' Ryder

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Priest of Love
Priest of Love
as Herbert G. Muskett

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Arthur
Arthur
as Hobson

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Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
as Master of Trinity

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Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
as Sharif El Gariani

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Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
as Marquis of Caterhan

movie
Sphinx
Sphinx
as Abdu-Hamdi

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The Formula
The Formula
as Dr. Abraham Esau

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The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
as Carr Gomm

movie
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
as Reverend Jones

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The Conductor
The Conductor
as John Lasocki

movie
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
as Brigadier Tomlinson

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Caligula
Caligula
as Nerva

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Jelks

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Cyril Boggis

movie
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
as Prime Minister

movie
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Gillenormand

movie
Richard II
Richard II
as John of Gaunt

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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Chorus

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No Man's Land
No Man's Land
as Spooner

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
as The Preacher

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Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House
as Captain Shotover

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The Grand Inquisitor
The Grand Inquisitor
as Inquisitor

movie
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
as The Doctor

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Providence
Providence
as Clive Langham

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Peter Pan
Peter Pan
as Narrator

tv
Second City Television
Second City Television
as Self

movie
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lord Henry Wotton

movie
Aces High
Aces High
as Headmaster

movie
Galileo
Galileo
as The Old Cardinal

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Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Mr. Beddoes

movie
11 Harrowhouse
11 Harrowhouse
as Meecham

movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Chief Constable

movie
Gold
Gold
as Farrell

tv
QB VII
QB VII
as Clinton-Meek

tv
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Chief Constable

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Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
as Chang

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

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ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Various Roles

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Probe
Probe
as Harold L. Streeter

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Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage
as Lord Sissal

movie
Home
Home
as Harry

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self

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Hamlet
Hamlet
as The Ghost

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Play for Today
Play for Today
as Harry

tv
Menace
Menace

movie
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Julius Caesar

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Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Count Leopold Von Berchtold

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The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as The Elder Pope

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
as Rich Man

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Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill
as Curt Valayan

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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lord Raglan

movie
From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love
as Anton Chekhov

movie
Sebastian
Sebastian
as Head of Intelligence

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self

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October Revolution
October Revolution
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Chorus

movie
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle

movie
The Mayfly and the Frog
The Mayfly and the Frog
as Gabriel Quantara

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ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Rich Man

movie
Ivanov
Ivanov
as Nikolai ivanov

movie
Ages of Man
Ages of Man

movie
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
as Henry IV

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Chorus

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as The Inquisitor

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Charles II

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Capt. Shotover

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Burleigh

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The Loved One
The Loved One
as Sir Francis Hinsley

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The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Gabriel Quantara

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Ghost (voice)

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Becket
Becket
as King Louis VII of France

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To Die in Madrid
To Die in Madrid
as Narrator (English version) (voice)

movie
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Gaev

tv
The Big Party
The Big Party
as Self

tv
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self

movie
The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land

tv
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

movie
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
as Earl of Warwick

movie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Edward Moulton-Barrett

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Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Foster

movie
Richard III
Richard III
as George, Duke of Clarence

movie
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
as John Worthing, JP

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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Chorus

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Hamlet: The Actor's View
Hamlet: The Actor's View
as Self

movie
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Cassius

movie
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
as Narrator

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Ghost

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Charmolue

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Durrisdeer

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Duke

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy
as Hamlet

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An Airman's Letter to His Mother
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
as Narrator

movie
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
as Disraeli

movie
Heredity in Man
Heredity in Man
as Self

movie
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

movie
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
as Inigo Jollifant

movie
Insult
Insult
as Henri Dubois

movie
The Clue of the New Pin
The Clue of the New Pin
as Rex Trasmere

movie
Who Is the Man?
Who Is the Man?
as Daniel