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 (183 titles)
6.8MovieNothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage) · 2018
5.8MoviePlay On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Self · 2016
7.2MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2014
7.5MovieDiscovering Hamlet
King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage) · 2011
2.0MovieBehind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
8.0MovieRevisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage) · 2005
10.0MovieCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe") · 2003
6.4MovieCatastrophe
The Protagonist · 2001
9.0MovieVivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self · 2000
8.7MovieThe Tichborne Claimant
Cockburn · 1999
7.2MovieElizabeth
The Pope · 1998
6.8MovieQuest for Camelot
Merlin (voice) · 1998
7.0ShowMerlin
King Constant · 1998
MovieRachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998
5.9ShowA Dance to the Music of Time
St. John Clarke · 1997
6.6MovieDavid
Stimme Gottes · 1997
7.3MovieHamlet
Priam · 1996
5.9MovieThe Portrait of a Lady
Mr. Touchett · 1996
6.8MovieLooking for Richard
Self - Interviewee · 1996
9.5MovieThe Leopard Son
Narrator · 1996
7.4MovieShine
Cecil Parkes · 1996
6.6MovieDragonHeart
King Arthur (voice) (uncredited) · 1996
7.3ShowGulliver's Travels
Professor of Light · 1996
6.1MovieHaunted
Dr Henry Doyle · 1995