Acting
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
Nothing Like a Dame
Film · 2018
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Film · 2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Film · 2014
Discovering Hamlet
Film · 2011
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Film · 2009
Revisiting Brideshead
Film · 2005
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Film · 2003
Catastrophe
Film · 2001
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Film · 2000
The Tichborne Claimant
Film · 1999
Elizabeth
Film · 1998
Quest for Camelot
Film · 1998
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Film · 1998
Merlin
Series · 1998
David
Film · 1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
Series · 1997
DragonHeart
Film · 1996
The Leopard Son
Film · 1996
Looking for Richard
Film · 1996
Hamlet
Film · 1996
The Portrait of a Lady
Film · 1996
Shine
Film · 1996
Gulliver's Travels
Series · 1996
First Knight
Film · 1995
Haunted
Film · 1995
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
Film · 1995
Stick with Me, Kid
Series · 1995
A Summer Day's Dream
Film · 1994
Scarlett
Series · 1994
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Series · 1993
Shining Through
Film · 1992
The Power of One
Film · 1992
Swan Song
Film · 1992
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
Film · 1992
Prospero's Books
Film · 1991
The Best of Friends
Film · 1991
The Strauss Dynasty
Film · 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Film · 1991
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
Film · 1991
The Strauss Dynasty
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
A TV Dante
Film · 1990
Strike It Rich
Film · 1990
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Film · 1990
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
Film · 1990
A TV Dante
Series · 1990
Getting It Right
Film · 1989
Barbablù, Barbablù
Film · 1989
Summer's Lease
Series · 1989
Appointment with Death
Film · 1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Film · 1988
A Man for All Seasons
Film · 1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Film · 1988
War and Remembrance
Series · 1988
Quartermaine's Terms
Film · 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
The Whistle Blower
Film · 1986
Time After Time
Film · 1986
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Film · 1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
Film · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
To Be Hamlet
Film · 1985
Plenty
Film · 1985
The Shooting Party
Film · 1985
Romance on the Orient Express
Film · 1985
Leave All Fair
Film · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Frankenstein
Film · 1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Film · 1984
The Master of Ballantrae
Film · 1984
Scandalous
Film · 1984
Camille
Film · 1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Series · 1984
The Far Pavilions
Series · 1984
The Scarlet and the Black
Film · 1983
The Wicked Lady
Film · 1983
Invitation to the Wedding
Film · 1983
Wagner
Series · 1983
Gandhi
Film · 1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1982
The Critic
Film · 1982
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Film · 1982
Marco Polo
Series · 1982
Inside the Third Reich
Series · 1982
Chariots of Fire
Film · 1981
Lion of the Desert
Film · 1981
Arthur
Film · 1981
Sphinx
Film · 1981
Priest of Love
Film · 1981
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Film · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Series · 1981
The Elephant Man
Film · 1980
The Formula
Film · 1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Film · 1980
The Conductor
Film · 1980
Caligula
Film · 1979
Murder by Decree
Film · 1979
The Human Factor
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Les Misérables
Film · 1978
No Man's Land
Film · 1978
Richard II
Film · 1978
Romeo and Juliet
Film · 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Series · 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Series · 1978
The Grand Inquisitor
Film · 1977
Providence
Film · 1977
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Film · 1977
Joseph Andrews
Film · 1977
Heartbreak House
Film · 1977
Aces High
Film · 1976
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Film · 1976
Peter Pan
Film · 1976
Second City Television
Series · 1976
Galileo
Film · 1975
Frankenstein: The True Story
Film · 1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Film · 1974
Gold
Film · 1974
11 Harrowhouse
Film · 1974
QB VII
Series · 1974
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
Film · 1973
Lost Horizon
Film · 1973
Frankenstein: The True Story
Series · 1973
Eagle in a Cage
Film · 1972
Probe
Film · 1972
Home
Film · 1972
ABC Afterschool Special
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Julius Caesar
Film · 1970
Hamlet
Film · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Menace
Series · 1970
Oh! What a Lovely War
Film · 1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film · 1968
Assignment to Kill
Film · 1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Film · 1968
Sebastian
Film · 1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Film · 1968
From Chekhov with Love
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Romeo and Juliet
Film · 1967
October Revolution
Film · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1966
Ages of Man
Film · 1966
The Mayfly and the Frog
Film · 1966
Ivanov
Film · 1966
ABC Stage 67
Series · 1966
Chimes at Midnight
Film · 1965
The Loved One
Film · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Becket
Film · 1964
Hamlet
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
To Die in Madrid
Film · 1963
The Cherry Orchard
Film · 1962
The Big Party
Series · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
The Immortal Land
Film · 1958
Saint Joan
Film · 1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Film · 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series · 1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 1956
Richard III
Film · 1955
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
Film · 1955
Hamlet: The Actor's View
Film · 1954
Romeo and Juliet
Film · 1954
Julius Caesar
Film · 1953
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Film · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
A Diary for Timothy
Film · 1945
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Film · 1941
The Prime Minister
Film · 1941
Heredity in Man
Film · 1937
Secret Agent
Film · 1936
The Good Companions
Film · 1933
Insult
Film · 1932
The Clue of the New Pin
Film · 1929
Who Is the Man?
Film · 1924