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John Gielgud

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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…

Filmography141 films
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  1. Nothing Like a Dame2018
  2. Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film2016
  3. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014
  4. Discovering Hamlet2011
  5. Behind The Scenes of Caligula2009
  6. Revisiting Brideshead2005
  7. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film2003
  8. Catastrophe2001
  9. Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance2000
  10. The Tichborne Claimant1999
  11. Elizabeth1998
  12. Quest for Camelot1998
  13. Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow1998
  14. David1997
  15. Hamlet1996
  16. The Portrait of a Lady1996
  17. Looking for Richard1996
  18. The Leopard Son1996
  19. Shine1996
  20. DragonHeart1996
  21. Haunted1995
  22. First Knight1995
  23. The Thomas The Tank Engine Man1995
  24. A Summer Day's Dream1994
  25. The Power of One1992
  26. Shining Through1992
  27. A Walk Through Prospero's Library1992
  28. Swan Song1992
  29. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991
  30. Prospero's Books1991
  31. A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)1991
  32. The Best of Friends1991
  33. The Strauss Dynasty1991
  34. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond1990
  35. A TV Dante1990
  36. Strike It Rich1990
  37. Barbablù, Barbablù1989
  38. Getting It Right1989
  39. A Man for All Seasons1988
  40. In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton1988
  41. Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988
  42. Appointment with Death1988
  43. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville1987
  44. Quartermaine's Terms1987
  45. The Canterville Ghost1986
  46. The Whistle Blower1986
  47. Theban Plays: Antigone1986
  48. Theban Plays: Oedipus the King1986
  49. Time After Time1986
  50. Plenty1985
  51. Leave All Fair1985
  52. Romance on the Orient Express1985
  53. The Shooting Party1985
  54. To Be Hamlet1985
  55. Camille1984
  56. Frankenstein1984
  57. The Master of Ballantrae1984
  58. Scandalous1984
  59. James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984
  60. The Wicked Lady1983
  61. The Scarlet and the Black1983
  62. Invitation to the Wedding1983
  63. Gandhi1982
  64. Laurence Olivier: A Life1982
  65. The Critic1982
  66. The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982
  67. Priest of Love1981
  68. Arthur1981
  69. Chariots of Fire1981
  70. Lion of the Desert1981
  71. Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery1981
  72. Sphinx1981
  73. The Formula1980
  74. The Elephant Man1980
  75. Why Didn't They Ask Evans?1980
  76. The Conductor1980
  77. The Human Factor1979
  78. Caligula1979
  79. Murder by Decree1979
  80. Les Misérables1978
  81. Richard II1978
  82. Romeo and Juliet1978
  83. No Man's Land1978
  84. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man1977
  85. Heartbreak House1977
  86. The Grand Inquisitor1977
  87. Joseph Andrews1977
  88. Providence1977
  89. Peter Pan1976
  90. The Picture of Dorian Gray1976
  91. Aces High1976
  92. Galileo1975
  93. Murder on the Orient Express1974
  94. 11 Harrowhouse1974
  95. Frankenstein: The True Story1974
  96. Gold1974
  97. Lost Horizon1973
  98. William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare1973
  99. Probe1972
  100. Eagle in a Cage1972
  101. Home1972
  102. Hamlet1970
  103. Julius Caesar1970
  104. Oh! What a Lovely War1969
  105. The Shoes of the Fisherman1968
  106. The Love Song of Barney Kempinski1968
  107. Assignment to Kill1968
  108. The Charge of the Light Brigade1968
  109. From Chekhov with Love1968
  110. Sebastian1968
  111. October Revolution1967
  112. Romeo and Juliet1967
  113. Alice in Wonderland1966
  114. The Mayfly and the Frog1966
  115. Ivanov1966
  116. Ages of Man1966
  117. Chimes at Midnight1965
  118. The Loved One1965
  119. Hamlet1964
  120. Becket1964
  121. To Die in Madrid1963
  122. The Cherry Orchard1962
  123. The Immortal Land1958
  124. Saint Joan1957
  125. The Barretts of Wimpole Street1957
  126. Around the World in 80 Days1956
  127. Richard III1955
  128. ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall1955
  129. Romeo and Juliet1954
  130. Hamlet: The Actor's View1954
  131. Julius Caesar1953
  132. Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five1953
  133. A Diary for Timothy1945
  134. An Airman's Letter to His Mother1941
  135. The Prime Minister1941
  136. Heredity in Man1937
  137. Secret Agent1936
  138. The Good Companions1933
  139. Insult1932
  140. The Clue of the New Pin1929
  141. Who Is the Man?1924
  1. Nothing Like a Dame2018
  2. Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film2016
  3. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014