John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Acting

Born: 1904-04-14 · London, England

Died: 2000-05-21

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Self (archive footage)

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

2016

Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

2005

Self (archive footage)

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003

Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

2001

The Protagonist

The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

1999

Cockburn

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

The Pope

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

1998

Merlin (voice)

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

David

David

1997

Stimme Gottes

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

Priam

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

Mr. Touchett

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

Self - Interviewee

The Leopard Son

The Leopard Son

1996

Narrator

Shine

Shine

1996

Cecil Parkes

DragonHeart

DragonHeart

1996

King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

Haunted

Haunted

1995

Dr Henry Doyle

📺 TV Shows (20)