Known For
Acting
Known Credits
192
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 14, 1904 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
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.
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dameas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Filmas Self | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamletas King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Behind The Scenes of Caligulaas | |
| 2005 | Revisiting Bridesheadas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Filmas Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe") | |
| 2001 | Catastropheas The Protagonist | |
| 1999 | The Tichborne Claimantas Cockburn | |
| 1998 | Elizabethas The Pope | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelotas Merlin (voice) | |
| 1998 | Merlinas King Constant | |
| 1998 | Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrowas | |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Timeas St. John Clarke | |
| 1997 | Davidas Stimme Gottes | |
| 1996 | Hamletas Priam | |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Ladyas Mr. Touchett | |
| 1996 | Looking for Richardas Self - Interviewee | |
| 1996 | The Leopard Sonas Narrator | |
| 1996 | Shineas Cecil Parkes | |
| 1996 | DragonHeartas King Arthur (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travelsas Professor of Light | |
| 1995 | Hauntedas Dr Henry Doyle | |
| 1995 | Stick with Me, Kidas Grandpa | |
| 1995 | First Knightas Oswald | |
| 1995 | The Thomas The Tank Engine Manas Self (Voice) | |
| 1994 | A Summer Day's Dreamas | |
| 1994 | Scarlettas Pierre Robillard | |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixtiesas Self | |
| 1992 | The Power of Oneas St. John | |
| 1992 | Shining Throughas Sunflower | |
| 1992 | Swan Songas Svetlovidov | |
| 1992 | A Walk Through Prospero's Libraryas Prospero | |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynastyas Drechsler | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Performanceas Stephen Dawlish | |
| 1991 | Prospero's Booksas Prospero | |
| 1991 | A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)as Virgil (voice) | |
| 1991 | The Best of Friendsas Sydney Cockerell | |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynastyas Drechsler | |
| 1990 | Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyondas Self | |
| 1990 | Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | A TV Danteas Virgil | |
| 1990 | Strike It Richas Herbert Dreuther | |
| 1989 | Barbablù, Barbablùas Barbablù | |
| 1989 | Summer's Leaseas Haverford Downs | |
| 1989 | Getting It Rightas Sir Gordon Munday | |
| 1988 | A Man for All Seasonsas Cardinal Wolsey | |
| 1988 | War and Remembranceas Aaron Jastrow | |
| 1988 | In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burtonas Self | |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocksas Hobson | |
| 1988 | Appointment with Deathas Colonel Carbury | |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas British Lord | |
| 1987 | Quartermaine's Termsas Eddie Loomis | |
| 1987 | Inspector Morseas Lord Hinksey | |
| 1986 | The Canterville Ghostas Sir Simon de Canterville | |
| 1986 | The Whistle Bloweras Sir Adrian Chappie | |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Antigoneas Tiresias | |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Oedipus the Kingas Tieresias | |
| 1986 | Time After Timeas Jasper Swift | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Lord Wakering | |
| 1985 | Plentyas Sir Leonard Darwin | |
| 1985 | Leave All Fairas John Middleton Murry | |
| 1985 | Romance on the Orient Expressas Theodore Woodward | |
| 1985 | The Shooting Partyas Cornelius Cardew | |
| 1985 | To Be Hamletas Self | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Eddie Loomis | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Jasper Swift | |
| 1984 | Camilleas Duke de Charles | |
| 1984 | Frankensteinas De Lacey | |
| 1984 | Six Centuries of Verseas Self - Presenter | |
| 1984 | The Far Pavilionsas Cavagnari | |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantraeas Lord Durrisdeer | |
| 1984 | Scandalousas Uncle Willie | |
| 1984 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hateas Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Wagneras Pfistermeister | |
| 1983 | The Wicked Ladyas Hogarth | |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Blackas Pope Pius XII | |
| 1983 | Invitation to the Weddingas | |
| 1982 | Marco Poloas Doge di Venezia | |
| 1982 | Gandhias Lord Irwin | |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a lifeas Self | |
| 1982 | The Criticas Lord Burleigh | |
| 1982 | Inside the Third Reichas Albert Speer Sr. | |
| 1982 | The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Charmolue | |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisitedas Edward 'Ned' Ryder | |
| 1981 | Priest of Loveas Herbert G. Muskett | |
| 1981 | Arthuras Hobson | |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fireas Master of Trinity | |
| 1981 | Lion of the Desertas Sharif El Gariani | |
| 1981 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mysteryas Marquis of Caterhan | |
| 1981 | Sphinxas Abdu-Hamdi | |
| 1980 | The Formulaas Dr. Abraham Esau | |
| 1980 | The Elephant Manas Carr Gomm | |
| 1980 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans?as Reverend Jones | |
| 1980 | The Conductoras John Lasocki | |
| 1979 | The Human Factoras Brigadier Tomlinson | |
| 1979 | Caligulaas Nerva | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Cyril Boggis | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Jelks | |
| 1979 | Murder by Decreeas Prime Minister | |
| 1978 | Les Misérablesas Gillenormand | |
| 1978 | Richard IIas John of Gaunt | |
| 1978 | Romeo and Julietas Chorus | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeareas Chorus | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeareas John of Gaunt | |
| 1978 | No Man's Landas Spooner | |
| 1977 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manas The Preacher | |
| 1977 | Heartbreak Houseas Captain Shotover | |
| 1977 | The Grand Inquisitoras Inquisitor | |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrewsas The Doctor | |
| 1977 | Providenceas Clive Langham | |
| 1976 | Peter Panas Narrator | |
| 1976 | Second City Televisionas Self | |
| 1976 | The Picture of Dorian Grayas Lord Henry Wotton | |
| 1976 | Aces Highas Headmaster | |
| 1975 | Galileoas The Old Cardinal | |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Expressas Mr. Beddoes | |
| 1974 | 11 Harrowhouseas Meecham | |
| 1974 | Frankenstein: The True Storyas Chief Constable | |
| 1974 | Goldas Farrell | |
| 1974 | QB VIIas Clinton-Meek | |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Storyas Chief Constable | |
| 1973 | Lost Horizonas Chang | |
| 1973 | William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeareas Various | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Specialas Various Roles | |
| 1972 | Probeas Harold L. Streeter | |
| 1972 | Eagle in a Cageas Lord Sissal | |
| 1972 | Homeas Harry | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Self | |
| 1970 | Hamletas The Ghost | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Harry | |
| 1970 | Menaceas Frederick William Densham | |
| 1970 | Julius Caesaras Julius Caesar | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely Waras Count Leopold Von Berchtold | |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the Fishermanas The Elder Pope | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1968 | The Love Song of Barney Kempinskias Rich Man | |
| 1968 | Assignment to Killas Curt Valayan | |
| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigadeas Lord Raglan | |
| 1968 | From Chekhov with Loveas Anton Chekhov | |
| 1968 | Sebastianas Head of Intelligence | |
| 1967 | Omnibusas Self | |
| 1967 | October Revolutionas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1967 | Romeo and Julietas Chorus | |
| 1966 | Alice in Wonderlandas Mock Turtle | |
| 1966 | The Mayfly and the Frogas Gabriel Quantara | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67as Rich Man | |
| 1966 | Ivanovas Nikolai ivanov | |
| 1966 | Ages of Manas | |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnightas Henry IV | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Capt. Shotover | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Charles II | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Chorus | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Lord Burleigh | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas The Inquisitor | |
| 1965 | The Loved Oneas Sir Francis Hinsley | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Writer | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Gabriel Quantara | |
| 1964 | Hamletas Ghost (voice) | |
| 1964 | Becketas King Louis VII of France | |
| 1963 | To Die in Madridas Narrator (English version) (voice) | |
| 1962 | The Cherry Orchardas Gaev | |
| 1959 | The Big Partyas Self | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Houras Self | |
| 1958 | The Immortal Landas | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paaras Self | |
| 1957 | Saint Joanas Earl of Warwick | |
| 1957 | The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Edward Moulton-Barrett | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Daysas Foster | |
| 1955 | Richard IIIas George, Duke of Clarence | |
| 1955 | ITV Opening Night at the Guildhallas John Worthing, JP | |
| 1954 | Romeo and Julietas Chorus | |
| 1954 | Hamlet: The Actor's Viewas Self | |
| 1953 | Julius Caesaras Cassius | |
| 1953 | Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Fiveas Narrator | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Charmolue | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Duke | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Lord Durrisdeer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas The Ghost | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1945 | A Diary for Timothyas Hamlet | |
| 1941 | An Airman's Letter to His Motheras Narrator | |
| 1941 | The Prime Ministeras Disraeli | |
| 1937 | Heredity in Manas Self | |
| 1936 | Secret Agentas Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie | |
| 1933 | The Good Companionsas Inigo Jollifant | |
| 1932 | Insultas Henri Dubois | |
| 1929 | The Clue of the New Pinas Rex Trasmere | |
| 1924 | Who Is the Man?as Daniel |
| 2016 | Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied...Writer | |
| 2016 | Trouser Bar...Writer | |
| 1966 | Ivanov...Director | |
| 1964 | Hamlet...Director | |
| 1962 | The Cherry Orchard...Writer |
