1904–2000 · Acting
63.1avg grm
24titles
#210best rank
12honors
best title · #210 on siteThe Elephant Man1980 · as Carr Gomm79.8Honors
121982Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor
1991Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1975BAFTA — Best Actor (supporting)
1994Praemium Imperiale
1980honorary doctorate
Bio
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
ranked on this site1990s1 title
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The Leopard Son1996 · as Narrator58.51980s9 titles
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Summer's Lease1989 · as Haverford Downs · series64.8TThe Theban Plays by Sophocles1986 · as Teiresias · series63.5IIngrid1984 · as Self - Narrator58.9W
Wagner1983 · as Pfistermeister · series65.8G
Gandhi1982 · as Lord Irwin77.9B
Brideshead Revisited1981 · as Edward Ryder · series65.0C
Chariots of Fire1981 · as Master of Trinity51.9EThe Elephant Man1980 · as Carr Gomm79.8L
Lion of the Desert1980 · as Sharif El Gariani74.01970s2 titles
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Providence1977 · as Clive Langham57.3M
Murder on the Orient Express1974 · as Beddoes53.31960s9 titles
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Omnibus1967 · as Self · series63.8OOmnibus1967 · as Self - subject · series63.8B
BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Captain Shotover · series63.9BBBC Play of the Month1965 · as Chorus · series63.9BBBC Play of the Month1965 · as Charles II · series63.9C
Chimes at Midnight1965 · as Henry IV59.1B
Becket1964 · as King Louis VII of France72.3H
Hamlet1964 · as Director58.8T
To Die in Madrid1963 · as Narrator (English version)59.6
