Sir John Gielgud

Arthur John Gielgud
1904 - 2000
British born London

Nickname Johnny G . Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Born in London, England, John Gielgud trained at Lady Benson's Acting School and RADA, London. Best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26. He worked under the tutelage of Lilian Bayliss with friend and fellow performer Laurence Olivier and other contemporaries of the National Theatre at the "Old Vic", London. He made his screen debut in 1924. Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, 1981, for Arthur (1981) , Academy Award Nomination, 1964, for Becket (1964).

Catastrophe (2000) , Elizabeth (1998) , The Tichborne Claimant (1998) , Quest for Camelot (1998) , Merlin (1998/II) , "A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) , David (1997) , Hamlet (1996) , The Portrait of a Lady (1996) , Dragonheart (1996) , Gulliver's Travels (1996) , Shine (1996), Haunted (1995) , First Knight (1995) , "Scarlett" (1994) , "Under the Hammer" (1994) , "Alleyn Mysteries" (1994) , "Lovejoy" (1993) , "Inspector Morse" (1993) , The Power of One (1992) , Shining Through (1992) , Swan Song (1992) , Prospero's Books (1991) , "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991) , A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) , The Best of Friends (1991) , Strike It Rich (1990) , "Summer's Lease" (1989) , Getting It Right (1989) , "A TV dante" (1989) , "War and Remembrance" (1988) , Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) , Appointment with Death (1988) , A Man for All Seasons (1988) , Quartermaine's Terms (1987) , Barbablú, Barbablú (1987) , The Whistle Blower (1986) , The Canterville Ghost (1986) , Plenty (1985) , Romance on the Orient Express (1985) , The Shooting Party (1985) , Invitation to the Wedding (1985) , Leave All Fair (1985) , Time After Time (1985) , Camille (1984) , The Master of Ballantrae (1984) , Scandalous (1984) , "The Far Pavilions" (1984) , Oedipus the King (1984) , Antigone (1984) , Frankenstein (1984/I) , Buddenbrooks (1984) , "Wagner" (1983) , The Wicked Lady (1983) , The Scarlet and the Black (1983) , Gandhi (1982) , "Play of the Month" (1982) , The Critic (1982) , "Marco Polo" (1982) , Inside the Third Reich (1982) , The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) , The Seven Dials Mystery (1982) , A Christmas Carol (1982) , "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) , Priest of Love (1981) , Arthur (1981) , Lion of the Desert (1981) , Chariots of Fire (1981) , Sphinx (1981) , The Formula (1980) , The Elephant Man (1980) , Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) , Dyrygent (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected", (1979) , Caligola (1979) , Murder by Decree (1979) , Miserables, Les (1978) , King Richard the Second (1978) , Romeo & Juliet (1978) , No Man's Land (1978) , A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977) , Joseph Andrews (1977) , Providence (1977) , Peter Pan (1976) , Aces High (1976) , "Shades of Greene" (1975) , "Edward the King" (1975) , Galileo (1975) , Murder on the Orient Express (1974) , 11 Harrowhouse (1974) , Gold (1974) , "QB VII" (1974) , Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) , "Menace" (1973) , Lost Horizon (1973) , Probe (1972) , Eagle in a Cage (1972), "Play for Today" (1972) , Hassan (1971) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1970) , Julius Caesar (1970) , Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) , The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I) , Assignment to Kill (1968) , The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) , From Chekhov with Love (1968) , Sebastian (1968) , Alice in Wonderland (1966/I) , "The Wednesday Play" (1966) ,"ABC Stage 67" (1966) , Campanadas a medianoche (1965) , The Loved One (1965) , Hamlet (1964/I) , Becket (1964) , "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1961) , "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) , Saint Joan (1957) , The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) , Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) , Richard III (1955) , Romeo and Juliet (1954) , Julius Caesar (1953) , An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) , The Prime Minister (1941) , Secret Agent (1936) , The Good Companions (1933) , Insult (1932) , The Clue of the New Pin (1929) , Who Is the Man? (1924)