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Gielgud, John (1904-2000)
 

Film & TV credits


WHO IS THE MAN?1924Cast Member
LIVING PAINTINGS (ROMEO AND JULIET)1924Romeo
The CLUE OF THE NEW PIN1929Rex Trasmere
INSULT1932Henri Dubois
The GOOD COMPANIONS1933Inigo Jollifant
SECRET AGENT1936Richard Ashenden/Brodie
The PRIME MINISTER1941Benjamin Disraeli
An AIRMAN'S LETTER TO HIS MOTHER1941Narrator
UNFINISHED JOURNEY1944Commentator
A DIARY FOR TIMOTHY1946on-screen participant
JULIUS CAESAR1953Cassius
ROMEO AND JULIET1954The Prologe
RICHARD III1955Clarence
The IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST1955Cast Member
The BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET1956Barrett
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS1956Foster, ex-employee of Fogg
SAINT JOAN1957The Earl of Warwick
GREECE THE IMMORTAL LAND1958Voice
The BROWNING VERSION1959Cast Member
The CHERRY ORCHARD1962Leonid Andreyevich Gaev
MOURIR A MADRID1962English language narrator
The CHERRY ORCHARD1962Adapted for the Stage by
HAMLET1964Voice of the Ghost
HAMLET1964For the Stage: Stage Production
BECKET1964King Louis VII
The LOVED ONE1965Sir Francis Hinsley
CAMPANADAS A MEDIANOCHE1966King Henry IV
The MAYFLY AND THE FROG1966Gabriel Quantara
REVOLUTION D'OCTOBRE1967Commentator
REVOLUTION D'OCTOBRE1967Narrator
SEBASTIAN1967Head of Intelligence
ASSIGNMENT TO KILL1967Curt Valayan
The CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE1968Lord Raglan
FROM CHEKHOV WITH LOVE1968Cast Member
The SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN1968First Pope
ST. JOAN1968The Inquisitor
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR1969Count Berchtold
BUDDENBROOKS1970Narrator
JULIUS CAESAR1970Julius Caesar
EAGLE IN A CAGE1970Lord Sissal
HOME1971Cast Member
HAMLET1971The Ghost
The SPIRIT OF THE RENAISSANCE1971Narrator
LOST HORIZON1972Chang
HOME1973Harry
DELIVER US FROM EVIL1973Frederick William Densham
11 HARROWHOUSE1974Meecham
GOLD1974Farrell
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS1974Beddoes
GALILEO1974Old Cardinal
SPECIAL DUTIES1975Mr. Ferraro
THIS IS NOEL COWARD1975Narrator
The INVISIBLE QUEEN1975Benjamin Disraeli
DEAREST PRINCE1975Benjamin Disraeli
The GIFT OF THE MAGNA CARTER1976Cast Member
The PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY1976Lord Henry Wotton
ACES HIGH1976Headmaster
JOSEPH ANDREWS1976Doctor
The GRAND INQUISITOR1977Cast Member
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN1977Preacher
PROVIDENCE1977Clive Langham
PURE RADIO1977radio extracts
HEARTBREAK HOUSE1977Captain Shotover
RICHARD II1978John of Gaunt
CAROLS AT KINGS1978Cast Member
NO MAN'S LAND1978Spooner
ROMEO AND JULIET1978Cast Member
MURDER BY DECREE1978The Prime Minister
The HUMAN FACTOR1979Brigadier Tomlinson
CALIGULA1979Nerva
DYRYGENT1979Jan Lasocki
Technicolour and TechnologY 1914-19791980Presenter
EVERY NIGHT SOMETHING ATROCIOUS1980Cast Member
SOUL OF A NATION1980Narrator
WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS?1980Rev Thomas Jones
The ELEPHANT MAN1980Carr Gomm
The FORMULA1980Dr. Abraham Esau
SPHINX1980Abdu Hamdi
LION OF THE DESERT1980Sharif El Gariani
PRIEST OF LOVE1980Herbert G. Muskett
JACK HAWKINS1980Interviewee
The SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY1981Cast Member
The CRITIC1981Cast Member
FAURE REQUIEM1981Presenter
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 2 HOME AND ABROAD1981Edward Ryder
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 7 The UNSEEN HOOK1981Edward Ryder
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 10 A TWITCH UPON THE THREAD1981Edward Ryder
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 1 ET IN ARCADIA EGO1981Edward Ryder
CHARIOTS OF FIRE1981Master of Trinity
ARTHUR1981Hobson
PAPERBACKS[29/04/81]1981Interviewee
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPISODE 4 SEBASTIAN AGAINST THE WORLD1981Edward Ryder
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME1982Cast Member
INSIDE THE THIRD REICH1982Albert Speer Sr
GANDHI1982Lord Irwin
WAGNER1983Pfistermeister narrator
The WICKED LADY1983Hogarth
SCANDALOUS1983Uncle Willie
INVITATION TO THE WEDDING1983Clyde Ormiston
WAGNER1983Narrator of cinema version
OLD ENGLISH1984Presenter
CHAUCER 1340-14001984Presenter
MEDIEVAL TO ELIZABETHAN 1400-16001984Presenter
SHAKESPEARE 1564-16161984Presenter
METAPHYSICAL AND DEVOTIONAL 1590-16701984Presenter
RESTORATION AND AUGUSTAN 1660-17451984Presenter
CAMILLE1984Cast Member
FRANKENSTEIN1984De Lacey
INGRID1984Narrator
The MASTER OF BALLANTRAE1984Lord Durrisdeer
RICHARD STRAUSS REMEMBERED1984Narrator
The SHOOTING PARTY1984Cornelius Cardew
LEAVE ALL FAIR1985Cast Member
NECK1985Jelks
ROMANCE ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS1985Mr Woodward
The FAR PAVILIONS EPISODE 2 JOURNEY TO BHILHOR1985Cast Member
The FAR PAVILIONS EPISODE 3 WALLY AND ANJULI1985Cast Member
PLENTY1985Sir Leonard Darwin
YOUNG ROMANTICS 1800-18241986Presenter
ALICE IN WONDERLAND1986Mock Turtle
ANTIGONE1986Teiresias
OEDIPUS THE KING1986Cast Member
PARSON'S PLEASURE1986Cyril Boggis
The THEBAN PLAYS BY SOPHOCLES1986Cast Member
TIME AFTER TIME1986Jasper Swift
MARCO POLO [PART 2]1986Doge of Venice
The WHISTLE BLOWER1986Sir Adrian Chapple
CHAUCER TO TED HUGHES1987Presenter
MILTON 1608-16741987Presenter
BARBABLU BARBABLU1987Cast Member
QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS1987Cast Member
IN FROM THE COLD? A PORTRAIT OF RICHARD BURTON1988Cast Member
GWEN : A JULIET REMEMBERED1988Cast Member
APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH1988Colonel Carbury
ARTHUR 2 ON THE ROCKS1988Hobson
EARLY STAGES1988Interviewee
VILLA TO LET1989Cast Member
GETTING IT RIGHT1989Sir Gordon Munday
WHERE THE WATER GOES1989Cast Member
A BATTLEFIELD1989Cast Member
The URBINO TRAIL1989Cast Member
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[04/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[10/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[11/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[17/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[18/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[24/09/89]1989Aaron Jastrow
LOSER TAKES ALL1990Cast Member
A TV DANTE[29/07/90]: CANTOS 1 AND 21990Virgil
A TV DANTE[30/07/90]: CANTOS 3 AND 41990Virgil
A TV DANTE[31/07/90]: CANTOS 5 AND 61990Virgil
A TV DANTE[01/08/90]: CANTOS 7 AND 81990Virgil
The FINAL CHAPTER - PART 11990Aaron Jastrow
The FINAL CHAPTER - PART 21990Aaron Jastrow
The FINAL CHAPTER - PART 31990Aaron Jastrow
The FINAL CHAPTER - PART 41990Aaron Jastrow
The CONCLUSION1990Aaron Jastrow
HINDEMITH - A PILGRIM'S PROGRESS1990Narrator
PROSPERO'S BOOKS1991Prospero
CORAL BROWNE CAVIAR TO THE GENERAL1991Interviewee
The FAR PAVILIONS EPISODE 1 RETURN TO INDIA1992Cast Member
SHINING THROUGH1992Konrad Friedrichs, 'Sunflower'
The BEST OF FRIENDS1992Sir Sydney Cockerell
La PUISSANCE DE L'ANGE1992Headmaster St. John
SWAN SONG1992Svetlovidov
The TWILIGHT OF THE GODS1993Cast Member
The Lost Colony1993Cast Member
The LAST WAVE1993interviewee
The CANTERVILLE GHOST1994Sir Simon de Canterville
PROBE1994Cast Member
The FATAL ATTRIBUTION1994Hugo Lunt
SCARLETT1994Cast Member
The RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER1994Voice
The INSPECTOR ALLEYN MYSTERIES1994Percival Pyke Period
A SUMMER DAY'S DREAM1994Stephen Dawlish
WANTED1994Thanks
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE[03/09/89]1995Aaron Jastrow
HAUNTED1995Dr. Doyle
Triumphal Entry1995Narrator
Prediction of the Destruction of Jerusalem1995Narrator
The Last Supper1995Narrator
The Agony in the Garden1995Narrator
Trial by Pilate1995Narrator
The Crucifixion1995Narrator
The Resurrection1995Narrator
FIRST KNIGHT1995Oswald
The SCARLET AND THE BLACK1996Pope Pius XII
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS1996Cardinal Wolsey
FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY1996Chief Constable
SHINE1996Professor Cecil Parkes
The PORTRAIT OF A LADY1996Mr Touchett
The LEOPARD SON1996Narrator
DRAGONHEART1996[voice of King Arthur]
LOOKING FOR RICHARD1996Interviewee
HAMLET1996Priam
VIVIEN LEIGH SCARLETT AND BEYOND1996interviewee
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME FILM ONE: THE TWENTIES1997St. John Clarke
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS1997Thanks to
The NOEL COWARD TRILOGY The BOY ACTOR1998Interviewee
The NOEL COWARD TRILOGY CAPTAIN COWARD1998Interviewee
QUEST FOR CAMELOT1998voice of Merlin
The TICHBORNE CLAIMANT1998Lord Chief Justice Cockburn
ELIZABETH1998The Pope
Les MISERABLES1999Gillenormand
MERLIN1999King Constant
SERGEI RACHMANINOV MEMORIES1999Narrator
GIELGUD SCENES FROM NINE DECADES2000Interviewee
CATASTROPHE2000Protagonist
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS2001Professor of sunlight