John Gielgud
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Catastrophe
as The Protagonist
The Tichborne Claimant
as Cockburn
Elizabeth
as The Pope
Quest for Camelot
as Merlin (voice)
David
as Stimme Gottes
Hamlet
as Priam
The Portrait of a Lady
as Mr. Touchett
Shine
as Cecil Parkes
DragonHeart
as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted
as Dr Henry Doyle
First Knight
as Oswald
The Power of One
as St. John
Shining Through
as Sunflower
Swan Song
as Svetlovidov
Prospero's Books
as Prospero
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
as Virgil (voice)
The Strauss Dynasty
as Drechsler
The Best of Friends
as Sydney Cockerell
Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes
as Narrator (voice)
A TV Dante
as Virgil
Strike It Rich
as Herbert Dreuther
Barbablù, Barbablù
as Barbablù
Getting It Right
as Sir Gordon Munday
A Man for All Seasons
as Cardinal Wolsey
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Hobson
Appointment with Death
as Colonel Carbury
Quartermaine's Terms
as Eddie Loomis
The Canterville Ghost
as Sir Simon de Canterville