John Gielgud

Descended from the distinguished Terry family of thespians, most notably Ellen Alice Terry (great aunt) and Kate Terry (grandmother), on his mother's side.

His speaking voice was described by Alec Guinness as being "like a silver trumpet muffled in silk."

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Shining Through 1992 -Sunflower

Actor

Film

Prospero's Books 1991 -Prospero

Actor

Film

Strike It Rich 1990 -Herbert Dreuther

Actor

Film

Getting It Right 1989 -Sir Gordon Munday

Actor

Film

Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988 -Hobson

Actor

Film

Appointment with Death 1988 -Col. Carbury

Actor

Film

The Whistle Blower 1987 -Sir Adrian Chapple

Actor

Film

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980 -Reverend Jones

Actor

Film

Becket 1964 -Louis VII

Actor

Film

Ages of Man

Actor

Film

A Man for All Seasons

Actor

Brideshead Revisited -Edward Ryder

Actor

Camille

Actor

Far Pavilions -Maj. Louis Cavagnari

Actor

Inside the Third Reich -Speer Sr.

Actor

QB VII

Actor

Romance on the Orient Express

Actor

Scarlett -Pierre Robillard

Actor

Summer's Lease -Downs

Actor

The Master of Ballantrae

Actor

War and Remembrance -Aaron Jastrow

Actor

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Actor

Wagner -Pfistermeister

Actor

Film

Caligula 1999 -Nerva

Actor

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Quest For Camelot 1998 -Merlin

Actor

Film

The Tichborne Claimant 1998 -Cockburn

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Shine 1997 -Prof. Cecil Parks

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Hamlet 1996 -Priam

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The Leopard Son 1996 -Narrator

Voice, Intertitle Writer

Film

Dragonheart 1996 -King Arthur

Actor

Film

First Knight 1995 -Oswald

Actor

Film

Swan Song 1992 -Svetlovidov

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Film

The Best of Friends 1991 -Sydney Cockerell

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Time After Time 1987 -Jasper Swift

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Plenty 1985 -Sir Leonard Darwin

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Gandhi 1982 -Lord Irwin

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Priest of Love 1981 -Herbert G. Muskett

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Chariots of Fire 1981 -Master of Trinity

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Arthur 1981 -Mr. Hobson

Actor

Film

The Elephant Man 1980 -Carr Gomm

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Aces High 1977 -Headmaster

Actor

Film

Providence 1977 -Clive

Actor

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Murder on the Orient Express 1974 -Beddoes

Actor

Film

Lost Horizon 1972 -Chang

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Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 -Count Berchtold

Actor

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Assignment to Kill 1968 -Curt Valayan

Actor

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Sebastian 1968 -Head of Intelligence

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Chimes at Midnight 1967 -Henry IV of England

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To Die in Madrid 1965

Actor

Film

Hamlet 1964 -The Ghost

Voice

Film

Saint Joan 1957 -Earl of Warwick

Actor

Film

The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1957 -Edward MoultonBarrett

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Around the World in 80 Days 1956 -Foster, the Butler

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Film

Richard III 1955 -George, Duke of Clarence

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Julius Caesar 1953 -Cassius

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Galileo 1953 -Old Cardinal

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Hamlet 1948 -The Ghost

Voice

Film

The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 -Lord Raglan

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Film

The Cherry Orchard

Actor

Film

The Clue of the New Pin -Rex Trasmere

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Film

The Canterville Ghost -Sir Simon de Canterville

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The Far Pavilions

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Film

The Formula -Dr. Esau

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The Good Companions -Inigo Jolifant

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The Hollywood Collection: Ingrid Bergman - Portrait of a Star -Narrator

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The Human Factor -Brigadier Tomlinson

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame -Charmolue

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The Loved One -Sir Francis Hinsley

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The Master of Ballantrae

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The Prime Minister -Benjamin Disraeli

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The Scarlet and the Black -Pope Pius XII

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The Seven Dials Mystery -Marquis of Caterhan

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The Shoes of the Fisherman -The Elder Pope

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The Shooting Party -Cornelius Cardew

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Romance on the Orient Express -Mr. Woodward

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Romeo and Juliet -Chorus

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Romeo and Juliet -Chorus

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Scandalous -Uncle Willie

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Scarlett

Actor

Film

Rabbit Ears: The Emperor's New Clothes -Narrator

Voice

Film

Richard II -John of Gaunt

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Summer's Lease -Haverford Downs

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Secret Agent -Richard Ashenden

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Sphinx -Abdu Hamdi

Actor

Film

William

Actor

Film

The Wicked Lady -Hogarth

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War & Remembrance

Actor

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War & Remembrance: The Final Chapter

Actor

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We All Have Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

Actor

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Who Is the Man?

Actor

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QB VII

Actor

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Probe

Actor

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Leave All Fair -John Middleton Murry

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Les Miserables -Gillenormand

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Lion of the Desert -Sharif El Gariani

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Luther

Actor

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Marco Polo -Doge

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Merlin -King Constant

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Murder by Decree -Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister

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Frankenstein

Actor

Film

Frankenstein: The True Story -Chief Constable (Police)

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Gielgud's Chekhov 1

Actor

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Gielgud's Chekhov 2

Actor

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Gielgud's Chekhov 3

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Gold -Farrell

Actor

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Gulliver's Travels

Actor

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Hamlet -The Ghost

Actor

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Haunted -Dr. Doyle

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Heartbreak House

Actor

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Home

Actor

Film

Ingrid -Narrator

Voice

Film

Ingrid

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Film

Inside the Third Reich -Albert Speer Sr.

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Insult -Henri Dubois

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Invitation to the Wedding -Reverend Clyde Ormiston

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James Joyce: Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man

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Joseph Andrews -Doctor

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Julius Caesar -Julius Caesar

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Airman's Letter to his Mother -Narrator

Voice

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Alice in Wonderland -Mock Turtle

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Barbablu Barbablu

Actor

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Dyrygent

Actor

Film

Eagle in a Cage -Lord Sissal

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Camille -Duke de Charles

Actor

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Catastrophe

Actor

Film

Brideshead Revisited

Actor

Film

11 Harrowhouse -Meecham

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A Dance to the Music of Time

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A Man for All Seasons -Thomas Cardinal Wolesey, Archbishop of York

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A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man -Preacher

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Film

Highlights

Of Lithuanian-Polish heritage on his father's side; his paternal great-grandmother was famed Lithuanian actress Anielia Aszpergerowa.

Descended from the distinguished Terry family of thespians, most notably Ellen Alice Terry (great aunt) and Kate Terry (grandmother), on his mother's side.

His speaking voice was described by Alec Guinness as being "like a silver trumpet muffled in silk."

Was knighted in 1953.

Most famous for his appearances on the stage, especially in Shakespearean dramas; didn't become an international star until his role in 1981's Arthur.