Biography
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
Cast Credits
Nothing Like a Dame
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2018
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
Discovering Hamlet
Character: King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2011
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
Revisiting Brideshead
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2005
Catastrophe
Character: The Protagonist
MOVIE • 2001
Elizabeth
Character: The Pope
MOVIE • 1998
The Tichborne Claimant
Character: Cockburn
MOVIE • 1998
Quest for Camelot
Character: Merlin (voice)
MOVIE • 1998
Merlin
Character: King Constant
TV • 1998
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Character:
MOVIE • 1998
A Dance to the Music of Time
Character: St. John Clarke
TV • 1997
David
Character: Stimme Gottes
MOVIE • 1997
Hamlet
Character: Priam
MOVIE • 1996
The Portrait of a Lady
Character: Mr. Touchett
MOVIE • 1996
Looking for Richard
Character: Self - Interviewee
MOVIE • 1996
The Leopard Son
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 1996
Shine
Character: Cecil Parkes
MOVIE • 1996
DragonHeart
Character: King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1996
Gulliver's Travels
Character: Professor of Light
TV • 1996
Crew
