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About Sir John Gielgud (1904 - 2000)
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A graduate of Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
in London, Gielgud made his stage debut in 1921
at the Old Vic Theatre with one line in Henry
VII. He made his film debut in 1924 in Who
is the Man. Sir John Gielgud focused more
in the threatre and has been considered by some
to be the best Hamlet, a role that he first played
in 1930, of this century. Sir John Gielgud won
a Tony for directing the broadway play, "Big
Fish, Little Fish".
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While still performing on the stag on bothe sides
of the Atlantic, Gielard did some excellent work
in such movies as Richard III (1955, opposite
Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson), Becket (he was nominated for the Best Supporting Oscar
award in 1964), and in Gandhi (1982).
Sir John Gielgud was knighted in 1953 and was
appointed a Companion of Honour in 1977.
Gielgud's other films include:
JULIUS CAESAR (1970)
RICHARD III (1955)
AROUND
THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956)
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (1968)
LOST HORIZON (1973)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974)
PROVIDENCE (1977)
MURDER BY DECREE (1979)
THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)
THE FORMULA (1980)
LION OF THE DESERT (1981)
CHARIOTS
OF FIRE (1981)
GANDHI (1982)
THE WICKED LADY (1983)
THE FAR PAVILIONS (TV MINI-SERIES) 1984
APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (1988)
THE WHISTLE BLOWER (1983)
GETTING IT RIGHT (1989)
SHINING THROUGH (1992)
THE POWER OF ONE (1992)
SWAN SONG (1992)
FIRST KNIGHT (1995)
HAUNTED (1995)
DRAGONHEART (1996)
SHINE (1996)
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1996)
HAMLET (1970)
ELIZABETH (1998)
THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT (1998)
CATASTROPHE (short) 2000
Sir John Gielgud's television credits include:
QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
LES MISERABLES (TV movie) (1978)
MARCO POLO (TV Mini-Series)
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (TV Mini-Series)
INSIDE THE 3RD REICH (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
CAMILLE (1984)
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE (Mini-Series) (1988-1989)
SUMMER'S LEASE (TV Mini-Series) (1989)
THE STRAUSS DYNASTY (TV Mini-Series) (1991)
SCARLETT (TV Mini-Series) (1991)
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME (TV Mini-Series) (1997)
MERLIN (1998)
John Gielgud in HAUNTED (1995)
Gielgud in LION OF THE DESERT
Gielgud in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
  
John Gielgud in SHINE (1996)
John Gielgud in ARTHUR (1981) |
John Gielgud, Award Winner - MovieActors.com
