Biografie und Filmografie

John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH, (* 14. April 1904 in Kensington, England; † 21. Mai 2000 in Wotton Underwood, England) war ein britischer Schauspieler und Regisseur. Er gilt als einer der herausragendsten englischen Theaterdarsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts. Auch als Filmschauspieler konnte Gielgud über Jahrzehnte Erfolge verzeichnen; 1982 gewann er den Oscar als bester Nebendarsteller für Arthur – Kein Kind von Traurigkeit. Gielgud ist einer von fünfzehn Künstlern, die Emmy, Grammy, Oscar und Tony Award gewonnen haben. John Gielguds Weg in die Schauspielerei war bereits vorgezeichnet, er war Mitglied der Terry family, einer bedeutenden Theaterdynastie. Erste Erfahrungen sammelte er ab 1922 bei der Schauspieltruppe von Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892–1977), seiner Cousine. Nach seinem Abschluss an der Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London arbeitete er in den folgenden Jahrzehnten am West End und am Old Vic Theatre, und gelegentlich auch am Broadway in New York. Er spielte bereits 1930 das erste Mal Hamlet und galt neben Sir Laurence Olivier und Sir Alec Guinness als der bedeutendste Interpret der großen Rollen von William Shakespeare seiner Zeit. Bereits in jungen Jahren führte der Bühnenstar auch Regie und leitete über lange Zeit das Old Vic Theatre, wobei er hochklassige Shakespeare-Produktionen auf die Bühne brachte. Neben Shakespeare trat Gielgud aber auch in den Stücken jüngerer Autoren auf. Er produzierte ebenfalls Schallplattenfassungen von Theaterstücken, zum Beispiel Oscar Wildes Bunbury für die Columbia.

Gielgud gab sein Filmdebüt bereits 1924, stand in den nächsten Jahrzehnten trotz vieler Angebote aber nur sehr ausgewählt vor der Kamera. Einer seiner wenigen Filme war die Hauptrolle in Alfred Hitchcocks Geheimagent von 1935. 1953 war er der Cassius in Joseph L. Mankiewiczs Verfilmung von Shakespeares Julius Caesar. Nachdem er sich lange eher abfällig über die Filmschauspielerei geäußert hatte, stand er ab den 1950er-Jahren vermehrt vor der Kamera. Eine Oscar-Nominierung erhielt Gielgud 1964 für die Rolle König Ludwigs VII. in der Verfilmung des Theaterstücks Becket von Jean Anouilh (1964). 1982 erhielt er einen Oscar für die Rolle des sarkastischen Butlers in der Komödie Arthur – Kein Kind von Traurigkeit. Er drehte bis ins hohe Alter und trat unter anderem in David Helfgotts Shine (1996) als Klavierlehrer auf. Sein letzter Film wurde in seinem Todesjahr veröffentlicht. Quelle: Wikipedia

Fotos

Filme (144)

Tea With the Dames – Ein unvergesslicher Nachmittag

Tea With the Dames – Ein unvergesslicher Nachmittag

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied

Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied

2016 · Writer

Play On!  Shakespeare in Silent Film

Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

2016 · Self

Trouser Bar

Trouser Bar

2016 · Writer

Electric Boogaloo

Electric Boogaloo

2014 · Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011 · King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

2005 · Self (archive footage)

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003 · Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

2001 · The Protagonist

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

2000 · Self

The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

1999 · Cockburn

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998 · The Pope

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot

1998 · Merlin (voice)

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

David

David

1997 · Stimme Gottes

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 · Priam

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996 · Mr. Touchett

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996 · Self - Interviewee

The Leopard Son

The Leopard Son

1996 · Narrator

Shine

Shine

1996 · Cecil Parkes

DragonHeart

DragonHeart

1996 · King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

Haunted

Haunted

1995 · Dr Henry Doyle

First Knight

First Knight

1995 · Oswald

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

1995 · Self (Voice)

A Summer Day's Dream

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

The Power of One

The Power of One

1992 · St. John

Shining Through

Shining Through

1992 · Sunflower

Swan Song

Swan Song

1992 · Svetlovidov

A Walk Through Prospero's Library

A Walk Through Prospero's Library

1992 · Prospero

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991 · Self (archive footage)

Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books

1991 · Prospero

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)

1991 · Virgil (voice)

The Best of Friends

The Best of Friends

1991 · Sydney Cockerell

The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty

1991 · Drechsler

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990 · Self

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes

Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes

1990 · Narrator (voice)

A TV Dante

A TV Dante

1990 · Virgil

Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich

1990 · Herbert Dreuther

Barbablù, Barbablù

Barbablù, Barbablù

1989 · Barbablù

Getting It Right

Getting It Right

1989 · Sir Gordon Munday

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1988 · Cardinal Wolsey

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988 · Self

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988 · Hobson

Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death

1988 · Colonel Carbury

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987 · British Lord

Quartermaine's Terms

Quartermaine's Terms

1987 · Eddie Loomis

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1986 · Sir Simon de Canterville

The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

1986 · Sir Adrian Chappie

Theban Plays: Antigone

Theban Plays: Antigone

1986 · Tiresias

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986 · Tieresias

Time After Time

Time After Time

1986 · Jasper Swift

Plenty

Plenty

1985 · Sir Leonard Darwin

Leave All Fair

Leave All Fair

1985 · John Middleton Murry

Romance on the Orient Express

Romance on the Orient Express

1985 · Theodore Woodward

The Shooting Party

The Shooting Party

1985 · Cornelius Cardew

To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985 · Self

Camille

Camille

1984 · Duke de Charles

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1984 · De Lacey

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

1984 · Lord Durrisdeer

Scandalous

Scandalous

1984 · Uncle Willie

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984 · Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983 · Hogarth

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · Pope Pius XII

Invitation to the Wedding

Invitation to the Wedding

1983

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 · Lord Irwin

Laurence Olivier: A Life

Laurence Olivier: A Life

1982 · Self

The Critic

The Critic

1982 · Lord Burleigh

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982 · Charmolue

Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981 · Herbert G. Muskett

Arthur

Arthur

1981 · Hobson

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981 · Master of Trinity

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981 · Sharif El Gariani

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

1981 · Marquis of Caterhan

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981 · Abdu-Hamdi

The Formula

The Formula

1980 · Dr. Abraham Esau

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980 · Carr Gomm

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

1980 · Reverend Jones

The Conductor

The Conductor

1980 · John Lasocki

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1979 · Brigadier Tomlinson

Caligula

Caligula

1979 · Nerva

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979 · Prime Minister

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1978 · Gillenormand

Richard II

Richard II

1978 · John of Gaunt

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1978 · Chorus

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

1978 · Spooner

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1977 · The Preacher

Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House

1977 · Captain Shotover

The Grand Inquisitor

The Grand Inquisitor

1977 · Inquisitor

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977 · The Doctor

Providence

Providence

1977 · Clive Langham

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1976 · Narrator

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976 · Lord Henry Wotton

Aces High

Aces High

1976 · Headmaster

Galileo

Galileo

1975 · The Old Cardinal

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · Edward Beddoes

11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse

1974 · Meecham

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974 · Chief Constable

Gold

Gold

1974 · Farrell

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973 · Chang

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

1973 · Various

Probe

Probe

1972 · Harold L. Streeter

Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage

1972 · Lord Sissal

Home

Home

1972 · Harry

Hamlet

Hamlet

1970 · The Ghost

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1970 · Julius Caesar

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · Count Leopold Von Berchtold

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968 · The Elder Pope

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968 · Rich Man

Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

1968 · Curt Valayan

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 · Lord Raglan

From Chekhov with Love

From Chekhov with Love

1968 · Anton Chekhov

Sebastian

Sebastian

1968 · Head of Intelligence

October Revolution

October Revolution

1967 · Narrator (voice)

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967 · Chorus

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966 · Mock Turtle

The Mayfly and the Frog

The Mayfly and the Frog

1966 · Gabriel Quantara

Ivanov

Ivanov

1966 · Nikolai ivanov, Director

Ages of Man

Ages of Man

1966

Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · Henry IV

The Loved One

The Loved One

1965 · Sir Francis Hinsley

Hamlet

Hamlet

1964 · Ghost (voice), Director

Becket

Becket

1964 · King Louis VII of France

To Die in Madrid

To Die in Madrid

1963 · Narrator (English version) (voice)

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962 · Gaev, Writer

The Immortal Land

The Immortal Land

1958

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

1957 · Earl of Warwick

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957 · Edward Moulton-Barrett

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Foster

Richard III

Richard III

1955 · George, Duke of Clarence

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

1955 · John Worthing, JP

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1954 · Chorus

Hamlet: The Actor's View

Hamlet: The Actor's View

1954 · Self

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · Cassius

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five

1953 · Narrator

A Diary for Timothy

A Diary for Timothy

1945 · Hamlet

An Airman's Letter to His Mother

An Airman's Letter to His Mother

1941 · Narrator

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

1941 · Disraeli

Heredity in Man

Heredity in Man

1937 · Self

Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933 · Inigo Jollifant

Insult

Insult

1932 · Henri Dubois

The Clue of the New Pin

The Clue of the New Pin

1929 · Rex Trasmere

Who Is the Man?

Who Is the Man?

1924 · Daniel

Serien (41)

Merlin

Merlin

1998 · King Constant

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997 · St. John Clarke

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

1996 · Professor of Light

Stick with Me, Kid

Stick with Me, Kid

1995 · Grandpa

Scarlett

Scarlett

1994 · Pierre Robillard

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993 · Self

The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty

1991 · Drechsler

Performance

Performance

1991 · Stephen Dawlish

A TV Dante

A TV Dante

1990 · Virgil(voice)

Summer's Lease

Summer's Lease

1989 · Haverford Downs

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

1988 · Aaron Jastrow

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987 · Lord Hinksey

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986 · Lord Wakering

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 · Eddie Loomis, Jasper Swift

Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse

1984 · Self - Presenter

The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions

1984 · Cavagnari

Wagner

Wagner

1983 · Pfistermeister

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

1982 · Doge di Venezia

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982 · Albert Speer Sr.

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

1981 · Edward 'Ned' Ryder

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Jelks, Cyril Boggis

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978 · Chorus, John of Gaunt

Second City Television

Second City Television

1976 · Self

QB VII

QB VII

1974 · Clinton-Meek

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1973 · Chief Constable

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 · Various Roles

Film '72

Film '72

1971 · Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · Harry

Menace

Menace

1970 · Frederick William Densham

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · Self

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966 · Rich Man

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Chorus, The Inquisitor, Charles II, Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton, Capt. Shotover, Lord Burleigh

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · The Writer

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964 · Gabriel Quantara

The Big Party

The Big Party

1959 · Self

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959 · Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · The Ghost, Charmolue, Lord Durrisdeer, Duke

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self