Deceased

When Did John Gielgud Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 96

Also known asArthur John Gielgud, Sir John Gielgud, A Gentleman, Джон ГилгудGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn14/04/1904Born inLondon, EnglandDied21/05/2000 (aged 96)Died inWotton HouseWikidataQ204685 ↗Buried atWestminster AbbeyTMDb#11857 ↗

Sir Arthur John Gielgud was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922.

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Filmography129 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2018	Nothing Like a DameMovie	Self (archive footage)	114
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovie	Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)	110
2009	Behind The Scenes of CaligulaMovie	—	105
2005	Revisiting BridesheadMovie	Self (archive footage)	101
2001	CatastropheMovie	The Protagonist	97
2000	Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceMovie	Self	96
1998	MerlinSeries	King Constant	94
1998	Quest for CamelotMovie	Merlin (voice)	94
1998	ElizabethMovie	The Pope	94
1998	Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of SorrowMovie	—	94
1997	A Dance to the Music of TimeSeries	St. John Clarke	93
1997	DavidMovie	Stimme Gottes	93
1996	HamletMovie	Priam	92
1996	Looking for RichardMovie	Self - Interviewee	92
1996	Gulliver's TravelsSeries	Professor of Light	92
1996	DragonHeartMovie	King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)	92
1995	HauntedMovie	Dr Henry Doyle	91
1995	First KnightMovie	Oswald	91
1995	Stick with Me, KidSeries	Grandpa	91
1994	ScarlettSeries	Pierre Robillard	90
1993	Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries	Self	89
1992	Shining ThroughMovie	Sunflower	88
1992	The Power of OneMovie	St. John	88
1992	A Walk Through Prospero's LibraryMovie	Prospero	88
1991	PerformanceSeries	Stephen Dawlish	87
1991	The Strauss DynastySeries	Drechsler	87
1991	Prospero's BooksMovie	Prospero	87
1991	The Strauss DynastyMovie	Drechsler	87
1991	The Best of FriendsMovie	Sydney Cockerell	87
1990	Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondMovie	Self	86
1990	A TV DanteMovie	Virgil	86
1990	Strike It RichMovie	Herbert Dreuther	86
1989	Summer's LeaseSeries	Haverford Downs	85
1989	Getting It RightMovie	Sir Gordon Munday	85
1988	War and RemembranceSeries	Aaron Jastrow	84
1988	Arthur 2: On the RocksMovie	Hobson	84
1988	Appointment with DeathMovie	Colonel Carbury	84
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	Lord Hinksey	83
1987	Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleMovie	British Lord	83
1986	LovejoySeries	Lord Wakering	82
1986	Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingMovie	Tieresias	82
1986	The Canterville GhostMovie	Sir Simon de Canterville	82
1985	Screen TwoSeries	—	81
1985	PlentyMovie	Sir Leonard Darwin	81
1985	Romance on the Orient ExpressMovie	Theodore Woodward	81
1985	Leave All FairMovie	John Middleton Murry	81
1984	The Far PavilionsSeries	Cavagnari	80
1984	CamilleMovie	Duke de Charles	80
1984	FrankensteinMovie	De Lacey	80
1984	James Mason: The Star They Loved to HateMovie	Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)	80
1983	The Scarlet and the BlackMovie	Pope Pius XII	79
1983	WagnerSeries	Pfistermeister	79
1982	Marco PoloSeries	Doge di Venezia	78
1982	GandhiMovie	Lord Irwin	78
1982	Laurence Olivier: A LifeMovie	Self	78
1982	The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie	Charmolue	78
1981	Chariots of FireMovie	Master of Trinity	77
1981	Lion of the DesertMovie	Sharif El Gariani	77
1981	Priest of LoveMovie	Herbert G. Muskett	77
1981	Brideshead RevisitedSeries	Edward 'Ned' Ryder	77
1981	SphinxMovie	Abdu-Hamdi	77
1981	Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysteryMovie	Marquis of Caterhan	77
1980	The Elephant ManMovie	Carr Gomm	76
1980	The FormulaMovie	Dr. Abraham Esau	76
1980	Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Movie	Reverend Jones	76
1979	CaligulaMovie	Nerva	75
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Jelks	75
1979	Murder by DecreeMovie	Prime Minister	75
1978	Les MisérablesMovie	Gillenormand	74
1978	The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries	Chorus	74
1978	Richard IIMovie	John of Gaunt	74
1978	Romeo and JulietMovie	Chorus	74
1977	Joseph AndrewsMovie	The Doctor	73
1977	ProvidenceMovie	Clive Langham	73
1976	Second City TelevisionSeries	Self	72
1976	Peter PanMovie	Narrator	72
1976	The Picture of Dorian GrayMovie	Lord Henry Wotton	72
1975	GalileoMovie	The Old Cardinal	71
1974	Frankenstein: The True StoryMovie	Chief Constable	70
1974	QB VIISeries	Clinton-Meek	70
1974	Murder on the Orient ExpressMovie	Mr. Beddoes	70
1974	GoldMovie	Farrell	70
1974	11 HarrowhouseMovie	Meecham	70
1973	Lost HorizonMovie	Chang	69
1973	Frankenstein: The True StorySeries	Chief Constable	69
1972	ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries	Various Roles	68
1972	ProbeMovie	Harold L. Streeter	68
1971	Film '72Series	Self	67
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Harry	66
1970	MenaceSeries	Frederick William Densham	66
1970	Julius CaesarMovie	Julius Caesar	66
1970	HamletMovie	The Ghost	66
1969	Oh! What a Lovely WarMovie	Count Leopold Von Berchtold	65
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	64
1968	The Love Song of Barney KempinskiMovie	Rich Man	64
1968	Assignment to KillMovie	Curt Valayan	64
1968	The Shoes of the FishermanMovie	The Elder Pope	64
1967	OmnibusSeries	Self	63
1966	ABC Stage 67Series	Rich Man	62
1966	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Mock Turtle	62
1966	IvanovMovie	Nikolai ivanov	62
1966	The Mayfly and the FrogMovie	Gabriel Quantara	62
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	The Inquisitor	61
1965	The Loved OneMovie	Sir Francis Hinsley	61
1965	Chimes at MidnightMovie	Henry IV	61
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Gabriel Quantara	60
1964	HamletMovie	Ghost (voice)	60
1964	BecketMovie	King Louis VII of France	60
1963	To Die in MadridMovie	Narrator (English version) (voice)	59
1959	The Bell Telephone HourSeries	Self	55
1959	The Big PartySeries	Self	55
1958	The Immortal LandMovie	—	54
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	53
1957	Saint JoanMovie	Earl of Warwick	53
1957	The Barretts of Wimpole StreetMovie	Edward Moulton-Barrett	53
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	Foster	52
1955	Richard IIIMovie	George, Duke of Clarence	51
1953	Julius CaesarMovie	Cassius	49
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	The Ghost	47
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	44
1945	A Diary for TimothyMovie	Hamlet	41
1941	The Prime MinisterMovie	Disraeli	37
1941	An Airman's Letter to His MotherMovie	Narrator	37
1937	Heredity in ManMovie	Self	33
1936	Secret AgentMovie	Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie	32
1933	The Good CompanionsMovie	Inigo Jollifant	29
1932	InsultMovie	Henri Dubois	28
1929	The Clue of the New PinMovie	Rex Trasmere	25
1924	Who Is the Man?Movie	Daniel	20