Deceased
How Did John Gilbert Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 38John Gilbert was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade. At the height of his career, Gilbert rivaled Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rediscovering John GilbertMovie | Self (archive footage) | 113 |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlMovie | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 98 |
| 1990 | The Divine GarboMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 93 |
| 1986 | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownMovie | Self (archive footage) | 89 |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorMovie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 1969 | Garbo, by Joan CrawfordMovie | Self (archive footage) | 72 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 58 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and TodayMovie | (archive footage) | 56 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years AfterMovie | (archive footage) | 47 |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the SeaMovie | Steve Bramley | 37 |
| 1933 | Fast WorkersMovie | Gunner Smith | 36 |
| 1932 | DownstairsMovie | Karl Schneider | 35 |
| 1931 | Gentleman's FateMovie | Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas | 34 |
| 1931 | West of BroadwayMovie | Jerry | 34 |
| 1931 | We’re Switching to HollywoodMovie | Self | 34 |
| 1930 | Way for a SailorMovie | Jack | 33 |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929Movie | Self / Romeo | 32 |
| 1928 | Show PeopleMovie | John Gilbert (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1928 | A Woman of AffairsMovie | Neville Holderness | 31 |
| 1928 | Four WallsMovie | Benny | 31 |
| 1928 | The CossacksMovie | Lukashka | 31 |
| 1927 | Man, Woman and SinMovie | Albert Whitcomb | 30 |
| 1927 | LoveMovie | Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky | 30 |
| 1927 | The ShowMovie | Cock Robin | 30 |
| 1927 | LoveMovie | Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky | 30 |
| 1926 | The Merry WidowMovie | Prince Danilo Petrovich | 29 |
| 1926 | La BohèmeMovie | Rodolphe | 29 |
| 1926 | Flesh and the DevilMovie | Leo von Harden | 29 |
| 1926 | Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodMovie | — | 29 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio TourMovie | Self | 28 |
| 1924 | Just Off BroadwayMovie | Stephen Moore | 27 |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedMovie | Bezano | 27 |
| 1924 | A Man's MateMovie | Paul | 27 |
| 1923 | St. ElmoMovie | St. Elmo Thornton | 26 |
| 1923 | Truxton KingMovie | Truxton King | 26 |
| 1923 | While Paris SleepsMovie | Dennis O'Keefe | 26 |
| 1923 | The Madness of YouthMovie | — | 26 |
| 1922 | The Love GamblerMovie | Dick Manners | 25 |
| 1922 | Honor FirstMovie | Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois | 25 |
| 1921 | The Servant in the HouseMovie | Percival | 24 |
| 1921 | ShameMovie | William Fielding / David Field | 24 |
| 1920 | The Great RedeemerMovie | (uncredited) | 23 |
| 1920 | The White CircleMovie | Frank Cassilis | 23 |
| 1919 | The BusherMovie | Jim Blair | 22 |
| 1919 | Heart o' the HillsMovie | Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert) | 22 |
| 1919 | A Little Brother of the RichMovie | Carl Wilmerding | 22 |
| 1919 | The White HeatherMovie | Dick Beach | 22 |
| 1919 | The Red ViperMovie | Dick Grant | 22 |
| 1918 | ShackledMovie | James Ashley | 21 |
| 1916 | The AryanMovie | (uncredited) | 19 |
| 1916 | CivilizationMovie | Extra (uncredited) | 19 |