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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.
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- Play for Today (1970) as Harry
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Chorus
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Chorus
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Screen Two (1985) as Eddie Loomis
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Gabriel Quantara
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Jelks
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Lord Hinksey
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as The Writer
- Performance (1991) as Stephen Dawlish
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Second City Television (1976) as Self
- Hamlet (1996) as Priam
- ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Various Roles
- Shine (1996) as Cecil Parkes
- Caligula (1979) as Nerva
- Lovejoy (1986) as Lord Wakering
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Rich Man
- The Elephant Man (1980) as Carr Gomm
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Aaron Jastrow
- Merlin (1998) as King Constant
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Mr. Beddoes
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
- Scarlett (1994) as Pierre Robillard
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Foster
- DragonHeart (1996) as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
- Gandhi (1982) as Lord Irwin
- Brideshead Revisited (1981) as Edward 'Ned' Ryder
- Marco Polo (1982) as Doge di Venezia
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Merlin (voice)
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as St. John Clarke
- First Knight (1995) as Oswald
- Chariots of Fire (1981) as Master of Trinity
- Elizabeth (1998) as The Pope
- The Whistle Blower (1986) as Sir Adrian Chappie
- Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993) as Self
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Most-watched John Gielgud films currently: Hamlet (1996), Shine (1996), Caligula (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978), Great Performances (1971), The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Film '72 (1971).
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