John Gielgud

John Gielgud
1904 - 2000
John Gielgud  British Actor
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John Gielgud was in relationships with Martin Hensler (1963 - 1998), Paul Anstee (1953) and Graham Payn.

John Gielgud had encounters with Guthrie McClintic, Robert Pastene and Laurence Olivier.

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British Actor John Gielgud passed away on 21st May 2000 Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK aged 96. Born Arthur John Gielgud on 14th April, 1904 (Aries) in South Kensington, London, England, UK and educated at Hillside Preparatory School in Surrey, England, John Gielgud is most remembered for Arthur. His zodiac sign is Aries.

John Gielgud is a member of the following lists: Emmy Award winners, Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners and Grammy Award winners.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Dating3 71 years, 1 month 35 years, 8 months 35 years, 11 months
Encounter3 - - -
Total6 71 years, 1 month 17 years, 10 months 35 years, 11 months

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First Name John
Last Name Gielgud
Full Name at Birth Arthur John Gielgud
Alternative Name Arthur John Gielgud, Gelgaudiškis
Birthday 14th April, 1904
Birthplace South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died 21st May, 2000
Place of Death Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
Cause of Death Natural causes
Height 5' 11" (180 cm)
Build Average
Hair Color Grey
Distinctive Feature Career spanned eight decades, English, Lithuanian and Polish descent..., At Hillside Preparatory School, he hated mathematics, was fair at classics, and excelled at English and divinity..., At Westminster School, the school choir sang in services at Westminster Abbey, which appealed to his fondness for ritual..., First drama teacher, Constance Benson, remarked on his physical awkwardness: "she said I walked like a cat with rickets. It dealt a severe blow to my conceit, which was a good thing"...
Zodiac Sign Aries
Sexuality Gay
Ethnicity White
Nationality British
High School Westminster School, London, England, Hillside Preparatory School in Surrey, England
University Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation Text Actor, singer, director
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame Arthur
Year(s) Active 1924–2000
Friend Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontane, Burgess Meredith, Ruth Gordon, Helen Hayes, Gloria Swanson, Dorothy Parker, Elsa Maxwell, Thorton Wilder, Rosamund Gilder

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) 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. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
John Gielgud96 AriesActor
British
Martin Hensler-
Hungarian
Paul Anstee81 CapricornActor
British
Guthrie McClintic68 LeoTheater Director
American
Graham Payn87 TaurusActor
English
Robert Pastene73 AquariusActor
American
Laurence Olivier82 GeminiActor
British

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut2023Movie
Catastrophe2000The ProtagonistShort Film
Elizabeth1998The PopeMovie
Quest for Camelot1998Merlin (voice, as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
The Tichborne Claimant1998CockburnMovie
Merlin1998King ConstantTV Show
A Dance to the Music of Time1997St. John ClarkeTV Show
David1997God (voice, uncredited)TV Show
DragonHeart1996King Arthur (voice, uncredited)Movie
Hamlet1996PriamMovie
Shine1996Cecil ParkesMovie
The Portrait of a Lady1996Mr. TouchettMovie
Gulliver's Travels1996Professor of SunlightTV Show
First Knight1995OswaldMovie
Haunted1995Doctor DoyleMovie
Stick with Me, Kid1995GrandpaTV Show
Scarlett1994Pierre RobillardTV Show
Under the Hammer1993Hugo LuntTV Show
Shining Through1992SunflowerMovie
The Power of One1992St. JohnMovie
Swan Song1992SvetlovidovShort Film
Prospero's Books1991ProsperoMovie
The Best of Friends1991Sydney CockerellTV Movie
Performance1991Stephen DawlishTV Show
Strauss Dynasty1991DrechslerTV Show
Strike It Rich1990Herbert DreutherMovie
Alleyn Mysteries1990Percival Pyke PeriodTV Show
Getting It Right1989Sir Gordon MundayMovie
A TV Dante1989VirgilTV Show
Summer's Lease1989Haverford DownsTV Show
The English Programme1989Professor of SunlightTV Show
Appointment with Death1988Colonel CarburyMovie
Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988HobsonMovie
A Man for All Seasons1988Cardinal Wolsey (as Sir John Gielgud)TV Movie
War and Remembrance1988Aaron JastrowTV Show
The Whistle Blower1987Sir Adrian ChappleMovie
Inspector Morse1987Lord HinkseyTV Show
Barbablù, Barbablù1987BarbablùMovie
The Canterville Ghost1986Sir Simon de CantervilleTV Movie
Lovejoy1986Lord WakeringTV Show
The Theban Plays by Sophocles1986TeiresiasTV Show
Invitation to the Wedding1985Reverend Clyde OrmistonMovie
Plenty1985Sir Leonard DarwinMovie
The Shooting Party1985Cornelius CardewMovie
Romance on the Orient Express1985Theodore WoodwardTV Movie
Leave All Fair1985John Middleton MurryMovie
Screen Two1985Eddie Loomis, Jasper SwiftTV Show
Scandalous1984Uncle WillieMovie
Camille1984Duke de CharlesTV Movie
Frankenstein1984De LaceyTV Movie
The Far Pavilions1984CavagnariTV Show
The Master of Ballantrae1984Lord Durrisdeer (as John Gielud)TV Movie
The Wicked Lady1983HogarthMovie
The Scarlet and the Black1983Pope Pius XII (as Sir John Gielgud)TV Movie
Gandhi1982Lord IrwinMovie
Marco Polo1982Doge of VeniceTV Show
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982CharmolueTV Movie
Inside the Third Reich1982Albert Speer Sr.TV Movie
Arthur1981HobsonMovie
Chariots of Fire1981Master of Trinity (as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
Priest of Love1981Herbert G. MuskettMovie
Sphinx1981Abdu-Hamdi (as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
Seven Dials Mystery1981Marquis of CaterhanTV Movie
Brideshead Revisited1981Edward RyderTV Show
Wagner1981PfistermeisterTV Show
Lion of the Desert1980Sharif El GarianiMovie
The Conductor1980John LasockiMovie
The Elephant Man1980Carr GommMovie
The Formula1980Dr. EsauMovie
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?1980Reverend JonesTV Movie
Caligula1979NervaMovie
Murder by Decree1979Prime Minister Lord SalisburyMovie
The Human Factor1979Brigadier TomlinsonMovie
Tales of the Unexpected1979Cyril Boggis, JelksTV Show
Les Miserables1978GillenormandTV Movie
No Man's Land1978SpoonerTV Movie
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978Chorus, John of GauntTV Show
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man1977The PreacherMovie
Joseph Andrews1977The DoctorMovie
Providence1977Clive LanghamMovie
The Grand Inquisitor1977The Grand InquisitorTV Movie
Aces High1976HeadmasterMovie
Peter Pan1976NarratorTV Movie
Galileo1975The Old CardinalMovie
Edward the King1975Benjamin DisraeliTV Show
Shades of Greene1975Mr. FerraroTV Show
11 Harrowhouse1974MeechamMovie
Murder on the Orient Express1974BeddoesMovie
Gold1974FarrellMovie
QB VII1974Clinton-MeekTV Show
Lost Horizon1973ChangMovie
Frankenstein: The True Story1973Chief ConstableTV Movie
Eagle in a Cage1972Lord SissalMovie
Probe1972Harold L. Streeter (as Sir John Gielgud)TV Movie
ABC Afterschool Specials1972VariousTV Show
Hassan1971Caliph Haroun al RaschidTV Movie
Julius Caesar1970Julius Caesar (as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
Play for Today1970HarryTV Show
Menace1970Frederick William DenshamTV Show
Oh! What a Lovely War1969Count Leopold von BerchtoldMovie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969The GhostTV Show
The Charge of the Light Brigade1968Lord RaglanMovie
The Shoes of the Fisherman1968The Elder Pope (as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
Assignment to Kill1968Curt ValayanMovie
From Chekhov with Love1968Anton ChekhovTV Movie
Sebastian1967Head of IntelligenceMovie
ABC Stage 671966Rich ManTV Show
Alice in Wonderland1966Mock Turtle (as Sir John Gielgud)TV Movie
Chimes at Midnight1965Henry IVMovie
The Loved One1965Sir Francis HinsleyMovie
BBC Play of the Month1965Captain Shotover, Lord Burleigh, Lord Henry WottonTV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965The WriterTV Show
Treasure Island1965Squire TrelawneyShort Film
Becket1964King Louis of France, King Louis VII of FranceMovie
Hamlet1964Ghost (voice)Movie
The Wednesday Play1964Gabriel QuantaraTV Show
NET Playhouse1964HarryTV Show
The Cherry Orchard1962Leonid Andreyevich Gaev, Lyubov's brotherTV Movie
Saint Joan1957Earl of WarwickMovie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street1957Edward Moulton-BarrettMovie
The DuPont Show of the Month1957Andrew Crocker-HarrisTV Show
Around the World in 80 Days1956Foster - Fogg's Ex-Valet (as Sir John Gielgud)Movie
Nude with Violin1956SebastienTV Movie
Richard III1955George, Duke of ClarenceMovie
ITV Play of the Week1955Julian Anson, The CountTV Show
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall1955John Worthing, JPTV Movie
Richard III1955George, Duke of Clarence (as Sir John Gielgud)TV Show
Romeo and Juliet1954ChorusMovie
Julius Caesar1953CassiusMovie
Hamlet1948King Hamlet's Ghost (uncredited)Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show1948Shakespearean ReaderTV Show
The Prime Minister1941Benjamin DisraeliMovie
An Airman's Letter to His Mother1941NarratorShort Film
Full Fathom Five1937Movie
Secret Agent1936Edgar Brodie, Richard AshendenMovie
The Good Companions1933Inigo JollifantMovie
Insult1932Henri DuboisMovie
The Clue of the New Pin1929Rex TrasmereMovie
Who Is the Man?1924DanielMovie
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