Where to watch John Gielgud in the UK
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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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- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Chorus
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Play for Today (1970) as Harry
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Jelks
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Lord Hinksey
- Screen Two (1985) Cast
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Gabriel Quantara
- Caligula (1979) as Nerva
- ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Various Roles
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Performance (1991) as Stephen Dawlish
- Lovejoy (1986) as Lord Wakering
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Rich Man
- Second City Television (1976) as Self
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Mr. Beddoes
- Brideshead Revisited (1981) as Edward 'Ned' Ryder
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
- Merlin (1998) as King Constant
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Aaron Jastrow
- Marco Polo (1982) as Doge di Venezia
- Gandhi (1982) as Lord Irwin
- The Elephant Man (1980) as Carr Gomm
- First Knight (1995) as Oswald
- Scarlett (1994) as Pierre Robillard
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Foster
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) as Professor of Light
- Hamlet (1996) as Priam
- Elizabeth (1998) as The Pope
- Chariots of Fire (1981) as Master of Trinity
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as St. John Clarke
- DragonHeart (1996) as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991) as Drechsler
- The Far Pavilions (1984) as Cavagnari
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Merlin (voice)
- The Big Party (1959) as Self
- Shine (1996) as Cecil Parkes
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as The Ghost
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) as Albert Speer Sr.
- David (1997) as Stimme Gottes
- Arthur (1981) as Hobson
- QB VII (1974) as Clinton-Meek
- The Loved One (1965) as Sir Francis Hinsley
- Lion of the Desert (1981) as Sharif El Gariani
- Julius Caesar (1953) as Cassius
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) as Self - Presenter
- Shining Through (1992) as Sunflower
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) as Lord Raglan
- Becket (1964) as King Louis VII of France
- Looking for Richard (1996) as Self - Interviewee
- Les Misérables (1978) as Gillenormand
- The Power of One (1992) as St. John
- The Portrait of a Lady (1996) as Mr. Touchett
- Menace (1970) Cast
- Summer's Lease (1989) as Haverford Downs
- Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993) as Self
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) as Chief Constable
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Haunted (1995) as Dr Henry Doyle
- Plenty (1985) as Sir Leonard Darwin
- Stick with Me, Kid (1995) as Grandpa
- The Formula (1980) as Dr. Abraham Esau
- The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as Pope Pius XII
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Count Leopold Von Berchtold
- Wagner (1983) as Pfistermeister
- Appointment with Death (1988) as Colonel Carbury
- Julius Caesar (1970) as Julius Caesar
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
- Secret Agent (1936) as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
- Aces High (1976) as Headmaster
- Chimes at Midnight (1965) as Henry IV
- Murder by Decree (1979) as Prime Minister
- Lost Horizon (1973) as Chang
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Hogarth
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as The Elder Pope
- Priest of Love (1981) as Herbert G. Muskett
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) as Charmolue
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Most-watched John Gielgud films currently: Caligula (1979), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Gandhi (1982), The Elephant Man (1980), First Knight (1995).
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Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965), Great Performances (1971), Play for Today (1970), The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Tales of the Unexpected (1979).
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