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John Gielgud
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Biography
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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The Verse Will Outlive the Stage
Eight films that take Shakespeare's words into new weather, new cities and new blood, proving the plays were never meant to stay indoors.
8 films
The Shoot as a Ritual of Ownership
A chain of eight films where the hunt is never really about the animal. Wild boar, kestrels, rabbits and pheasants watch while landowners, farmers and hired gun...
8 films
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Quest for Camelot
1998 · Merlin (voice)
Merlin
1998 · King Constant
Hamlet
1996 · Priam
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Mr. Touchett
The Shooting Party
1985 · Cornelius Cardew
Wagner
1983 · Pfistermeister
Gandhi
1982 · Lord Irwin
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Master of Trinity
The Elephant Man
1980 · Carr Gomm
Caligula
1979 · Nerva
11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Meecham
Chimes at Midnight
1965 · Henry IV
Hamlet
1964 · Ghost (voice)
Richard III
1955 · George, Duke of Clarence
Secret Agent
1936 · Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie