
John Gielgud
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1904-04-14 – 2000-05-21
Place of birth: London, England
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.
Known for

Chimes at Midnight
1965Henry IV
Gandhi
1982Lord Irwin
Frankenstein
1984De Lacey
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974Chief Constable
To Be Hamlet
1985Self
Hamlet: The Actor's View
1954Self
The Elephant Man
1980Carr Gomm
David
1997Stimme Gottes
Secret Agent
1936Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Murder on the Orient Express
1974Mr. Beddoes
Appointment with Death
1988Colonel Carbury
Les Misérables
1978Gillenormand
Elizabeth
1998The Pope
Prospero's Books
1991Prospero
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969Count Leopold Von Berchtold
First Knight
1995Oswald
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
The Formula
1980Dr. Abraham Esau
Shining Through
1992Sunflower