Filmography by type for
John Gielgud

Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Catastrophe (2000) .... The Protagonist
   
   
2. Elizabeth (1998) .... The Pope
   ... aka Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (USA: closing credits title)
3. The Tichborne Claimant (1998) .... Cockburn
4. Quest for Camelot (1998) (voice) .... Merlin
   ... aka The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (International: English title)
5. Hamlet (1996) .... Priam
   ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet
6. The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Mr. Touchett
7. Dragonheart (1996) (voice) (uncredited) .... King Arthur
8. Shine (1996) .... Cecil Parkes
9. Haunted (1995) .... Doctor Doyle
10. First Knight (1995) .... Oswald
11. The Power of One (1992) .... St. John
    ... aka Puissance de l'ange, La (France)
12. Shining Through (1992) .... Sunflower
13. Swan Song (1992) .... Svetlovidov
14. Prospero's Books (1991) .... Prospero
15. Strike It Rich (1990) .... Herbert Dreuther
    ... aka Loser Takes All
    ... aka Money Talks
    
    
16. Getting It Right (1989) .... Sir Gordon Munday
17. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Hobson
18. Appointment with Death (1988) .... Colonel Carbury
19. The Whistle Blower (1987) .... Sir Adrian Chapple
20. Barbablú, Barbablú (1987)
    ... aka Blaubart und seine Kinder (West Germany)
    ... aka Bluebeard, Bluebeard
21. Leave All Fair (1986) .... John Middleton Murry
    ... aka Souvenirs secrets (France)
22. Time After Time (1986) .... Jasper Swift
23. Plenty (1985) .... Sir Leonard Darwin
24. The Shooting Party (1985) .... Cornelius Cardew
25. Invitation to the Wedding (1985) .... Reverend Clyde Ormiston
26. Scandalous (1984) .... Uncle Willie
27. The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Hogarth
28. Gandhi (1982) .... Lord Irwin
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
29. Priest of Love (1981) .... Herbert G. Muskett
30. Arthur (1981) .... Hobson
31. Lion of the Desert (1981) .... Sharif El Gariani
    ... aka Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
32. Chariots of Fire (1981) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Master of Trinity
33. Sphinx (1981) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Abdu-Hamdi
34. The Formula (1980) .... Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy
    ... aka Formel, Die (West Germany)
35. The Elephant Man (1980) .... Carr Gomm
36. Dyrygent (1980) .... John Lasocki
    ... aka Orchestra Conductor (USA)
    ... aka The Conductor
    
    
37. The Human Factor (1979) .... Brig. Tomlinson
38. Caligola (1979) .... Nerva
    ... aka Caligula (USA)
    ... aka Caligula, My Son (UK)
    ... aka Io, Caligola (Italy: recut version)
39. Murder by Decree (1979) .... Lord Salisbury
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
40. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977) .... The Preacher
41. Joseph Andrews (1977) .... The Doctor
42. Providence (1977) .... Clive Langham
43. Aces High (1976) .... Headmaster
44. Galileo (1975) .... The Old Cardinal
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht's Galileo (Australia: DVD box title)
    ... aka Galileo Galilei
45. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Mr. Beddoes
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
46. 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Meecham
    ... aka Anything for Love (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Eleven Harrowhouse
    ... aka Fast Fortune
47. Gold (1974) .... Farrell
    ... aka The Great Gold Conspiracy (USA)
48. Lost Horizon (1973) .... Chang
49. Eagle in a Cage (1972) .... Lord Sissal
50. Julius Caesar (1970) .... Julius Caesar
    
    
51. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Count Leopold Von Berchtold
52. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... The Elder Pope
53. Assignment to Kill (1968) .... Curt Valayan
54. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) .... Lord Raglan
55. Sebastian (1968) .... Head of Intelligence
    ... aka Mr. Sebastian
56. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Henry IV
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
57. The Loved One (1965) .... Sir Francis Hinsley
58. Hamlet (1964/I) (voice) .... Ghost
    ... aka Richard Burton's Hamlet (USA: DVD title)
59. Becket (1964) .... King Louis VII of France
    
    
60. Saint Joan (1957) .... Earl of Warwick
61. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
62. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Mr. Foster
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
63. Richard III (1955) .... George, Duke of Clarence
64. Romeo and Juliet (1954) .... Chorus
    ... aka Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
65. Julius Caesar (1953) .... Cassius
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
    
    
66. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) .... Narrator
67. The Prime Minister (1941) .... Benjamin Disraeli
    
    
68. Secret Agent (1936) .... Edgar Brodie / Richard Ashenden
    ... aka Laugh Track: Secret Agent (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
69. The Good Companions (1933) .... Inigo Jollifant
70. Insult (1932) .... Henri Dubois
    
    
71. The Clue of the New Pin (1929) .... Rex Trasmere
72. Who Is the Man? (1924) .... Daniel
    

Actor - TV:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Merlin (1998/II) (TV) .... King Constant
2. "A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) TV mini-series .... St. John Clarke (segment film one) (unknown episodes)
3. David (1997) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... God
   ... aka Bibbia: David, La (Italy)
   ... aka Bibel - David, Die (Germany)
4. Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Professor of Sunlight
5. "Scarlett" (1994) TV mini-series .... Pierre Robillard
6. "Alleyn Mysteries" .... Percival Pyke Period (1 episode, 1994)
   ... aka Inspector Alleyn
   ... aka Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries (UK: complete title)
       - Hand in Glove (1994) TV episode .... Percival Pyke Period
7. "Under the Hammer" (1 episode, 1994)
       - The Fatal Attribution (1994) TV episode
8. A Summer Day's Dream (1994) (TV) .... Stephen Dawlish
9. "Lovejoy" .... Lord Wakering (1 episode, 1993)
       - The Lost Colony (1993) TV episode .... Lord Wakering
10. "Inspector Morse" .... Lord Hinksey (1 episode, 1993)
        - Twilight of the Gods (1993) TV episode .... Lord Hinksey
11. "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991) TV mini-series .... Dreschler
12. The Best of Friends (1991) (TV) .... Sydney Cockerell
    
    
13. "Summer's Lease" (1989) TV mini-series .... Haverford Downs (unknown episodes)
14. "A TV Dante" (1989) TV mini-series .... Virgil
    ... aka A TV Dante: The Inferno - Cantos I-VIII (UK: video box title)
    ... aka Dante: The Inferno (UK: video title)
15. A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV) .... Cardinal Wolsey
16. "War and Remembrance" (1988) TV mini-series .... Aaron Jastrow
17. Quartermaine's Terms (1987) (TV) .... Eddie
18. The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV) .... Sir Simon de Canterville
19. Romance on the Orient Express (1985) (TV) .... Theodore Woodward
20. Camille (1984) (TV) .... Duke de Charles
21. The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Lord Durrisdeer
22. "The Far Pavilions" (1984) TV mini-series .... Major Sir Louis Cavagnari
    ... aka Blade of Steel
23. Oedipus the King (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (USA)
24. Buddenbrooks (1984) (TV)
25. Frankenstein (1984/I) (TV) .... Blind Hermit
26. Antigone (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Antigone (USA)
27. "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... Pfistermeister
28. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Pope Pius XII
    ... aka Scarlatto e nero (Italy)
    ... aka The Vatican Pimpernel
29. The Critic (1982) (TV) .... Lord Burleigh
30. "Play of the Month" .... Captain Shotover / ... (6 episodes, 1967-1982)
        - The Critic (1982) TV episode .... Lord Burleigh
        - Heartbreak House (1977) TV episode .... Captain Shotover
        - The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976) TV episode .... Lord Henry Wotton
        - In Good King Charles's Golden Days (1970) TV episode
        - St. Joan (1968) TV episode .... The Inquisitor
          (1 more)
31. "Marco Polo" (1982) TV mini-series .... Doge of Venice
32. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Albert Speer Sr.
33. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Charmolue
    ... aka Hunchback
34. The Seven Dials Mystery (1982) (TV) .... Marquis of Caterhan
35. A Christmas Carol (1982/I) (TV) .... Narrator
36. "Brideshead Revisited" .... Edward Ryder (5 episodes, 1981)
        - A Twitch Upon a Thread (1981) TV episode .... Edward Ryder
        - The Unseen Hook (1981) TV episode .... Edward Ryder
        - Sebastian Against the World (1981) TV episode .... Edward Ryder
        - Home and Abroad (1981) TV episode .... Edward Ryder
        - Et in Arcadia Ego (1981) TV episode .... Edward Ryder
37. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) (TV) .... Reverend Jones
38. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Cyril Boggis / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - Parson's Pleasure (1980) TV episode .... Cyril Boggis
        - Neck (1979) TV episode .... Jelks
    
    
39. Miserables, Les (1978) (TV) .... Gillenormand
40. King Richard the Second (1978) (TV) .... John of Gaunt
    ... aka Richard II
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard the Second (USA: video title)
41. Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) .... Chorus
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)
42. No Man's Land (1978) (TV) .... Spooner
43. Peter Pan (1976) (TV) .... Narrator
44. "Shades of Greene" .... Mr. Ferraro (1 episode, 1975)
        - Special Duties (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Ferraro
45. "Edward the Seventh" .... Benjamin Disraeli (2 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka Edward VII (UK: short title)
    ... aka Edward the King (USA)
    ... aka The Royal Victorians
        - Dearest Prince (1975) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli
        - The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... Benjamin Disraeli
46. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Clinton-Meek
47. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Chief Constable (Police)
48. "Menace" .... Frederick William Densham (1 episode, 1973)
        - Deliver Us from Evil (1973) TV episode .... Frederick William Densham
49. Probe (1972) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Harold Streeter
50. "Play for Today" .... Harry (1 episode, 1972)
        - Home (1972) TV episode .... Harry
51. Hassan (1971) (TV) .... Haroun al Raschid
52. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... The Ghost (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Hamlet (1970) TV episode .... The Ghost
    
    
53. "NET Playhouse" .... Harry (1 episode, 1968)
        - Home (1968) TV episode .... Harry
54. From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV) .... Anton Chekhov
55. "The Wednesday Play" .... Gabriel Quantara / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Alice in Wonderland (1966) TV episode (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Mock Turtle
        - The Mayfly and the Frog (1966) TV episode .... Gabriel Quantara
56. "ABC Stage 67" .... Rich Man (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) TV episode .... Rich Man
57. "ITV Play of the Week" .... The Count (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Rehearsal (1963) TV episode .... The Count
58. The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) .... Gaev
    
    
59. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Andrew Crocker-Harris (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Browning Version (1959) TV episode .... Andrew Crocker-Harris
    

Director:

• 1960s
• 1930s

1. Hamlet (1964/I)
   ... aka Richard Burton's Hamlet (USA: DVD title)
   
   
2. Spring Meeting (1938) (TV)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Hamlet (1964/I) (stage director)
   ... aka Richard Burton's Hamlet (USA: DVD title)
   

Self - TV:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The Harvest of Sorrow (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Sergei Rachmaninoff
2. Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) .... Himself
3. Westminster Abbey (1995) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka The Abbey (UK)
4. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) TV mini-series (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself (actor)
5. "Hollywood U.K." .... Himself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)
       - The Last Wave (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Contributor
6. A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) (TV) .... Prospero
7. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond (1990) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself
   
   
8. "Richard Burton: In from the Cold" (1988) TV series .... Himself
9. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... British Lord
10. An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (1987) (TV) .... Himself
11. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Harry Andrews (1985) TV episode .... Himself
12. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself
13. Voyage to the End of the Earth (1981) (TV) .... Narrator
    
    
14. Fall In, the Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
15. Night of 100 Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
16. "Second City TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA)
    ... aka Second City Revue (Canada: English title)
        - Crosswords (1976) TV episode .... Himself
17. "The Pallisers" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
18. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - William (1973) TV episode .... Himself
19. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator/Host
    
    
20. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Conversation at Night (1969) TV episode .... Himself
21. Ages of Man (1966) (TV) .... Himself
22. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Much Ado About Music (1961) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
23. "The Big Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Big Party by Revlon (USA: long title)
        - Episode dated 17 December 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
24. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1959)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #12.44 (1959) TV episode (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Shakespearean Reader
        - Episode #4.30 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
    

Self:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Leopard Son (1996) (voice) .... Narrator
2. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
   
   
3. Ingrid (1984) .... Himself/Narrator
   
   
4. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/II) (uncredited) .... Himself
5. Révolution d'octobre (1967) (voice) .... Narrator (English version)
   ... aka October Revolution
6. Mourir à Madrid (1963) (voice) .... Narrator
   ... aka To Die in Madrid
   
   
7. The Immortal Land (1958) (voice) .... Narrator
8. Sunshine in Soho (1956) .... Himself
   
   
9. A Diary for Timothy (1945) .... Hamlet
10. Niedokonczona podróz (1943) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
    ... aka Unfinished Journey (UK)
    

Self - video:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself, from "Catastrophe"
   
   
2. The Making of 'Dragonheart' (1997) (V) (voice) .... King Arthur
3. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Never Apologize (2007) .... Himself
2. Brando (2007) (TV) .... Himself
3. There's Something About... Morse (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Lord Hinksey
4. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
5. "Biography"
       - Hamlet (1995) TV episode .... Hamlet
6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
       - Episode dated 26 May 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself