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Overview

Date of Birth:
10 July 1897, Logan, Utah, USA more
Date of Death:
9 January 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic... more
Trivia:
MGM star Gilbert had a huge enemy in Louis B. Mayer after Gilbert pummeled... more
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Pordenone 2009: The Merry Widow
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 18 October 2009, 2:21 PM, PDT)
Silent Legends On DVD
 (From New York Post. 6 July 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Jack Gilbert
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 912:30 AMTCM The Busher  

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) Steve Bramley 1934 - 7.9 (304)
- 2. Queen Christina (1933) Antonio 1933 - 7.9 (2,740)
- 3. Fast Workers (1933) Gunner Smith 1933 - 7.9 (324)
- 4. Downstairs (1932) Karl Schneider 1932 - 8.4 (713)
- 5. West of Broadway (1931) Jerry Seevers 1931 - 8.0 (260)
- 6. The Phantom of Paris (1931) Chéri-Bibi 1931 - 8.3 (535)
- 7. Gentleman's Fate (1931) Giacomo Tomasulo/Jack Thomas 1931 - 7.9 (361)
- 8. Way for a Sailor (1930) Jack 1930 - 7.9 (302)
- 9. Redemption (1930) Fedya 1930 - 7.8 (260)
- 10. His Glorious Night (1929)   Captain Kovacs 1929 - -
AKAs:
  • Breath of Scandal
- 11. Desert Nights (1929)   Hugh Rand 1929 - 8.5 (645)
AKAs:
  • Thirst (USA: alternative title)
- 12. A Woman of Affairs (1928) Neville 'Nevs' Holderness 1928 - 7.8 (475)
- 13. The Masks of the Devil (1928)   Baron Reiner 1928 - 9.1 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Masks of Satan
- 14. Four Walls (1928) Benny 1928 - 9.4 (184)
- 15. The Cossacks (1928) Lukashka 1928 - 8.3 (313)
- 16. Love (1927/I)   Captain Count Alexei Vronsky 1927 - 7.3 (282)
AKAs:
  • Anna Karenina (UK)
- 17. Man, Woman and Sin (1927) Albert Whitcomb 1927 - 8.1 (199)
- 18. Twelve Miles Out (1927) Jerry Fay 1927 - 8.9 (308)
- 19. The Show (1927) Cock Robin 1927 - 6.8 (163)
- 20. Flesh and the Devil (1926) Leo von Harden 1926 - 8.1 (1,556)
- 21. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) Bardelys 1926 - 8.6 (374)
- 22. La boheme (1926) Rodolphe 1926 - 8.1 (615)
- 23. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)   (uncredited) Crowd extra in chariot race 1925 - 8.2 (3,063)
AKAs:
  • Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
- 24. The Big Parade (1925) James Apperson 1925 - 8.5 (2,341)
- 25. The Merry Widow (1925) Prince Danilo Petrovich 1925 - 8.6 (883)
- 26. The Wife of the Centaur (1924) Jeffrey Dwyer 1924 - -
- 27. The Snob (1924) Eugene Curry 1924 - -
- 28. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Bezano 1924 - 7.9 (798)
- 29. His Hour (1924) Gritzko 1924 - -
- 30. Romance Ranch (1924) Carlos Brent 1924 - -
- 31. The Lone Chance (1924) Jack Saunders 1924 - -
- 32. A Man's Mate (1924) Paul 1924 - -
- 33. The Wolf Man (1924) Gerald Stanley 1924 - -
- 34. Just Off Broadway (1924) Stephen Moore 1924 - -
- 35. Cameo Kirby (1923) Cameo Kirby 1923 - 8.1 (204)
- 36. The Exiles (1923) Henry Holcombe 1923 - -
- 37. St. Elmo (1923/I) St. Elmo Thornton 1923 - -
- 38. Madness of Youth (1923) Jaca Javalie 1923 - -
- 39. Truxton King (1923) Truxton King 1923 - -
- 40. While Paris Sleeps (1923) Dennis O'Keefe 1923 - 8.0 (5)
- 41. A California Romance (1922) Don Patricio Fernando 1922 - -
- 42. The Love Gambler (1922) Dick Manners 1922 - -
- 43. Calvert's Valley (1922)   (as Jack Gilbert) Page Emlyn 1922 - -
AKAs:
  • Calvert's Folly (UK)
- 44. Monte Cristo (1922)   Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo 1922 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
- 45. Honor First (1922) Jacques Dubois/Honoré Duboois 1922 - -
- 46. The Yellow Stain (1922) Donald Keith 1922 - -
- 47. Arabian Love (1922) Norman Stone 1922 - -
- 48. Gleam O'Dawn (1922) Gleam O'Dawn 1922 - -
- 49. Ladies Must Live (1921) (as Jack Gilbert) The Gardener 1921 - 8.8 (8)
- 50. Shame (1921) William Fielding/David Field 1921 - -
- 51. The Servant in the House (1921) (as Jack Gilbert) Percival 1921 - -
- 52. Deep Waters (1920) (as Jack Gilbert) Bill Lacey 1920 - -
- 53. The Great Redeemer (1920) (uncredited) Undetermined Role 1920 - -
- 54. The White Circle (1920) (as Jack Gilbert) Frank Cassilis 1920 - -
- 55. Should a Woman Tell? (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) The Villain 1919 - -
- 56. Heart o' the Hills (1919)   (as Jack Gilbert) Gray Pendleton 1919 - 7.1 (317)
AKAs:
  • Heart of the Hills
- 57. Widow by Proxy (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) Jack Pennington 1919 - -
- 58. For a Woman's Honor (1919) Dick Rutherford 1919 - -
- 59. The Red Viper (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) Dick Grant 1919 - -
- 60. A Little Brother of the Rich (1919) Carl Wilmerding 1919 - -
- 61. The Man Beneath (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) James Bassett 1919 - -
- 62. The Busher (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) Jim Blair 1919 - 7.1 (419)
- 63. The White Heather (1919) (as Jack Gilbert) Dick Beach 1919 - -
- 64. The Dawn of Understanding (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) Ira Beasley 1918 - -
- 65. Three X Gordon (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) Archie 1918 - -
- 66. The Mask (1918)   (as Jack Gilbert) Billy Taylor 1918 - 7.4 (5)
AKAs:
  • The Mask of Riches (USA)
- 67. Doing Their Bit (1918/I)   (as Jack Gilbert) 1918 - -
AKAs:
  • Doing Our Bit (USA: alternative title)
- 68. Wedlock (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) Granger Hollister 1918 - -
- 69. One Dollar Bid (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) 1918 - -
- 70. More Trouble (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) Harvey Deering 1918 - -
- 71. Shackled (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) James Ashley 1918 - -
- 72. Nancy Comes Home (1918) (as Jack Gilbert) Phil Ballou 1918 - -
- 73. Up or Down? (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) Allan Corey 1917 - -
- 74. The Devil Dodger (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) Roger Ingraham 1917 - -
- 75. Golden Rule Kate (1917) The Heller 1917 - -
- 76. The Mother Instinct (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) Jean Coutierre 1917 - -
- 77. The Hater of Men (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) Billy Williams 1917 - -
- 78. The Millionaire Vagrant (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) James Cricket 1917 - -
- 79. Happiness (1917)   (as Jack Gilbert) Richard Forrester 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • Seeking Happiness (USA)
- 80. The Dark Road (1917)   (as Jack Gilbert) Cedric Constable 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • The Road to Honour (UK)
- 81. Princess of the Dark (1917) (as Jack Gilbert) 'Crip' Halloran 1917 - -
- 82. The Bride of Hate (1917)   (as Jack Gilbert) Dr. Duprez's Son 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • Wanted for Murder, or Bride of Hate (USA: reissue title)
- 83. The Weaker Sex (1917) 1917 - -
- 84. The Sin Ye Do (1916) (as Jack Gilbert) Jimmy 1916 - -
- 85. Shell 43 (1916)   (as Jack Gilbert) English Spy 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Shell Forty-Three (USA)
- 86. Eye of the Night (1916) (uncredited) 1916 - -
- 87. The Phantom (1916) (as Jack Gilbert) Bertie Bereton 1916 - -
- 88. The Apostle of Vengeance (1916) (as Jack Gilbert) Willie Hudson 1916 - -
- 89. Civilization (1916) (uncredited) Extra 1916 - 6.1 (59)
- 90. The Aryan (1916) (uncredited) Extra 1916 - -
- 91. Hell's Hinges (1916) (uncredited) Rowdy townsman 1916 - 6.6 (290)
- 92. The Last Act (1916) (uncredited) Extra 1916 - -
- 93. Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916) (as Jack Gilbert) 1916 - -
- 94. The Corner (1916/I) (uncredited) Extra 1916 - -
- 95. Aloha Oe (1915) (uncredited) Extra 1915 - -
- 96. Matrimony (1915) (uncredited) Extra 1915 - -
- 97. The Coward (1915/I) (uncredited) Bit Part 1915 - 6.8 (37)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Downstairs (1932) (story) 1932 - 8.4 (713)
- 2. Love's Penalty (1921) (writer) 1921 - -
- 3. The Bait (1921) (writer) 1921 - -
- 4. Deep Waters (1920) (writer) (as Jack Gilbert) 1920 - -
- 5. The Great Redeemer (1920) (adaptation) 1920 - -
- 6. The White Circle (1920) (writer) 1920 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Love (1927/I)   (uncredited) 1927 - 7.3 (282)
AKAs:
  • Anna Karenina (UK)
- 2. Love's Penalty (1921) 1921 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931/I) Himself 1931 - 3.3 (7)
- 2. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (1930) Himself, at Premiere 1930 - -
- 3. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)   Himself / Romeo 1929 - 8.1 (1,005)
AKAs:
  • The Hollywood Revue
- 4. A Man's Man (1929) Himself 1929 - 8.4 (8)
- 5. Show People (1928) (uncredited) (also archive footage) Himself 1928 - 8.5 (1,384)
- 6. Voices Across the Sea (1928) Himself 1928 - -
- 7. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) Himself 1925 - 7.3 (88)
- 8. Married Flirts (1924) Himself, Guest at party 1924 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) Himself
- 2. Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV) (uncredited)
- 3. Garbo (2005) Himself
- 4. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 5. Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 6. Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 7. Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999) (TV) (uncredited) Himself (at a premiere)
- 8. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) Himself
- 9. The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) Himself
- 10. Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986) (TV) Himself
- 11. "Hollywood" (1980)
- 12. The Love Goddesses (1965) Himself
- 13. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (uncredited) Actor Arriving at MGM
- 14. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) Himself
- 15. Strictly Dishonorable (1951) (uncredited) Himself - Actor in Silent Movie 'A Woman of Affairs'
- 16. The Movies March On (1939) Himself

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Genres:
Drama | Romance | Comedy | Western more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Melodrama | Based On Play | Marriage more

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