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.
Filmography (18)
Elizabeth
as The Pope
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
The Portrait of a Lady
as Mr. Touchett
Shine
as Cecil Parkes
First Knight
as Oswald
Shining Through
as Sunflower
Appointment with Death
as Colonel Carbury
Quartermaine's Terms
as Eddie Loomis
Gandhi
as Lord Irwin
Arthur
as Hobson
Chariots of Fire
as Master of Trinity
Lion of the Desert
as Sharif El Gariani
The Elephant Man
as Carr Gomm
The Conductor
as John Lasocki
Aces High
as Headmaster
Murder on the Orient Express
as Mr. Beddoes
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lord Raglan
Julius Caesar
as Cassius