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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) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Merlin
   ... aka The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (International: English title)
5. Merlin (1998/II) (TV) .... King Constant
6. "A Dance to the Music of Time" .... St. John Clarke (1 episode, 1997)
       - Part One (1997) TV episode .... St. John Clarke
7. David (1997) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... God
   ... aka Die Bibel - David (Germany)
   ... aka La bibbia: David (Italy)
8. Hamlet (1996) .... Priam
   ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title)
9. The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Mr. Touchett
10. Dragonheart (1996) (voice) (uncredited) .... King Arthur
11. Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Professor of Sunlight
12. Shine (1996) .... Cecil Parkes
13. Haunted (1995) .... Doctor Doyle
14. First Knight (1995) .... Oswald
15. A Summer Day's Dream (1994) (TV) .... Stephen Dawlish
16. "Scarlett" (1994) TV mini-series .... Pierre Robillard
17. "Alleyn Mysteries" .... Percival Pyke Period (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "Inspector Alleyn"
    ... aka "Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries" (UK: complete title)
    ... aka "The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries" (Australia)
        - Hand in Glove (1994) TV episode .... Percival Pyke Period
18. "Under the Hammer" (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Fatal Attribution (1994) TV episode
19. "Lovejoy" .... Lord Wakering (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Lost Colony (1993) TV episode .... Lord Wakering
20. "Inspector Morse" .... Lord Hinksey (1 episode, 1993)
        - Twilight of the Gods (1993) TV episode .... Lord Hinksey
21. The Power of One (1992) .... St. John
    ... aka La puissance de l'ange (France)
22. Shining Through (1992) .... Sunflower
23. Swan Song (1992) .... Svetlovidov
24. "Strauss Dynasty" (1991) TV mini-series .... Dreschler
    ... aka "The Strauss Dynasty" (International: English title)
25. Prospero's Books (1991) .... Prospero
    ... aka L'ultima tempesta (Italy)
26. "A TV Dante" .... Virgil / ... (6 episodes, 1991)
    ... aka "A TV Dante: The Inferno - Cantos I-VIII" (UK: video box title)
    ... aka "Dante: The Inferno" (UK: video title)
        - Canto 10 (1991) TV episode .... the voice of Virgil
        - Canto 11 (1991) TV episode .... Virgil
        - Canto 12 (1991) TV episode .... Virgil
        - Canto 13 (1991) TV episode .... Virgil
        - Canto 14 (1991) TV episode .... Virgil
          (1 more)
27. The Best of Friends (1991) (TV) .... Sydney Cockerell
28. Strike It Rich (1990) .... Herbert Dreuther
    ... aka Loser Takes All
    ... aka Money Talks
    
    
29. "Summer's Lease" .... Haverford Downs (2 episodes, 1989)
        - The Urbino Trail (1989) TV episode .... Haverford Downs
        - A Battlefield (1989) TV episode .... Haverford Downs
30. "War and Remembrance" .... Aaron Jastrow (11 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Part 11 (1989) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Part 10 (1989) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Part 9 (1989) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Part 8 (1989) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Part 7 (1988) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
          (6 more)
31. Getting It Right (1989) .... Sir Gordon Munday
32. A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV) .... Cardinal Wolsey
33. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Hobson
34. Appointment with Death (1988) .... Colonel Carbury
35. The Whistle Blower (1987) .... Sir Adrian Chapple
36. Quartermaine's Terms (1987) (TV) .... Eddie
37. Barbablú, Barbablú (1987)
    ... aka Blaubart und seine Kinder (West Germany)
    ... aka Bluebeard, Bluebeard
38. Leave All Fair (1986) .... John Middleton Murry
    ... aka Souvenirs secrets (France)
39. Time After Time (1986) .... Jasper Swift
40. The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV) .... Sir Simon de Canterville
41. Plenty (1985) .... Sir Leonard Darwin
42. Romance on the Orient Express (1985) (TV) .... Theodore Woodward
43. The Shooting Party (1985) .... Cornelius Cardew
44. Invitation to the Wedding (1985) .... Reverend Clyde Ormiston
45. Frankenstein (1984/I) (TV) .... DeLacey
46. Camille (1984) (TV) .... Duke de Charles
47. "Six Centuries of Verse" (8 episodes, 1984)
        - Later Twentieth Century 1934-1984 (1984) TV episode
        - Earlier Twentieth Century 1914-1939 (1984) TV episode
        - Romantics and Realists 1870-1920 (1984) TV episode
        - American Pioneers 1849-1910 (1984) TV episode
        - Victorians 1837-1901 (1984) TV episode
          (3 more)
48. The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Lord Durrisdeer
49. Scandalous (1984) .... Uncle Willie
50. "The Far Pavilions" .... Cavagnari (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka "Blade of Steel"
        - Part One: Return to India (1984) TV episode .... Cavagnari
51. Oedipus the King (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (USA)
52. Antigone (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Antigone (USA)
53. "Wagner" .... Pfistermeister (3 episodes, 1983)
        - Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
        - Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
        - Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
54. The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Hogarth
55. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Pope Pius XII
    ... aka Scarlatto e nero (Italy)
    ... aka The Vatican Pimpernel
56. Gandhi (1982) .... Lord Irwin
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
57. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Albert Speer Sr.
58. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Charmolue
    ... aka Hunchback (USA: video title)
59. A Christmas Carol (1982/I) (TV) .... Narrator
60. The Seven Dials Mystery (1982) (TV) .... Marquis of Caterhan
61. "Marco Polo" .... Doge of Venice (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Doge of Venice
62. "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
63. Priest of Love (1981) .... Herbert G. Muskett
64. Arthur (1981) .... Hobson
65. Lion of the Desert (1981) .... Sharif El Gariani
    ... aka Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
66. Chariots of Fire (1981) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Master of Trinity
67. Sphinx (1981) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Abdu-Hamdi
68. The Formula (1980) .... Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy
    ... aka Die Formel (West Germany)
69. The Elephant Man (1980) .... Carr Gomm
70. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) (TV) .... Reverend Jones
71. Dyrygent (1980) .... John Lasocki
    ... aka Orchestra Conductor (USA)
    ... aka The Conductor
72. "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
    
    
73. The Human Factor (1979) .... Brig. Tomlinson
74. Caligola (1979) .... Nerva
    ... aka Caligula (USA)
    ... aka Caligula, My Son (UK)
    ... aka Io, Caligola (Italy: recut version)
75. Murder by Decree (1979) .... Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
76. Les miserables (1978) (TV) .... Gillenormand
77. 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)
78. Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) .... Chorus
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)
79. No Man's Land (1978) (TV) .... Spooner
80. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977) .... The Preacher
81. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Captain Shotover / ... (5 episodes, 1967-1977)
        - 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
        - Romeo and Juliet (1967) TV episode .... Chorus
82. Joseph Andrews (1977) .... The Doctor
83. Providence (1977) .... Clive Langham
84. Peter Pan (1976) (TV) .... Narrator
85. Aces High (1976) .... Headmaster
86. "Shades of Greene" .... Mr. Ferraro (1 episode, 1975)
        - Special Duties (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Ferraro
87. "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
88. Galileo (1975) .... The Old Cardinal
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht's Galileo (Australia: DVD box title)
    ... aka Galileo Galilei
89. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Mr. Beddoes
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
90. 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Meecham
    ... aka Anything for Love (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Eleven Harrowhouse
    ... aka Fast Fortune
91. Gold (1974) .... Farrell
    ... aka The Great Gold Conspiracy (USA)
92. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Clinton-Meek (unknown episodes)
93. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Chief Constable (Police)
94. "Menace" .... Frederick William Densham (1 episode, 1973)
        - Deliver Us from Evil (1973) TV episode .... Frederick William Densham
95. Lost Horizon (1973) .... Chang
96. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Various Characters (1 episode, 1973)
        - William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) TV episode .... Various Characters
97. Probe (1972) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Harold Streeter
    ... aka Search (USA: rerun title)
98. Eagle in a Cage (1972) .... Lord Sissal
99. "Play for Today" .... Harry (1 episode, 1972)
        - Home (1972) TV episode .... Harry
100. Hassan (1971) (TV) .... Haroun al Raschid
101. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... The Ghost (1 episode, 1970)
     ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
         - Hamlet (1970) TV episode .... The Ghost
102. Julius Caesar (1970) .... Julius Caesar
     
     
103. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Count Leopold Von Berchtold
104. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... The Elder Pope
105. Assignment to Kill (1968) .... Curt Valayan
106. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) .... Lord Raglan
107. "NET Playhouse" .... Harry (1 episode, 1968)
         - Home (1968) TV episode .... Harry
108. From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV) .... Anton Chekhov
109. Sebastian (1967) .... Head of Intelligence
     ... aka Mr. Sebastian
110. "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
111. "ABC Stage 67" .... Rich Man (1 episode, 1966)
         - The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) TV episode .... Rich Man
112. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Henry IV
     ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
     ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
     ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
113. The Loved One (1965) .... Sir Francis Hinsley
114. Hamlet (1964/I) (voice) .... Ghost
     ... aka Richard Burton's Hamlet (USA: DVD title)
115. Becket (1964) .... King Louis VII of France
116. "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
117. The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) .... Gaev
     
     
118. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Andrew Crocker-Harris (1 episode, 1959)
         - The Browning Version (1959) TV episode .... Andrew Crocker-Harris
119. Saint Joan (1957) .... Earl of Warwick
120. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
121. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Fosdyke
     ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
122. Richard III (1955) .... George, Duke of Clarence
123. Romeo and Juliet (1954) .... Chorus
     ... aka Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
124. Julius Caesar (1953) .... Cassius
     ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
     
     
125. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) .... Narrator
126. The Prime Minister (1941) .... Benjamin Disraeli
     
     
127. Secret Agent (1936) .... Richard Ashenden
     ... aka Laugh Track: Secret Agent (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
128. The Good Companions (1933) .... Inigo Jollifant
129. Insult (1932) .... Henri Dubois
     
     
130. The Clue of the New Pin (1929) .... Rex Trasmere
131. Who Is the Man? (1924) .... Daniel
     

Director:

• 1960s
• 1930s

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

Writer:

1. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1966)
   ... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
       - Ivanov (1966) TV episode (adaptation)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

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

Self:

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

1. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself, from "Catastrophe"
2. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
       - Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance (2000) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
3. Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) .... Himself
4. The Harvest of Sorrow (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Sergei Rachmaninoff
5. The Making of 'Dragonheart' (1997) (V) (voice) .... King Arthur
6. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
7. The Leopard Son (1996) (voice) .... Narrator
8. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
9. Westminster Abbey (1995) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka The Abbey (UK)
10. "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) TV mini-series (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself (actor)
11. "Hollywood U.K." .... Himself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Last Wave (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Contributor
12. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
        - Noel Coward (1992) TV episode .... Himself
13. A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) (TV) .... Prospero
14. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond (1990) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself
    
    
15. War and Remembrance: A Living History (1988) (V) .... Himself
16. "Richard Burton: In from the Cold" (1988) TV series .... Himself
17. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... British Lord
18. An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (1987) (TV) .... Himself
19. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1960-1985)
        - Harry Andrews (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) TV episode .... Himself
20. "Six Centuries of Verse" .... Himself - Presenter (7 episodes, 1984)
        - Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Shakespeare 1564-1616 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Medieval to Elizabethan 1400-1600 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Chaucer 1340-1400 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (2 more)
21. Ingrid (1984) .... Himself/Narrator
22. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself
23. Voyage to the End of the Earth (1981) (TV) .... Narrator
24. "The British Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Jack Hawkins (1980) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
25. Fall In, the Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
26. Night of 100 Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
27. "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
28. "The Pallisers" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
29. Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (1970) (TV) .... Himself
30. "NBC Experiment in Television" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Bad Case of Shakespeare (1970) TV episode .... Himself
31. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator/Host
    
    
32. "Stars on Sunday" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
33. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Conversation at Night (1969) TV episode .... Himself
34. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/II) (uncredited) .... Himself
35. Révolution d'octobre (1967) (voice) .... Narrator (English version)
    ... aka October Revolution
36. Ages of Man (1966) (TV) .... Himself
37. Mourir à Madrid (1963) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka To Die in Madrid
38. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
        - Much Ado About Music (1961) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
39. "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
40. "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
41. The Immortal Land (1958) (voice) .... Narrator
42. Sunshine in Soho (1956) .... Himself
    
    
43. A Diary for Timothy (1945) .... Hamlet
44. Niedokonczona podróz (1943) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
    ... aka Unfinished Journey (UK)
    

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 / Voice of Ghost
6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
       - Episode dated 26 May 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself