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John Gilbert (I) (1897–1936)

Actor | Writer | Director

John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. By 1915 John was an extra with Thomas H. Ince's company and a lead player by 1917. In those days he was assistant director, actor or screenwriter. He also tried his hand at directing. By 1919 he was being noticed in films and getting better roles... See full bio »

Born:

John Cecil Pringle
in Logan, Utah, USA

Died:

(age 38) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of John Gilbert and Mae Murray in The Merry Widow Greta Garbo, John Gilbert 'Flesh and the Devil' 1926
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1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Steve Bramley
 
1933 Queen Christina
Antonio
 
1933 Fast Workers
Gunner Smith
 
1932 Downstairs
Karl Schneider
 
1931 West of Broadway
Jerry Seevers
 
1931 The Phantom of Paris
Chéri-Bibi
 
1931 Gentleman's Fate
Giacomo Tomasulo/Jack Thomas
 
1930 Way for a Sailor
Jack
 
1930 Redemption
Fedya Protasoff
 
1929 His Glorious Night
Captain Kovacs
 
1929 Desert Nights
Hugh Rand
 
1928 A Woman of Affairs
Neville
 
1928 The Masks of the Devil
Baron Reiner
 
1928 Four Walls
Benny
 
1928 The Cossacks
Lukashka
 
1927 Love
Vronsky
 
1927 Man, Woman and Sin
Albert Whitcomb
 
1927 Twelve Miles Out
Jerry Fay
 
1927 The Show
Cock Robin
 
1927 Flesh and the Devil
Leo von Harden
 
1926 Bardelys the Magnificent
Bardelys
 
1926 La bohème
Rodolphe
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
 
1925 The Big Parade
James Apperson
 
1925 The Merry Widow
Prince Danilo Petrovich
 
1924 The Wife of the Centaur
Jeffrey Dwyer
 
1924 The Snob
Eugene Curry
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped
Bezano
 
1924 His Hour
Gritzko
 
1924 Romance Ranch
Carlos Brent
 
1924 The Lone Chance
Jack Saunders
 
1924 A Man's Mate
Paul
 
1924 The Wolf Man
Gerald Stanley
 
1924 Just Off Broadway
Stephen Moore
 
1923 Cameo Kirby
Cameo Kirby
 
1923 The Exiles
Henry Holcombe
 
1923/I St. Elmo
St. Elmo Thornton
 
1923 Madness of Youth
Jaca Javalie
 
1923 Truxton King
Truxton King
 
1923 While Paris Sleeps
Dennis O'Keefe
 
1922 A California Romance
Don Patricio Fernando
 
1922 The Love Gambler
Dick Manners
 
1922 Calvert's Valley
Page Emlyn (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1922 Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
 
1922 Honor First
Jacques Dubois/Honoré Duboois
 
1922 The Yellow Stain
Donald Keith
 
1922 Arabian Love
Norman Stone
 
1922 Gleam O'Dawn
Gleam O'Dawn
 
1921 Ladies Must Live
The Gardener (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1921 Shame
William Fielding/David Field
 
1921 The Servant in the House
Percival (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1920 Deep Waters
Bill Lacey (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1920 The Great Redeemer
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1920 The White Circle
Frank Cassilis (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 Should a Woman Tell?
The Villain (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 Heart o' the Hills
Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 Widow by Proxy
Jack Pennington (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 For a Woman's Honor
Dick Rutherford
 
1919 The Red Viper
Dick Grant (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 A Little Brother of the Rich
Carl Wilmerding
 
1919 The Man Beneath
James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 The Busher
Jim Blair (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1919 The White Heather
Dick Beach (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 The Dawn of Understanding
Ira Beasley (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 Three X Gordon
Archie (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 The Mask
Billy Taylor (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918/I Doing Their Bit (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 Wedlock
Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 One Dollar Bid (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 More Trouble
Harvey Deering (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 Shackled
James Ashley (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1918 Nancy Comes Home
Phil Ballou (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 Up or Down?
Allan Corey (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Devil Dodger
Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 Golden Rule Kate
The Heller
 
1917 The Mother Instinct
Jean Coutierre (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Hater of Men
Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Millionaire Vagrant
James Cricket (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 Happiness
Richard Forrester (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Dark Road
Cedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 Princess of the Dark
'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Bride of Hate
Dr. Duprez's Son (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1917 The Weaker Sex
 
1916 The Sin Ye Do
Jimmy (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1916 Shell 43
English Spy (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1916 Eye of the Night (uncredited)
 
1916 The Phantom
Bertie Bereton (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1916 The Apostle of Vengeance
Willie Hudson (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1916 Civilization
Extra (uncredited)
 
1916 The Aryan
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1916 Hell's Hinges
Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)
 
1916 The Last Act
Extra (uncredited)
 
1916 Bullets and Brown Eyes (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1916 The Corner
Extra (uncredited)
 
1915 Aloha Oe
Extra (uncredited)
 
1915 Matrimony (short)
Extra (uncredited)
 
1915/I The Coward
A Young Virginian (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1932 Downstairs (story)
 
1921 Love's Penalty
 
1921 The Bait
 
1920 Deep Waters (as Jack Gilbert)
 
1920 The Great Redeemer (adaptation)
 
1920 The White Circle
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1927 Love (uncredited)
 
1921 Love's Penalty
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1921 Love's Penalty
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (short)
Himself, at Premiere
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Himself / Romeo
 
1929 A Man's Man
Himself
 
1928 Show People
Himself (uncredited) (also archive footage)
 
1928 Voices Across the Sea (short)
Himself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself
 
1924 Married Flirts
Himself, Guest at party
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (24 titles)
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Rediscovering John Gilbert (video documentary short)
 
2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (video documentary)
Himself/Antonio
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 City Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Himself (at a premiere) (uncredited)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 The Divine Garbo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actor Arriving at MGM (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Himself - Actor in Silent Movie 'A Woman of Affairs' (uncredited)
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

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2 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jack Gilbert

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Cancer