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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)
       - The Twenties (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. "Performance" .... Stephen Dawlish (1 episode, 1994)
        - A Summer Day's Dream (1994) TV episode .... Stephen Dawlish
16. A Summer Day's Dream (1994) (TV) .... Stephen Dawlish
17. "Scarlett" (1994) TV mini-series .... Pierre Robillard
18. "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
19. "Under the Hammer" (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Fatal Attribution (1994) TV episode
20. "Lovejoy" .... Lord Wakering (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Lost Colony (1993) TV episode .... Lord Wakering
21. "Inspector Morse" .... Lord Hinksey (1 episode, 1993)
        - Twilight of the Gods (1993) TV episode .... Lord Hinksey
22. The Power of One (1992) .... St. John
    ... aka La puissance de l'ange (France)
23. Shining Through (1992) .... Sunflower
24. Swan Song (1992) .... Svetlovidov
25. "Strauss Dynasty" (1991) TV mini-series .... Dreschler
    ... aka The Strauss Dynasty (International: English title)
26. Prospero's Books (1991) .... Prospero
    ... aka L'ultima tempesta (Italy)
27. "A TV Dante" .... the voice of 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 .... the voice Virgil
        - Canto 12 (1991) TV episode .... the voice of Virgil
        - Canto 13 (1991) TV episode .... the voice of Virgil
        - Canto 14 (1991) TV episode .... the voice of Virgil
          (1 more)
28. The Best of Friends (1991) (TV) .... Sydney Cockerell
29. Strike It Rich (1990) .... Herbert Dreuther
    ... aka Loser Takes All
    ... aka Money Talks
    
    
30. "Summer's Lease" .... Haverford Downs (2 episodes, 1989)
        - The Urbino Trail (1989) TV episode .... Haverford Downs
        - A Battlefield (1989) TV episode .... Haverford Downs
31. "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)
32. Getting It Right (1989) .... Sir Gordon Munday
33. A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV) .... Cardinal Wolsey
34. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Hobson
35. Appointment with Death (1988) .... Colonel Carbury
36. The Whistle Blower (1987) .... Sir Adrian Chapple
37. Quartermaine's Terms (1987) (TV) .... Eddie
38. Barbablú, Barbablú (1987)
    ... aka Blaubart und seine Kinder (West Germany)
    ... aka Bluebeard, Bluebeard
39. Leave All Fair (1986) .... John Middleton Murry
    ... aka Souvenirs secrets (France)
40. Time After Time (1986) (TV) .... Jasper Swift
41. The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV) .... Sir Simon de Canterville
42. Plenty (1985) .... Sir Leonard Darwin
43. Romance on the Orient Express (1985) (TV) .... Theodore Woodward
44. The Shooting Party (1985) .... Cornelius Cardew
45. Invitation to the Wedding (1985) .... Reverend Clyde Ormiston
46. Frankenstein (1984/I) (TV) .... DeLacey
47. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Charmolue / ... (4 episodes, 1970-1984)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Camille (1984) TV episode .... Duke de Charles
        - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) TV episode .... Charmolue
        - Peter Pan (1976) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Hamlet (1970) TV episode .... The Ghost
48. "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)
49. The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV) .... Lord Durrisdeer
50. Scandalous (1984) .... Uncle Willie
51. "The Far Pavilions" .... Cavagnari (2 episodes, 1984)
    ... aka Blade of Steel
        - Part One: Return to India (1984) TV episode .... Cavagnari
        - Part Three: 'Wally and Anjuli' (1984) TV episode .... Cavagnari
52. Oedipus the King (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (USA)
53. Antigone (1984) (TV) .... Teiresias
    ... aka Theban Plays: Antigone (USA)
54. "Wagner" .... Pfistermeister (3 episodes, 1983)
        - Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
        - Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
        - Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Pfistermeister
55. The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Hogarth
56. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Pope Pius XII
    ... aka Scarlatto e nero (Italy)
    ... aka The Vatican Pimpernel
57. Gandhi (1982) .... Lord Irwin
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
58. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Albert Speer Sr.
59. A Christmas Carol (1982/I) (TV) .... Narrator
60. "Marco Polo" .... Doge of Venice (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Doge of Venice
61. "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
62. Priest of Love (1981) .... Herbert G. Muskett
63. Arthur (1981) .... Hobson
64. Lion of the Desert (1981) .... Sharif El Gariani
    ... aka Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
65. Chariots of Fire (1981) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Master of Trinity
66. The Seven Dials Mystery (1981) (TV) .... Marquis of Caterhan
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 The Conductor (USA)
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. Aces High (1976) .... Headmaster
85. "Shades of Greene" .... Mr. Ferraro (1 episode, 1975)
        - Special Duties (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Ferraro
86. "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
87. Galileo (1975) .... The Old Cardinal
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht's Galileo (Australia: DVD box title)
    ... aka Galileo Galilei
88. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Beddoes
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
89. 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Meecham
    ... aka Anything for Love (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Eleven Harrowhouse
    ... aka Fast Fortune
90. Gold (1974) .... Farrell
    ... aka The Great Gold Conspiracy (USA)
91. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Clinton-Meek (unknown episodes)
92. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Chief Constable (Police)
93. "Menace" .... Frederick William Densham (1 episode, 1973)
        - Deliver Us from Evil (1973) TV episode .... Frederick William Densham
94. Lost Horizon (1973) .... Chang
95. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Various Characters (1 episode, 1973)
        - William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) TV episode .... Various Characters
96. Probe (1972) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Harold Streeter
    ... aka Search (USA: rerun title)
97. Eagle in a Cage (1972) .... Lord Sissal
98. "Play for Today" .... Harry (1 episode, 1972)
        - Home (1972) TV episode .... Harry
99. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... The ghost (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Hamlet (1971) TV episode .... The ghost
100. Hassan (1971) (TV) .... Haroun al Raschid
101. Julius Caesar (1970) .... Julius Caesar
     
     
102. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Count Leopold Von Berchtold
103. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... The Elder Pope
104. Assignment to Kill (1968) .... Curt Valayan
105. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) .... Lord Raglan
106. "NET Playhouse" .... Harry (1 episode, 1968)
         - Home (1968) TV episode .... Harry
107. From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV) .... Anton Chekhov
108. Sebastian (1968) .... Head of Intelligence
     ... aka Mr. Sebastian
109. "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
110. "ABC Stage 67" .... Rich Man (1 episode, 1966)
         - The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) TV episode .... Rich Man
111. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Henry IV
     ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
     ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
     ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
112. The Loved One (1965) .... Sir Francis Hinsley
113. Hamlet (1964/I) (voice) .... Ghost
     ... aka Richard Burton's Hamlet (USA: DVD title)
114. Becket (1964) .... King Louis VII of France
115. "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
116. The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) .... Gaev
     
     
117. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Andrew Crocker-Harris (1 episode, 1959)
         - The Browning Version (1959) TV episode .... Andrew Crocker-Harris
118. Saint Joan (1957) .... Earl of Warwick
119. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
120. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Foster
     ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
121. Richard III (1955) .... George, Duke of Clarence
122. Romeo and Juliet (1954) .... Chorus
     ... aka Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
123. Julius Caesar (1953) .... Cassius
     ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
     
     
124. An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) .... Narrator
125. The Prime Minister (1941) .... Benjamin Disraeli
     
     
126. Secret Agent (1936) .... Richard Ashenden
     ... aka Laugh Track: Secret Agent (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
127. The Good Companions (1933) .... Inigo Jollifant
128. Insult (1932) .... Henri Dubois
     
     
129. The Clue of the New Pin (1929) .... Rex Trasmere
130. 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)
   

Soundtrack:

1. The Good Companions (1933) (performer: "Lucky for Me" (uncredited))
   

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: alternative title)
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. "Omnibus" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1988)
        - Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Actors Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century (1969) TV episode .... Himself
17. "Richard Burton: In from the Cold" (1988) TV series .... Himself
18. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - John Gielgud: An Actor's Life (1988) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself
19. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... British Lord
20. An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (1987) (TV) .... Himself
21. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1960-1985)
        - Harry Andrews (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) TV episode .... Himself
22. "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)
23. Ingrid (1984) .... Himself/Narrator
24. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) (as Sir John Gielgud) .... Himself
25. Voyage to the End of the Earth (1981) (TV) .... Narrator
26. "The British Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Jack Hawkins (1980) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
27. Fall In, the Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
28. Night of 100 Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
29. "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
30. "The Pallisers" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
31. "Stars on Sunday" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1969-1972)
        - Episode dated 27 February 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
32. Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (1970) (TV) .... Himself
33. "NBC Experiment in Television" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Bad Case of Shakespeare (1970) TV episode .... Himself
34. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator/Host
    
    
35. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Conversation at Night (1969) TV episode .... Himself
36. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/II) (uncredited) .... Himself
37. Révolution d'octobre (1967) (voice) .... Narrator (English version)
    ... aka October Revolution
38. Ages of Man (1966) (TV) .... Himself
39. Mourir à Madrid (1963) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka To Die in Madrid
40. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - Much Ado About Music (1961) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
41. "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
42. "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
43. The Immortal Land (1958) (voice) .... Narrator
44. Sunshine in Soho (1956) .... Himself
    
    
45. A Diary for Timothy (1945) .... Hamlet
46. 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