Actor
John Gilbert
10 Jul 1897Born
9 Jan 1936Died
38Age at death
95Credits
Biography
American actor John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle) was one of the biggest stars of the Silent films era. His career subsequently significantly waned during the first years of the sound era.
Known for
Queen ChristinaAntonio6.9
The Big ParadeJames 'Jim' Apperson7.6
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)7.3
He Who Gets SlappedBezano7.6
Flesh and the DevilLeo von Harden7.2
Show PeopleJohn Gilbert (uncredited)7.1
The Merry WidowPrince Danilo Petrovich6.7
LoveCapt. Count Alexei Vronsky5.7
Hell's HingesRowdy Townsman (uncredited)6.1
A Woman of AffairsNeville Holderness6.5
DownstairsKarl Schneider
La BohèmeRodolphe
Filmography
The 80 most recent of 95 credits.
- 2010Rediscovering John GilbertFilm: (archive footage)
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilm: Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1953Yesterday and TodayFilm: (archive footage)
- 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm: (archive footage)
- 1934The Captain Hates the SeaFilm: Steve Bramley
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film
- 1934Queen ChristinaFilm: Antonio
- 1933Fast WorkersFilm: Gunner Smith
- 1932DownstairsFilm: Karl Schneider
- 1931West of BroadwayFilm: Jerry
- 1931The Phantom of ParisFilm: Chéri-Bibi
- 1931Gentleman's FateFilm: Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas
- 1930Way for a SailorFilm: Jack
- 1930RedemptionFilm: Fedya Protasoff
- 1929His Glorious NightFilm: Captain Kovacs
- 1929A Man's ManFilm: John Gilbert (uncredited)
- 1929Desert NightsFilm: Hugh Rand
- 1928A Woman of AffairsFilm: Neville Holderness
- 1928Show PeopleFilm: John Gilbert (uncredited)
- 1928The Masks of the DevilFilm: Baron Reiner
- 1928Four WallsFilm: Benny
- 1928The CossacksFilm: Lukashka
- 1927LoveFilm: Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky
- 1927Man, Woman and SinFilm: Albert Whitcomb
- 1927Twelve Miles OutFilm: Jerry Fay
- 1927The ShowFilm: Cock Robin
- 1926Flesh and the DevilFilm: Leo von Harden
- 1926Bardelys the MagnificentFilm: Marquis Christian de Bardelys
- 1926Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodFilm
- 1926La BohèmeFilm: Rodolphe
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm: Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1925The Big ParadeFilm: James 'Jim' Apperson
- 1925The Merry WidowFilm: Prince Danilo Petrovich
- 1924He Who Gets SlappedFilm: Bezano
- 1924The Wife of the CentaurFilm: Jeffrey Dwyer
- 1924The SnobFilm: Eugene Curry
- 1924Married FlirtsFilm: John Gilbert (uncredited)
- 1924His HourFilm: Gritzko
- 1924Romance RanchFilm: Carlos Brent
- 1924The Lone ChanceFilm: Jack Saunders
- 1924A Man's MateFilm: Paul
- 1924The Wolf ManFilm: Gerald Stanley
- 1924Just Off BroadwayFilm: Stephen Moore
- 1923Cameo KirbyFilm: Cameo Kirby
- 1923The ExilesFilm: Henry Holcombe
- 1923St. ElmoFilm: St. Elmo Thornton
- 1923The Madness of YouthFilm
- 1923Truxton KingFilm: Truxton King
- 1923While Paris SleepsFilm: Dennis O'Keefe
- 1922A California RomanceFilm: Don Patricio Fernando
- 1922The Love GamblerFilm: Dick Manners
- 1922Calvert's ValleyFilm: Page Emlyn
- 1922Monte CristoFilm: Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
- 1922Honor FirstFilm: Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois
- 1922The Yellow StainFilm: Donald Keith
- 1922Arabian LoveFilm: Norman Stone
- 1921Ladies Must LiveFilm: The Gardener
- 1921ShameFilm: William Fielding / David Field
- 1921The Servant in the HouseFilm: Percival
- 1920The Great RedeemerFilm: (uncredited)
- 1920Deep WatersFilm: Bill Lacey, Writer
- 1920The White CircleFilm: Frank Cassilis, Writer
- 1919Should a Woman Tell?Film: The Villain
- 1919Heart o' the HillsFilm: Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
- 1919Widow by ProxyFilm: Jack Pennington
- 1919For a Woman's HonorFilm: Dick Rutherford
- 1919The Red ViperFilm: Dick Grant
- 1919A Little Brother of the RichFilm: Carl Wilmerding
- 1919The Man BeneathFilm: James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
- 1919The White HeatherFilm: Dick Beach
- 1919The BusherFilm: Jim Blair
- 1918The Dawn of UnderstandingFilm: Ira Beasley
- 1918Three X GordonFilm: Archie
- 1918Doing Their BitFilm
- 1918WedlockFilm: Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
- 1918More TroubleFilm: Harvey Deering
- 1918ShackledFilm: James Ashley
- 1917The Devil DodgerFilm: Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
- 1917Golden Rule KateFilm: The Heller
- 1917The Mother InstinctFilm: Jean Coutierre
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