Acting
John Gielgud
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.
Titles
Great Performances
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Play for Today
1970
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
Screen Two
1985
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Omnibus
1967
Inspector Morse
1987
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Performance
1991
Lovejoy
1986
Second City Television
1976
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
War and Remembrance
1988
ABC Stage 67
1966
The Elephant Man
1980
Caligula
1979
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Brideshead Revisited
1981
Merlin
1998
DragonHeart
1996
First Knight
1995
Chariots of Fire
1981
Scarlett
1994
Elizabeth
1998
The Whistle Blower
1986
Marco Polo
1982
Quest for Camelot
1998
Gandhi
1982
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951