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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.
As actor
Nothing Like a Dame
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Discovering Hamlet
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Revisiting Brideshead
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Catastrophe
The Tichborne Claimant
Elizabeth
Quest for Camelot
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
David
DragonHeart
The Leopard Son
Looking for Richard
Hamlet
The Portrait of a Lady
Shine
First Knight
Haunted
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
A Summer Day's Dream
Shining Through
The Power of One
Swan Song
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
Prospero's Books
The Best of Friends
The Strauss Dynasty
