Arthur John Gielgud - nascido em Londres,a 14 de Abril de 1904, e falecido em Aylesbury, a 21 de Maio de 2000 - foi um actor e diretor de teatro e cinema britânico.
Em 1929, integrou a companhia Old Vic para desempenhar o papel de Hamlet, o maior sucesso da sua carreira. Entre outros desempenhos famosos contam-se John Worthing em "A Importância de Ser Prudente" (1930–9), de Oscar Wilde; Joseph Surface em "A Escola de Maledicência" (1937), de Richard Sheridan; e Raskolnikov em "Crime e Castigo" (1946), de Dostoievski.
FILMOGRAFIA
2000 Catastrophe (Short)
The Protagonist
1998 Elizabeth
The Pope
1998 The Tichborne Claimant
Cockburn
1998 A Espada Mágica
Merlin (voice, as Sir John Gielgud)
1998 Merlin (TV Mini-Series)
King Constant
- Part 3 (1998) ... King Constant
- Part 2 (1998) ... King Constant
- Part 1 (1998) ... King Constant
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV Mini-Series)
St. John Clarke
- The Twenties (1997) ... St. John Clarke
1997 David (TV Movie)
God (voice, uncredited)
1996 Hamlet
Priam
1996 Retrato de Uma Senhora
Mr. Touchett
1996 DragonHeart: Coração de Dragão
King Arthur (voice, uncredited)
1996 As Viagens de Gulliver (TV Mini-Series)
Professor of Sunlight (as Sir John Gielgud)
1996 Simplesmente Genial
Cecil Parkes
1995 A Irmandade do Mal
Doctor Doyle
1995 O Primeiro Cavaleiro
Oswald
1994 A Summer Day's Dream (TV Movie)
Stephen Dawlish
1994 Performance (TV Series)
Stephen Dawlish
- A Summer Day's Dream (1994) ... Stephen Dawlish
1994 Scarlett (TV Mini-Series)
Pierre Robillard
- Episode #1.2 (1994) ... Pierre Robillard
1994 Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series)
Percival Pyke Period
- Hand in Glove (1994) ... Percival Pyke Period
1994 Under the Hammer (TV Series)
Hugo Lunt
- The Fatal Attribution (1994) ... Hugo Lunt
1993 Lovejoy (TV Series)
Lord Wakering
- The Lost Colony (1993) ... Lord Wakering
1993 Inspector Morse (TV Series)
Lord Hinksey
- Twilight of the Gods (1993) ... Lord Hinksey
1992 Swan Song (Short)
Svetlovidov
1992 O Poder de um Jovem
St. John
1992 Uma Luz na Escuridão
Sunflower
1991 The Best of Friends (TV Movie)
Sydney Cockerell
1991 Os Livros de Próspero
Prospero
1991 A TV Dante (TV Mini-Series)
Virgil
- Canto 14 (1991) ... Virgil (voice)
- Canto 13 (1991) ... Virgil (voice)
- Canto 12 (1991) ... Virgil (voice)
- Canto 11 (1991) ... Virgil (voice)
- Canto 10 (1991) ... Virgil (voice)
Show all 6 episodes
1991 Strauss Dynasty (TV Mini-Series)
Drechsler
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Drechsler
1990 Strike It Rich
Herbert Dreuther
1989 Summer's Lease (TV Mini-Series)
Haverford Downs
- The Urbino Trail (1989) ... Haverford Downs
- A Battlefield (1989) ... Haverford Downs
- Where the Water Goes (1989) ... Haverford Downs
- Villa to Let (1989) ... Haverford Downs
1988-1989 War and Remembrance (TV Mini-Series)
Aaron Jastrow
- Part 11 (1989) ... Aaron Jastrow
- Part 10 (1989) ... Aaron Jastrow
- Part 9 (1989) ... Aaron Jastrow
- Part 8 (1989) ... Aaron Jastrow
- Part 7 (1988) ... Aaron Jastrow
Show all 11 episodes
1989 As Atribulações de um Virgem
Sir Gordon Munday
1988 Conflito Mortal (TV Movie)
Cardinal Wolsey (as Sir John Gielgud)
1988 Arthur 2 - O Alegre Falido
Hobson
1988 Morte Entre as Ruínas
Colonel Carbury
1987 Barbablù, Barbablù
Barbablù
1986-1987 Screen Two (TV Series)
Eddie / Jasper Swift
- Quartermaine's Terms (1987) ... Eddie
- Time After Time (1986) ... Jasper Swift
1986 O Espião
Sir Adrian Chapple
1986 The Theban Plays by Sophocles (TV Series)
Teiresias
- Antigone (1986) ... Teiresias
- Oedipus the King (1986) ... Teiresias
1986 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie)
Sir Simon de Canterville
1985 Leave All Fair
John Middleton Murry
1985 Plenty, Uma História de Mulher
Sir Leonard Darwin
1985 Romance on the Orient Express (TV Movie)
Theodore Woodward
1985 The Shooting Party
Cornelius Cardew
1984 Frankenstein (TV Movie)
DeLacey
1984 Camille (TV Movie)
Duke de Charles
1984 The Master of Ballantrae (TV Movie)
Lord Durrisdeer
1984 Escandaloso!
Uncle Willie
1984 The Far Pavilions (TV Mini-Series)
Cavagnari
- Part Three: Wally and Anjuli (1984) ... Cavagnari
- Part One: Return to India (1984) ... Cavagnari
1981-1983 Wagner (TV Series)
Pfistermeister
- Episode #1.10 (1983) ... Pfistermeister
- Episode #1.3 (1983) ... Pfistermeister
- Episode #1.2 (1983) ... Pfistermeister
- Episode #1.1 (1983) ... Pfistermeister
- Episode #1.5 (1981) ... Pfistermeister
Show all 9 episodes
1983 A Dama Perversa
Hogarth
1983 O Vermelho e o Negro (TV Movie)
Pope Pius XII (as Sir John Gielgud)
1983 Invitation to the Wedding
Reverend Clyde Ormiston
1982/I A Christmas Carol (TV Movie)
Narrator
1982 Marco Polo (TV Mini-Series)
Doge of Venice
- Episode #1.1 (1982) ... Doge of Venice
1982 Gandhi
Lord Irwin
1967-1982 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
Lord Burleigh / Captain Shotover / Lord Henry Wotton / ...
- The Critic (1982) ... Lord Burleigh
- Heartbreak House (1977) ... Captain Shotover
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976) ... Lord Henry Wotton
- In Good King Charles's Golden Days (1970) ... Charles II
- St. Joan (1968) ... The Inquisitor
Show all 6 episodes
1982 Inside the Third Reich (TV Movie)
Albert Speer Sr.
1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV Movie)
Charmolue
1981 Reviver o Passado em Brideshead (TV Mini-Series)
Edward Ryder
- A Twitch Upon the Thread (1981) ... Edward Ryder
- The Unseen Hook (1981) ... Edward Ryder
- Sebastian Against the World (1981) ... Edward Ryder
- Home and Abroad (1981) ... Edward Ryder
- Et in Arcadia Ego (1981) ... Edward Ryder
1981 Sacerdote do Amor
Herbert G. Muskett
1981 Arthur, o Alegre Conquistador
Hobson
1981 O Leão do Deserto
Sharif El Gariani
1981 Momentos de Glória
Master of Trinity (as Sir John Gielgud)
1981 Seven Dials Mystery (TV Movie)
Marquis of Caterhan
1981 A Esfinge
Abdu-Hamdi (as Sir John Gielgud)
1980 A Fórmula
Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy
1980 O Homem Elefante
Carr Gomm
1980 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV Movie)
Reverend Jones
1980 O Chefe de Orquestra
John Lasocki
1979-1980 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
Cyril Boggis / Jelks
- Parson's Pleasure (1980) ... Cyril Boggis
- Neck (1979) ... Jelks
1979 O Factor Humano
Brigadier Tomlinson
1979 Calígula
Nerva
1979 Processo Arquivado por Ordem Real
Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
1978 Os Miseráveis (TV Movie)
Gillenormand
1978 King Richard the Second (TV Movie)
John of Gaunt
1978 Romeo & Juliet (TV Movie)
Chorus
1978 No Man's Land (TV Movie)
Spooner
1977 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Preacher
1977 As desventuras de Joseph Andrews
The Doctor
1977 Providence
Clive Langham
1976 Duelo das águias
Headmaster
1976 Peter Pan (TV Movie)
Narrator
1975 Shades of Greene (TV Series)
Mr. Ferraro
- Special Duties (1975) ... Mr. Ferraro
1975 Edward the Seventh (TV Series)
Benjamin Disraeli
- Dearest Prince (1975) ... Benjamin Disraeli
- The Invisible Queen (1975) ... Benjamin Disraeli
1975 Galileo
The Old Cardinal
1974 Um Crime no Expresso do Oriente
Beddoes
1974 Ouro
Farrell
1974 A Casa dos Diamantes
Meecham
1974 QB VII (TV Mini-Series)
Clinton-Meek
- Part One & Two (1974) ... Clinton-Meek
1973 A Verdadeira História de Frankenstein (TV Movie)
Chief Constable
1973 Menace (TV Series)
Frederick William Densham
- Deliver Us from Evil (1973) ... Frederick William Densham
1973 Horizonte Perdido
Chang
1973 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series)
Various Roles
- William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) ... Various Roles
1972 Probe (TV Movie)
Harold L. Streeter (as Sir John Gielgud)
1972 Eagle in a Cage
Lord Sissal
1972 Play for Today (TV Series)
Harry
- Home (1972) ... Harry (as Sir John Gielgud)
1971 Hassan (TV Movie)
Haroun al Raschid
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
The Ghost
- Hamlet (1970) ... The Ghost
1970 Júlio César
Julius Caesar
1969 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series)
The Writer
- Conversation at Night (1969) ... The Writer
1969 Viva a Guerra!
Count Leopold von Berchtold
1968/I As Sandálias do Pescador
The Elder Pope (as Sir John Gielgud)
1968 Os Profissionais do Crime
Curt Valayan
1968 A Carga da Brigada Ligeira
Lord Raglan
1968 From Chekhov with Love (TV Movie)
Anton Chekhov
1968 NET Playhouse (TV Series)
Harry
- Home (1968) ... Harry
1968 Sebastian
Head of Intelligence
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV Movie)
Mock Turtle (as Sir John Gielgud)
1966 The Wednesday Play (TV Series)
Gabriel Quantara
- The Mayfly and the Frog (1966) ... Gabriel Quantara
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series)
Rich Man
- The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) ... Rich Man
1965 Treasure Island (Short)
Squire Trelawney
1965 As Badaladas da Meia-Noite
Henry IV
1965 O Caro Defunto
Sir Francis Hinsley
1964/I Hamlet
Ghost (voice)
1964 Becket
King Louis of France / King Louis VII of France
1959-1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
The Count / Julian Anson
- The Rehearsal (1963) ... The Count
- A Day by the Sea (1959) ... Julian Anson
1962 The Cherry Orchard (TV Movie)
Gaev
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
Andrew Crocker-Harris
- The Browning Version (1959) ... Andrew Crocker-Harris
1957 Santa Joana
Earl of Warwick
1957 Miss Bá
Edward Moulton-Barrett
1956 Nude with Violin (TV Movie)
Sebastien
1956 A Volta ao Mundo em Oitenta Dias
Foster - Fogg's Ex-Valet (as Sir John Gielgud)
1955 Ricardo III
George, Duke of Clarence
1954 Romeu e Julieta
Chorus
1953 Júlio César
Cassius
1941 An Airman's Letter to His Mother (Short)
Narrator
1941 O Grande Ministro
Benjamin Disraeli
1937 Full Fathom Five (Short) (voice)
1936 Os 4 Espiões
Richard Ashenden / Brodie
1933 Caravana Errante
Inigo Jollifant
1932 Insult
Henri Dubois
1929 The Clue of the New Pin
Rex Trasmere
1924 Who Is the Man?
Daniel
Nota: o presente texto é uma adaptação de outros documentos constantes na Wikipedia e na IMDB.
T O P F I V E (Recomendado)
O Homem Elefante (1980)
Arthur, o alegre conquistador (1981)
Momentos de Glóeia (1981)
Gandhi (1982)
Elizabeth (1998)