Clark Gable
Biography
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable the seventh-greatest male star of all-time. His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance. During his long film career, Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer in three. Gable was often named the top male star in the mid-30s, and was second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple.
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Movies (48)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
2012
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
2007
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
as Himself (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)
1997
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
1996
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
La Classe américaine
as The Actor (archive footage)
1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Gable: The King Remembered
as Himself (archive footage)
1975
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Dear Mr. Gable
as (archive footage)
1968
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Misfits
as Gay Langland
1961
It Started in Naples
as Michael Hamilton
1960
But Not for Me
as Russell 'Russ' Ward
1959
Teacher's Pet
as James Gannon
1958
