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 (47)
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
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
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
Discovering Jean Harlow
as archive footage
2015
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Marilyn at the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Marilyn, dernières séances
as Self(archive footage)
2008
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
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
1998
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
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
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
Remembering Marilyn
1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as archive footage
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Marilyn Monroe
as 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
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
