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John Gilbert

Acting
38 years oldLogan, Utah, USA

Biography

American actor John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle) was one of the biggest stars of the Silent films era. His career subsequently significantly waned during the first years of the sound era.

Personal Details

Born
July 10, 1897 - January 9, 1936 (age 38)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Logan, Utah, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

John Cecil Pringle
Jack Gilbert

Movies (50)

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
3.0

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Rediscovering John Gilbert

Rediscovering John Gilbert

as (archive footage)

2010

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
7.7

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

as Self (archive footage)

1999

The Divine Garbo

The Divine Garbo

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
8.0

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as Self (archive footage)

1986

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

1973

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1972

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
4.0

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

as Self (archive footage)

1969

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

1964

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

1953

Twenty Years After
6.0

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1944

The Captain Hates the Sea
5.8

The Captain Hates the Sea

as Steve Bramley

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
6.0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Queen Christina
6.8

Queen Christina

as Antonio

1934

Fast Workers
4.7

Fast Workers

as Gunner Smith

1933

Downstairs
6.5

Downstairs

as Karl Schneider

1932

West of Broadway
6.3

West of Broadway

as Jerry

1931

The Phantom of Paris
5.9

The Phantom of Paris

as Chéri-Bibi

1931

We're switching to Hollywood
4.8

We're switching to Hollywood

as Self

1931

Gentleman's Fate
6.0

Gentleman's Fate

as Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas

1931

Way for a Sailor
4.4

Way for a Sailor

as Jack

1930

Redemption
4.5

Redemption

as Fedya Protasoff

1930

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
5.6

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self / Romeo

1929

His Glorious Night

His Glorious Night

as Captain Kovacs

1929

A Man's Man

A Man's Man

as John Gilbert (uncredited)

1929

Desert Nights
5.2

Desert Nights

as Hugh Rand

1929

A Woman of Affairs
6.4

A Woman of Affairs

as Neville Holderness

1928

Show People
7.1

Show People

as Self (uncredited)

1928

The Masks of the Devil

The Masks of the Devil

as Baron Reiner

1928

Four Walls
7.3

Four Walls

as Benny

1928

The Cossacks
7.3

The Cossacks

as Lukashka

1928

Love
5.6

Love

as Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky

1927

Man, Woman and Sin
3.8

Man, Woman and Sin

as Albert Whitcomb

1927

Twelve Miles Out
6.0

Twelve Miles Out

as Jerry Fay

1927

The Show
6.0

The Show

as Cock Robin

1927

Flesh and the Devil
7.1

Flesh and the Devil

as Leo von Harden

1926

Bardelys the Magnificent
7.4

Bardelys the Magnificent

as Marquis Christian de Bardelys

1926

The Merry Widow
6.7

The Merry Widow

as Prince Danilo Petrovich

1926

La Bohème
6.3

La Bohème

as Rodolphe

1926

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1925

The Big Parade
7.5

The Big Parade

as James 'Jim' Apperson

1925

1925 Studio Tour
6.1

1925 Studio Tour

as Self

1925

He Who Gets Slapped
7.6

He Who Gets Slapped

as Bezano

1924

The Wife of the Centaur
1.0

The Wife of the Centaur

as Jeffrey Dwyer

1924

The Snob

The Snob

as Eugene Curry

1924

Married Flirts

Married Flirts

as John Gilbert (uncredited)

1924

His Hour

His Hour

as Gritzko

1924

Romance Ranch

Romance Ranch

as Carlos Brent

1924