John Gielgud: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Arthur John Gielgud • Sir Arthur John Gielgud
Born	April 14, 1904 • London • England
Died	May 21, 2000 (aged 96) • Aylesbury • England
Awards And Honors	Praemium Imperiale (1994) • Academy Award (1982) • Grammy Award (1979) • Academy Award (1982): Actor in a Supporting Role • Emmy Award (1991): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special • Golden Globe Award (1989): Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1982): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • Grammy Award (1980): Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording • Tony Award (1961): Best Direction of a Play • Tony Award (1948): Outstanding Foreign Company
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Elizabeth" (1998) • "The Tichborne Claimant" (1998) • "Quest for Camelot" (1998) • "Merlin" (1998) • "A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "The Portrait of a Lady" (1996) • "Gulliver's Travels" (1996) • "Shine" (1996) • "Stick with Me, Kid" (1995) • "Haunted" (1995) • "First Knight" (1995) • "Performance" (1994) • "Scarlett" (1994) • "Alleyn Mysteries" (1994) • "Under the Hammer" (1994) • "Lovejoy" (1993) • "Inspector Morse" (1993) • "The Power of One" (1992) • "Shining Through" (1992) • "A TV Dante" (1991) • "Strauss Dynasty" (1991) • "Prospero's Books" (1991) • "Strike It Rich" (1990) • "Summer's Lease" (1989) • "War and Remembrance" (1988–1989) • "Getting It Right" (1989) • "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" (1988) • "Appointment with Death" (1988) • "Barbablù, Barbablù" (1987) • "Screen Two" (1986–1987) • "The Whistle Blower" (1986) • "The Theban Plays by Sophocles" (1986) • "Leave All Fair" (1985) • "Plenty" (1985) • "Invitation to the Wedding" (1985) • "The Shooting Party" (1985) • "Wagner" (1981–1984) • "Scandalous" (1984) • "The Far Pavilions" (1984) • "The Wicked Lady" (1983) • "Marco Polo" (1982) • "Gandhi" (1982) • "BBC Play of the Month" (1967–1982) • "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) • "Priest of Love" (1981) • "Arthur" (1981) • "Chariots of Fire" (1981) • "Sphinx" (1981) • "Lion of the Desert" (1980) • "The Formula" (1980) • "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979–1980) • "The Elephant Man" (1980) • "Dyrygent" (1980) • "The Human Factor" (1979) • "Caligola" (1979) • "Murder by Decree" (1979) • "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1977) • "Joseph Andrews" (1977) • "Providence" (1977) • "Aces High" (1976) • "Shades of Greene" (1975) • "Edward the Seventh" (1975) • "Galileo" (1975) • "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) • "Gold" (1974) • "11 Harrowhouse" (1974) • "QB VII" (1974) • "Menace" (1973) • "Lost Horizon" (1973) • "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1973) • "Eagle in a Cage" (1972) • "Play for Today" (1972) • "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1970) • "Julius Caesar" (1970) • "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1969) • "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1969) • "The Shoes of the Fisherman" (1968) • "Assignment to Kill" (1968) • "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968) • "NET Playhouse" (1968) • "Sebastian" (1968) • "The Wednesday Play" (1966) • "ABC Stage 67" (1966) • "Campanadas a medianoche" (1965) • "The Loved One" (1965) • "Hamlet" (1964) • "Becket" (1964) • "ITV Play of the Week" (1959–1963) • "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) • "Saint Joan" (1957) • "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (1957) • "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) • "Richard III" (1955) • "Romeo and Juliet" (1954) • "Julius Caesar" (1953) • "The Prime Minister" (1941) • "Secret Agent" (1936) • "The Good Companions" (1933) • "Insult" (1932) • "The Clue of the New Pin" (1929) • "Who Is the Man?" (1924)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Hamlet" (1964)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"ITV Play of the Week" (1966)