Person

John Gilbert

Acting · 1897–1936 · Logan, Utah, USA

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.

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  MGM Parade

  Self

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  The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  Self (archive footage)

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  Show People

  John Gilbert (uncredited)

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  Brasileiros em Hollywood

  Self (archive footage)

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  The Merry Widow

  Prince Danilo Petrovich

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  Twenty Years After

  (archive footage)

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  The Big Parade

  James 'Jim' Apperson

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  Queen Christina

  Antonio

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  Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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  Arabian Love

  Norman Stone

• 2014Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta GarboSelf (archive footage)
• 2010Rediscovering John Gilbert(archive footage)
• 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaSelf (archive footage)
• 2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
• 1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf (archive footage)
• 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)
• 1990The Divine GarboSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1986Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the ClownSelf (archive footage)
• 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
• 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
• 1970Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
• 1969Garbo, by Joan CrawfordSelf (archive footage)
• 1964The Big Parade of ComedyActor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1955MGM ParadeSelf
• 1953Yesterday and Today(archive footage)
• 1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
• 1934The Captain Hates the SeaSteve Bramley
• 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
• 1934Queen ChristinaAntonio
• 1933Fast WorkersGunner Smith
• 1932DownstairsKarl Schneider
• 1931West of BroadwayJerry
• 1931The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi
• 1931We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf
• 1931Gentleman's FateGiacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas
• 1930Way for a SailorJack
• 1930RedemptionFedya Protasoff
• 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self / Romeo
• 1929His Glorious NightCaptain Kovacs
• 1929A Man's ManJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
• 1929Desert NightsHugh Rand
• 1928A Woman of AffairsNeville Holderness
• 1928Show PeopleJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
• 1928The Masks of the DevilBaron Reiner
• 1928Four WallsBenny
• 1928The CossacksLukashka
• 1927LoveCapt. Count Alexei Vronsky
• 1927Man, Woman and SinAlbert Whitcomb
• 1927Twelve Miles OutJerry Fay
• 1927The ShowCock Robin
• 1926Flesh and the DevilLeo von Harden
• 1926Bardelys the MagnificentMarquis Christian de Bardelys
• 1926The Merry WidowPrince Danilo Petrovich
• 1926La BohèmeRodolphe
• 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• 1925The Big ParadeJames 'Jim' Apperson
• 19251925 Studio TourSelf
• 1924He Who Gets SlappedBezano
• 1924The Wife of the CentaurJeffrey Dwyer
• 1924The SnobEugene Curry
• 1924Married FlirtsJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
• 1924His HourGritzko
• 1924Romance RanchCarlos Brent
• 1924The Lone ChanceJack Saunders
• 1924A Man's MatePaul
• 1924The Wolf ManGerald Stanley
• 1924Just Off BroadwayStephen Moore
• 1923Cameo KirbyCameo Kirby
• 1923The ExilesHenry Holcombe
• 1923St. ElmoSt. Elmo Thornton
• 1923The Madness of Youth
• 1923Truxton KingTruxton King
• 1923While Paris SleepsDennis O'Keefe
• 1922A California RomanceDon Patricio Fernando
• 1922The Love GamblerDick Manners
• 1922Calvert's ValleyPage Emlyn
• 1922Monte CristoEdmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
• 1922Honor FirstJacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois
• 1922The Yellow StainDonald Keith
• 1922Arabian LoveNorman Stone
• 1921Ladies Must LiveThe Gardener
• 1921ShameWilliam Fielding / David Field
• 1921The Servant in the HousePercival
• 1921The BaitScenario Writer
• 1920The Great Redeemer(uncredited)
• 1920Deep WatersBill Lacey
• 1920The White CircleFrank Cassilis
• 1919Should a Woman Tell?The Villain
• 1919Heart o' the HillsGray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1919Widow by ProxyJack Pennington
• 1919For a Woman's HonorDick Rutherford
• 1919The Red ViperDick Grant
• 1919A Little Brother of the RichCarl Wilmerding
• 1919The Man BeneathJames Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1919The White HeatherDick Beach
• 1919The BusherJim Blair
• 1918The Dawn of UnderstandingIra Beasley
• 1918Three X GordonArchie
• 1918Doing Their Bit
• 1918WedlockGranger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1918More TroubleHarvey Deering
• 1918ShackledJames Ashley
• 1917The Devil DodgerRoger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1917Golden Rule KateThe Heller
• 1917The Mother InstinctJean Coutierre
• 1917The Hater of MenBilly Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1917Love or JusticeBenny
• 1917The Millionaire VagrantJames Cricket
• 1917The Dark RoadCedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1917Princess of the Dark'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)
• 1917The Weaker Sex
• 1916Shell 43English Spy
• 1916The Eye of the Night(uncredited)
• 1916CivilizationExtra (uncredited)
• 1916The Aryan(uncredited)
• 1916Bullets and Brown Eyes
• 1916Hell's HingesRowdy Townsman (uncredited)
• 1915MatrimonyMinor Secondary Role (uncredited)
• 1915The CowardA Young Virginian (uncredited)
• 1915Aloha OeSailor (uncredited)