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John Gilbert

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Born: July 10, 1897
Died: January 9, 1936
From: Logan, Utah, USA

Also known as

John Cecil Pringle · Jack Gilbert

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.

Known for

The Big Parade

Queen Christina

Flesh and the Devil

He Who Gets Slapped

The Merry Widow

Desert Nights

Filmography

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2014

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2010

Rediscovering John Gilbert

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2003

Complicated Women

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1990

The Divine Garbo

Acting (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

1986

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1970

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1969

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

1955

Acting (Self) 1 EPActing (self) 1 EP

1953

Yesterday and Today

Acting (archive footage)

1944

Twenty Years After

Acting (archive footage)

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

Acting (Steve Bramley)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Queen Christina

Acting (Antonio)

1933

Fast Workers

Acting (Gunner Smith)

1932

Acting (Karl Schneider) Writing (Story)

1931

West of Broadway

Acting (Jerry)

The Phantom of Paris

Acting (Chéri-Bibi)

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Acting (Self)

Gentleman's Fate

Acting (Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas)

1930

Way for a Sailor

Acting (Jack)

Acting (Fedya Protasoff)

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Acting (Self / Romeo)

His Glorious Night

Acting (Captain Kovacs)

A Man's Man

Acting (John Gilbert (uncredited))

Desert Nights

Acting (Hugh Rand)

1928

A Woman of Affairs

Acting (Neville Holderness)