John Gilbert

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 10, 1897

died

January 9, 1936

place of birth

Logan, Utah, USA

also known as

John Cecil Pringle · Jack Gilbert

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Flesh and the Devil
7.2

Flesh and the Devil

1926as Leo von Harden
The Merry Widow
6.7

The Merry Widow

1926as Prince Danilo Petrovich
Queen Christina
6.9

Queen Christina

1934as Antonio
The Big Parade
7.6

The Big Parade

1925as James 'Jim' Apperson
Show People
7.2

Show People

1928as John Gilbert (uncredited)
Cameo Kirby
6.0

Cameo Kirby

1923as Cameo Kirby
He Who Gets Slapped
7.6

He Who Gets Slapped

1924as Bezano
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
8.3

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
6.9

Complicated Women

2003as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007as Self (archive footage)
Hell's Hinges
6.1

Hell's Hinges

1916as Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
Downstairs
6.6

Downstairs

1932as Karl Schneider
Redemption
5.7

Redemption

1930as Fedya Protasoff
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
5.9

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929as Self / Romeo
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
7.3

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934
Love
5.7

Love

1927as Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky
Monte Cristo
6.5

Monte Cristo

1922as Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
The Phantom of Paris
6.0

The Phantom of Paris

1931as Chéri-Bibi
The Show
6.1

The Show

1927as Cock Robin
A Woman of Affairs
6.5

A Woman of Affairs

1928as Neville Holderness
Fast Workers
5.0

Fast Workers

1933as Gunner Smith
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
6.0

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

1969as Self (archive footage)
Bardelys the Magnificent
7.6

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926as Marquis Christian de Bardelys
1925 Studio Tour
6.3

1925 Studio Tour

1925as Self
Twenty Years After
8.0

Twenty Years After

1944as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973as Self (archive footage)
His Glorious Night
8.0

His Glorious Night

1929as Captain Kovacs
La Bohème
6.4

La Bohème

1926as Rodolphe
Yesterday and Today
7.0

Yesterday and Today

1953as (archive footage)
A Little Brother of the Rich
7.0

A Little Brother of the Rich

1919as Carl Wilmerding
Civilization
5.2

Civilization

1916as Extra (uncredited)
Way for a Sailor
5.3

Way for a Sailor

1930as Jack
We’re Switching to Hollywood
5.2

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931as Self
The Great Redeemer
10.0

The Great Redeemer

1920as (uncredited)
The Wife of the Centaur
3.3

The Wife of the Centaur

1924as Jeffrey Dwyer
The Cossacks
7.4

The Cossacks

1928as Lukashka
Should a Woman Tell?
6.0

Should a Woman Tell?

1919as The Villain
Man, Woman and Sin
4.4

Man, Woman and Sin

1927as Albert Whitcomb
Heart o' the Hills
6.3

Heart o' the Hills

1919as Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
The Eye of the Night

The Eye of the Night

1916as (uncredited)
The Coward
5.8

The Coward

1915as A Young Virginian (uncredited)
The Man Beneath
6.3

The Man Beneath

1919as James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
The Captain Hates the Sea
6.4

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934as Steve Bramley
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970as Self (archive footage)
The Hater of Men

The Hater of Men

1917as Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
His Hour
7.0

His Hour

1924as Gritzko
Gentleman's Fate
6.1

Gentleman's Fate

1931as Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas