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John Gilbert

Actor

John Gilbert

Born July 10, 1897 in Logan, Utah, USADied January 9, 193691 films

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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He Who Gets Slapped posterFirst watchHe Who Gets Slapped19247.6as BezanoAfter a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Big Parade poster7.6The Big Parade1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ poster7.3Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925Queen Christina poster6.9Queen Christina1934Flesh and the Devil poster7.2Flesh and the Devil1926Show People poster7.1Show People1928

Filmography

91 films as actor
  1. 1934The Captain Hates the SeaSteve Bramley
  2. 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
  3. 1934Queen ChristinaAntonio
  4. 1933Fast WorkersGunner Smith
  5. 1932DownstairsKarl Schneider
  6. 1931West of BroadwayJerry
  7. 1931The Phantom of ParisChéri-Bibi
  8. 1931Gentleman's FateGiacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas
  9. 1930Way for a SailorJack
  10. 1930RedemptionFedya Protasoff
  11. 1929His Glorious NightCaptain Kovacs
  12. 1929A Man's ManJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
  13. 1929Desert NightsHugh Rand
  14. 1928A Woman of AffairsNeville Holderness
  15. 1928Show PeopleJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
  16. 1928The Masks of the DevilBaron Reiner
  17. 1928Four WallsBenny
  18. 1928The CossacksLukashka
  19. 1927LoveCapt. Count Alexei Vronsky
  20. 1927Man, Woman and SinAlbert Whitcomb
  21. 1927Twelve Miles OutJerry Fay
  22. 1927The ShowCock Robin
  23. 1926Flesh and the DevilLeo von Harden
  24. 1926Bardelys the MagnificentMarquis Christian de Bardelys
  25. 1926Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
  26. 1926La BohèmeRodolphe
  27. 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
  28. 1925The Big ParadeJames 'Jim' Apperson
  29. 1925The Merry WidowPrince Danilo Petrovich
  30. 1924He Who Gets SlappedBezano
  31. 1924The Wife of the CentaurJeffrey Dwyer
  32. 1924The SnobEugene Curry
  33. 1924Married FlirtsJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
  34. 1924His HourGritzko
  35. 1924Romance RanchCarlos Brent
  36. 1924The Lone ChanceJack Saunders
  37. 1924A Man's MatePaul
  38. 1924The Wolf ManGerald Stanley
  39. 1924Just Off BroadwayStephen Moore
  40. 1923Cameo KirbyCameo Kirby
  41. 1923The ExilesHenry Holcombe
  42. 1923St. ElmoSt. Elmo Thornton
  43. 1923The Madness of Youth
  44. 1923Truxton KingTruxton King
  45. 1923While Paris SleepsDennis O'Keefe
  46. 1922A California RomanceDon Patricio Fernando
  47. 1922The Love GamblerDick Manners
  48. 1922Calvert's ValleyPage Emlyn
  49. 1922Monte CristoEdmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
  50. 1922Honor FirstJacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois
  51. 1922The Yellow StainDonald Keith
  52. 1922Arabian LoveNorman Stone
  53. 1921Ladies Must LiveThe Gardener
  54. 1921ShameWilliam Fielding / David Field
  55. 1921The Servant in the HousePercival
  56. 1920The Great Redeemer(uncredited)
  57. 1920Deep WatersBill Lacey
  58. 1920The White CircleFrank Cassilis
  59. 1919Should a Woman Tell?The Villain
  60. 1919Heart o' the HillsGray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
  61. 1919Widow by ProxyJack Pennington
  62. 1919For a Woman's HonorDick Rutherford
  63. 1919The Red ViperDick Grant
  64. 1919A Little Brother of the RichCarl Wilmerding
  65. 1919The Man BeneathJames Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
  66. 1919The White HeatherDick Beach
  67. 1919The BusherJim Blair
  68. 1918The Dawn of UnderstandingIra Beasley
  69. 1918Three X GordonArchie
  70. 1918Doing Their Bit
  71. 1918WedlockGranger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
  72. 1918More TroubleHarvey Deering
  73. 1918ShackledJames Ashley
  74. 1917The Devil DodgerRoger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
  75. 1917Golden Rule KateThe Heller
  76. 1917The Mother InstinctJean Coutierre
  77. 1917The Hater of MenBilly Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
  78. 1917Love or JusticeBenny
  79. 1917The Millionaire VagrantJames Cricket
  80. 1917The Dark RoadCedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)
  81. 1917Princess of the Dark'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)
  82. 1917The Weaker Sex
  83. 1916Shell 43English Spy
  84. 1916The Eye of the Night(uncredited)
  85. 1916CivilizationExtra (uncredited)
  86. 1916The Aryan(uncredited)
  87. 1916Bullets and Brown Eyes
  88. 1916Hell's HingesRowdy Townsman (uncredited)
  89. 1915MatrimonyMinor Secondary Role (uncredited)
  90. 1915The CowardA Young Virginian (uncredited)
  91. 1915Aloha OeSailor (uncredited)