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John Gielgud

Actor · 106 credits · 45 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Elephant Man (1980)

Frequent collaborators: Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Edward Fox, Vivien Leigh

Movies (104 total, ranked by score)

  1. Swan Song

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. Julius Caesar

    1970 · ★ 5.9 (39 votes)

    War, Drama, History

    32

  3. No Man's Land

    1978 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    33

  4. The Tichborne Claimant

    1999 · ★ 8.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    34

  5. The Shooting Party

    1985 · ★ 6.6 (27 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    35

  6. October Revolution

    1967

    Documentary

    36

  7. The Best of Friends

    1991 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    37

  8. Laurence Olivier: A Life

    1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. Gold

    1974 · ★ 5.7 (57 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    39

  10. A Walk Through Prospero's Library

    1992

    History, TV Movie, Documentary

    40

  11. The Master of Ballantrae

    1984 · ★ 6.3 (4 votes)

    Adventure, TV Movie, Drama

    41

  12. 11 Harrowhouse

    1974 · ★ 5.8 (29 votes)

    Drama, Action, Comedy

    42

  13. Plenty

    1985 · ★ 5.7 (49 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    43

  14. Peter Pan

    1976 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Fantasy, Music, Family

    44

  15. Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

    2000 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History

    45

  16. To Die in Madrid

    1963 · ★ 7.5 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Eagle in a Cage

    1972 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    47

  18. The Cherry Orchard

    1962 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    48

  19. The Thomas The Tank Engine Man

    1995 · ★ 0.5 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. Probe

    1972 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

    50

  21. Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    1986 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    51

  22. Galileo

    1975 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)

    Drama, History

    52

  23. The Strauss Dynasty

    1991 · ★ 8.4 (5 votes)

    History, Drama

    53

  24. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1982 · ★ 5.8 (33 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    54

  25. Lost Horizon

    1973 · ★ 5.4 (41 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

    55

  26. The Whistle Blower

    1986 · ★ 5.9 (47 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    56

  27. The Formula

    1980 · ★ 5.5 (51 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Crime

    57

  28. The Clue of the New Pin

    1929

    Crime, Mystery

    58

  29. A Summer Day's Dream

    1994

    Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

    59

  30. A Man for All Seasons

    1988 · ★ 6.8 (11 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.