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.
Acted in 86
1960s
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1953
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1940s
- 1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1930s
- 1934
The Captain Hates the Sea
Steve Bramley
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
Queen Christina
Antonio
- 1933
Fast Workers
Gunner Smith
- 1932
Downstairs
Karl Schneider
- 1931
West of Broadway
Jerry
The Phantom of Paris
Chéri-Bibi
Gentleman's Fate
Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas
- 1930
Way for a Sailor
Jack
Redemption
Fedya Protasoff
1920s
- 1929
His Glorious Night
Captain Kovacs
A Man's Man
John Gilbert (uncredited)
Desert Nights
Hugh Rand
- 1928
The Masks of the Devil
Baron Reiner
Four Walls
Benny
The Cossacks
Lukashka
- 1927
Love
Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky
Man, Woman and Sin
Albert Whitcomb
Twelve Miles Out
Jerry Fay
The Show
Cock Robin
- 1926
Bardelys the Magnificent
Marquis Christian de Bardelys
La Bohème
Rodolphe
- 1925
The Merry Widow
Prince Danilo Petrovich
- 1924
The Wife of the Centaur
Jeffrey Dwyer
The Snob
Eugene Curry
Married Flirts
John Gilbert (uncredited)
His Hour
Gritzko
The Lone Chance
Jack Saunders
A Man's Mate
Paul
The Wolf Man
Gerald Stanley
- 1923
Cameo Kirby
Cameo Kirby
The Exiles
Henry Holcombe
St. Elmo
St. Elmo Thornton
The Madness of Youth
Movie
Truxton King
Truxton King
While Paris Sleeps
Dennis O'Keefe
- 1922
The Love Gambler
Dick Manners
Calvert's Valley
Page Emlyn
Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
Honor First
Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois
The Yellow Stain
Donald Keith
- 1921
Ladies Must Live
The Gardener
Shame
William Fielding / David Field
- 1920
The Great Redeemer
(uncredited)
The White Circle
Frank Cassilis
1910s
- 1919
Should a Woman Tell?
The Villain
Heart o' the Hills
Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)
Widow by Proxy
Jack Pennington
For a Woman's Honor
Dick Rutherford
The Red Viper
Dick Grant
A Little Brother of the Rich
Carl Wilmerding
The Man Beneath
James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
The White Heather
Dick Beach
The Busher
Jim Blair
- 1918
The Dawn of Understanding
Ira Beasley
Three X Gordon
Archie
Doing Their Bit
Movie
Wedlock
Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
More Trouble
Harvey Deering
Shackled
James Ashley
- 1917
The Devil Dodger
Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)
Golden Rule Kate
The Heller
The Hater of Men
Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)
Love or Justice
Benny
The Millionaire Vagrant
James Cricket
The Dark Road
Cedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)
The Weaker Sex
Movie
- 1916
Shell 43
English Spy
The Eye of the Night
(uncredited)
Civilization
Extra (uncredited)
The Aryan
(uncredited)
- 1915
Matrimony
Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Coward
A Young Virginian (uncredited)
Aloha Oe
Sailor (uncredited)
Wrote 4
1930s
- 1932
Downstairs
Story
1920s
- 1921
- 1920
The Great Redeemer
Adaptation
The White Circle
Writer
Directed 1
1920s
- 1927
Love
Co-Director
Appearances16
2010s
- 2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Rediscovering John Gilbert
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
The Divine Garbo
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
- 1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1955
1930s
- 1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self
1920s
- 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self / Romeo
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self