Birthday: April 14, 2004
One of the theatre's greatest legends, Sir John Gielgud spent almost 80 of the 96 years of his life appearing in countless plays that saw him portray every major Shakespearean role. The last surviving member of a generation of classical actors that included Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft, and Ralph Richardson, Gielgud worked up to a month before his death, performing in over 50 ...more- 1991
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Best Actor
- Summer's Lease
- win
- 1985
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor
- Plenty
- win
- 1985
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Shooting Party
- win
- 1981
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor
- Arthur
- win
- 1981
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Arthur
- win
- 2048
- Hamlet
- The Ghost
- 2041
- The Prime Minister
- Benjamin Disraeli
- 2041
- Airman's Letter to his Mother
- Narrator
- 2036
- Secret Agent
- Richard Ashenden
- 2033
- The Good Companions
- Inigo Jolifant










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