Filmography
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Known For
Flesh and the Devil Leo von Harden (1926) -
Desert Nights Hugh Rand (1929) -
Downstairs Karl Schneider (1932) -
Known For
The Big Parade James Apperson (1925) -
Actor
The Captain Hates the Sea Steve Bramley (1934) -
Queen Christina Antonio (1933) -
Fast Workers Gunner Smith (1933) -
Downstairs Karl Schneider (1932)
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West of Broadway Jerry Stevens (1931) -
The Phantom of Paris Chéri-Bibi (1931) -
Gentleman's Fate Giacomo Tomasulo aka Jack Thomas (1931) -
Way for a Sailor Jack (1930) -
Redemption Fedya Protasoff (1930) -
His Glorious Night Captain Kovacs (1929) -
![The Hollywood Revue of 1929]( "The Hollywood Revue of 1929")
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 John Gilbert / Romeo (1929) -
![A Man's Man]( "A Man's Man")
A Man's Man John Gilbert (1929) -
![Desert Nights]( "Desert Nights")
Desert Nights Hugh Rand (1929) -
![A Woman of Affairs]( "A Woman of Affairs")
A Woman of Affairs Neville Holderness (1928) -
![The Masks of the Devil]( "The Masks of the Devil")
The Masks of the Devil Baron Erwin Reiner (1928) -
![Show People]( "Show People")
Show People John Gilbert (1928) -
![Four Walls]( "Four Walls")
Four Walls Benny (1928) -
![The Cossacks]( "The Cossacks")
The Cossacks Lukashka (1928) -
![Love]( "Love")
Love Vronsky (1927) -
![Man, Woman and Sin]( "Man, Woman and Sin")
Man, Woman and Sin Albert Whitcomb (1927) -
![Twelve Miles Out]( "Twelve Miles Out")
Twelve Miles Out Jerry Fay (1927) -
![The Show]( "The Show")
The Show Cock Robin (1927) -
![Flesh and the Devil]( "Flesh and the Devil")
Flesh and the Devil Leo von Harden (1926) -
![Bardelys the Magnificent]( "Bardelys the Magnificent")
Bardelys the Magnificent Marquis Christian de Bardelys (1926) -
![La Bohème]( "La Bohème")
La Bohème Rodolphe (1926) -
![Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ]( "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ")
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator (1925) -
![The Big Parade]( "The Big Parade")
The Big Parade James Apperson (1925) -
![The Merry Widow]( "The Merry Widow")
The Merry Widow Prince Danilo Petrovich (1925) -
![The Wife of the Centaur]( "The Wife of the Centaur")
The Wife of the Centaur Jeffrey Dwyer (1924) -
![The Snob]( "The Snob")
The Snob Eugene Curry (1924) -
![He Who Gets Slapped]( "He Who Gets Slapped")
He Who Gets Slapped Bezano (1924) -
![Married Flirts]( "Married Flirts")
Married Flirts John Gilbert (1924) -
![His Hour]( "His Hour")
His Hour Gritzko (1924) -
Romance Ranch Carlos Brent (1924)
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![The Lone Chance]( "The Lone Chance")
The Lone Chance Jack Saunders (1924) -
![A Man's Mate]( "A Man's Mate")
A Man's Mate Paul (1924) -
Just Off Broadway Stephen Moore (1924)
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![The Wolf Man]( "The Wolf Man")
The Wolf Man Gerald Stanley (1923) -
![Cameo Kirby]( "Cameo Kirby")
Cameo Kirby Cameo Kirby (1923) -
![The Exiles]( "The Exiles")
The Exiles Henry Holcombe (1923) -
![St. Elmo]( "St. Elmo")
St. Elmo St. Elmo Thornton (1923) -
![Madness of Youth]( "Madness of Youth")
Madness of Youth Jaca Javalie (1923) -
![Truxton King]( "Truxton King")
Truxton King Truxton King (1923) -
![While Paris Sleeps]( "While Paris Sleeps")
While Paris Sleeps Dennis O'Keefe (1923) -
![A California Romance]( "A California Romance")
A California Romance Don Patricio Fernando (1922) -
![The Love Gambler]( "The Love Gambler")
The Love Gambler Dick Manners (1922) -
![Calvert's Valley]( "Calvert's Valley")
Calvert's Valley Page Emlyn (1922) -
![Monte Cristo]( "Monte Cristo")
Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo (1922) -
![Honor First]( "Honor First")
Honor First Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois (1922) -
The Yellow Stain Donald Keith (1922)
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![Arabian Love]( "Arabian Love")
Arabian Love Norman Stone (1922) -
![Gleam O'Dawn]( "Gleam O'Dawn")
Gleam O'Dawn Gleam O'Dawn (1922) -
![Ladies Must Live]( "Ladies Must Live")
Ladies Must Live The Gardener (1921) -
![Shame]( "Shame")
Shame William Fielding / David Field (1921) -
![The Servant in the House]( "The Servant in the House")
The Servant in the House Percival (1921) -
![Deep Waters]( "Deep Waters")
Deep Waters Bill Lacey (1920) -
![The White Circle]( "The White Circle")
The White Circle Frank Cassilis (1920) -
![The Great Redeemer]( "The Great Redeemer")
The Great Redeemer Undetermined Role (1920) -
![Should a Woman Tell?]( "Should a Woman Tell?")
Should a Woman Tell? The Villain (1919) -
![Heart o' the Hills]( "Heart o' the Hills")
Heart o' the Hills Gray Pendleton (1919) -
![Widow by Proxy]( "Widow by Proxy")
Widow by Proxy Jack Pennington (1919) -
![For a Woman's Honor]( "For a Woman's Honor")
For a Woman's Honor Dick Rutherford (1919) -
![The Red Viper]( "The Red Viper")
The Red Viper Dick Grant (1919) -
![A Little Brother of the Rich]( "A Little Brother of the Rich")
A Little Brother of the Rich Carl Wilmerding (1919) -
![The Man Beneath]( "The Man Beneath")
The Man Beneath James Bassett (1919) -
![The Busher]( "The Busher")
The Busher Jim Blair (1919) -
![The White Heather]( "The White Heather")
The White Heather Dick Beach (1919) -
![The Dawn of Understanding]( "The Dawn of Understanding")
The Dawn of Understanding Ira Beasley (1918) -
![Three X Gordon]( "Three X Gordon")
Three X Gordon Archie (1918) -
The Mask Billy Taylor (1918)
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Doing Their Bit (1918)
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![Wedlock]( "Wedlock")
Wedlock Granger Hollister (1918) -
One Dollar Bid (1918)
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More Trouble Harvey Deering (1918)
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![Shackled]( "Shackled")
Shackled James Ashley (1918) -
Nancy Comes Home Phil Ballou (1918)
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![Up or Down?]( "Up or Down?")
Up or Down? Allan Corey (1917) -
![The Devil Dodger]( "The Devil Dodger")
The Devil Dodger Roger Ingraham (1917) -
![Golden Rule Kate]( "Golden Rule Kate")
Golden Rule Kate The Heller (1917) -
![The Mother Instinct]( "The Mother Instinct")
The Mother Instinct Jean Coutierre (1917) -
![The Hater of Men]( "The Hater of Men")
The Hater of Men Billy Williams (1917) -
The Millionaire Vagrant James Cricket (1917)
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![Happiness]( "Happiness")
Happiness Richard Forrester (1917) -
![The Dark Road]( "The Dark Road")
The Dark Road Cedric Constable (1917) -
![Princess of the Dark]( "Princess of the Dark")
Princess of the Dark 'Crip' Halloran (1917) -
![The Bride of Hate]( "The Bride of Hate")
The Bride of Hate Dr. Duprez's Son (1917) -
![The Weaker Sex]( "The Weaker Sex")
The Weaker Sex (1917) -
The Sin Ye Do Jimmy (1916)
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![Shell 43]( "Shell 43")
Shell 43 English Spy (1916) -
![Eye of the Night]( "Eye of the Night")
Eye of the Night (1916) -
![The Phantom]( "The Phantom")
The Phantom Bertie Bereton (1916) -
![The Apostle of Vengeance]( "The Apostle of Vengeance")
The Apostle of Vengeance Willie Hudson (1916) -
![The Aryan]( "The Aryan")
The Aryan Minor Role (1916) -
![Hell's Hinges]( "Hell's Hinges")
Hell's Hinges Rowdy Townsman (1916) -
The Last Act Extra (1916)
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Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916)
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The Corner Extra (1916)
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![Civilization]( "Civilization")
Civilization Extra (1915) -
![Aloha Oe]( "Aloha Oe")
Aloha Oe Sailor (1915) -
Matrimony Minor Secondary Role (1915)
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![The Coward]( "The Coward")
The Coward A Young Virginian (1915) -
ActorThe Mother Instinct Secondary Supporting Role (1915)
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Writer
![Downstairs]( "Downstairs")
Downstairs (1932) -
![Love's Penalty]( "Love's Penalty")
Love's Penalty (1921) -
![The Bait]( "The Bait")
The Bait (1921) -
![Deep Waters]( "Deep Waters")
Deep Waters (1920) -
![The White Circle]( "The White Circle")
The White Circle (1920) -
Writer
![The Great Redeemer]( "The Great Redeemer")
The Great Redeemer (1920) -
Director
![Love]( "Love")
Love (1927) -
Director
![Love's Penalty]( "Love's Penalty")
Love's Penalty (1921) -
Archive footage
![Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood]( "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood")
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Rediscovering John Gilbert (2010)
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![The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk]( "The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk")
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![Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema]( "Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema")
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![City Confidential]( "City Confidential")
City Confidential (2007) -
![Garbo]( "Garbo")
Garbo (2005) -
![Complicated Women]( "Complicated Women")
Complicated Women (2003) -
![Greta Garbo: A Lone Star]( "Greta Garbo: A Lone Star")
Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001) -
![Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies]( "Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies")
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![Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl]( "Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl")
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![Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream]( "Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream")
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![Great Romances of the 20th Century]( "Great Romances of the 20th Century")
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![The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies]( "The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies")
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![The 63rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![The Divine Garbo]( "The Divine Garbo")
The Divine Garbo (1990) -
![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (1988) -
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![Hollywood]( "Hollywood")
Hollywood (1980) -
![Hollywood: The Dream Factory]( "Hollywood: The Dream Factory")
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) -
![The Love Goddesses]( "The Love Goddesses")
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)
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![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1956) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954) -
![Yesterday and Today]( "Yesterday and Today")
Yesterday and Today (1953) -
![The Ford 50th Anniversary Show]( "The Ford 50th Anniversary Show")
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![Strictly Dishonorable]( "Strictly Dishonorable")
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) -
![Twenty Years After]( "Twenty Years After")
Twenty Years After (1944) -
Archive footage
![Some of the Best]( "Some of the Best")
Some of the Best (1944) -
The Movies March On (1939)
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Editor
![Love's Penalty]( "Love's Penalty")
Love's Penalty (1921)
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John Gilbert's paternal grandfather was German-born and actually had the last name of Priegel, which was anglicized to Pringle when he settled in the U.S. Gilbert, who had always used his stepfather's last name, did not know that his birth name was ...
Nickname
Jack
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
John Cecil Pringle
Logan, Utah, USA
Died
(age 38)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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