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John Gilbert

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American actor and film director (1899-1936)

United StatesActorsLived 1897 to 1936 · aged 38
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John Gilbert was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade.

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Promotion of Ince's rising "juvenile" star in studio directory, 1916Promotion of Ince's rising "juvenile" star in studio directory, 1916Gilbert (center) with Barbara Bedford and unidentified actor in Gleam O'Dawn (1922)Gilbert (center) with Barbara Bedford and unidentified actor in Gleam O'Dawn (1922)Publicity photo for Love (1927)Publicity photo for Love (1927)Gilbert with Garbo in A Woman of Affairs (1928)Gilbert with Garbo in A Woman of Affairs (1928)

Filmography 15

To Leslie2022 · ★ 7.0
Drive Thru2007 · ★ 5.3
Secret Santa2018
Jerusalem Countdown2011
The Moment After1999
Six: The Mark Unleashed2004
The Moment After 2: The Awakening2006
Feast of All Saints2001
The Wager2007
40-Love2021
Hot Wax Zombies on Wheels1999
Tequila, historia de una pasión2011
The Theory of Everything2006
Cover-Up '622004
My Next Funeral2000

19 credits on file

Television 2

Marvel's Agent Carter2015
Veritas: The Quest2003

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 3

Actors from United States 6

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John Gilbert was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade. At the height of his career, Gilbert rivaled Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1936 · aged 38
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27 languages

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