Gibson Gowland
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1877-01-03
- Died
- 1951-09-09
- Place of birth
- Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
- Also known as
- Thomas Gowland · T.H. Gowland · T.H. Gibson-Gowland · T.H. Gibson Gowland · G.H. Gowland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK – 9 September 1951 London, England, UK) was an English film actor.
Gowland came to the United States from England, by way of Canada, in 1913 where he met Beatrice Bird, also from England, whom he married. They moved to Hollywood, working as bit players. In 1916, his son, actor and photographer Peter Gowland, was born.
His only starring role (out of 63 films) was in Greed (1924), directed by Erich von Stroheim, based on the Frank Norris novel McTeague, and costarring ZaSu Pitts. The film has since become a classic, despite its having been cut to one-fifth its original length for commercial release by MGM. Gowland portrayed the protagonist, dentist John McTeague. Von Stroheim also directed Gowland in his 1919 film Blind Husbands.
Gowland was cast as Simon Buquet in the 1925 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. He had bit parts in dozens of films from 1938 to 1945, but was rarely credited on-screen. After two divorces, Gowland returned to England in 1944. He died in London at age 74 from a lethal case of diarrhea. He is buried in Golders Green Crematorium.
Known For
Movies (75)
Gaslight
1944
as Servant (uncredited)
Greed
1924
as John McTeague
Under Handicap
1917
as Batt Truxton
Breakers Ahead
1918
as Mike Burley
The Wolf Man
1941
as Villager (uncredited)
Shifting Sands
1923
as Samuel Thayer
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Man on Boat (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as Angry Driver (uncredited)
Hell Harbor
1930
as Henry Morgan
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Simon Buquet
Going My Way
1944
as Parishioner (uncredited)
The Stoker
1935
as Steve
Northwest Passage
1940
as MacPherson
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Jurist
The Lodger
1944
Don Juan
1926
as Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Bartender (uncredited)
A House Divided
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
Wolves of the Sea
1936
as Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Villager (uncredited)
Nordpol - Ahoi!
1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
The Ape
1940
as Posse Member
The Isle of Forgotten Women
1927
as John Stort
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
1923
as Sir Arthur Blackrose
Sundown
1941
as Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Without Honor
1932
as Mike Donovan
Arrowsmith
1931
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Topsy and Eva
1927
as Simon Leegree
Cleaning Up
1930
as Burke
Kitty
1945
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
1929
as Dmitry
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Opera patron (uncredited)
The Prairie Wife
1925
as Ollie
Doomed to Die
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Father of Her Child
1916
as Rufus Strong
The White Heather
1919
as The Captain
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as 1st Captain
Broadway Limited
1941
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Rancher (uncredited)
The Red Lily
1924
as Le Turc
Blind Husbands
1919
as Silent Sepp
The Secret of the Loch
1934
as Angus
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941
as Crewman (uncredited)
Crossroads
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
as John Dragan
Raffles
1939
as Villager (uncredited)
The First Auto
1927
as The Blacksmith
Ladies Must Live
1921
as Michael Le Prim
The Wife of General Ling
1937
as Mike
Land of Wanted Men
1931
as Terry
Rose-Marie
1928
as Black Bastien
The Sea Bat
1930
as Limey
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935
as Andy Gilling
The Fighting Shepherdess
1920
as Bowers
Bashful
1917
as Musician (uncredited)
The Harbour Lights
1923
as Mark Helstone
Cotton Queen
1937
as Gaoler
The Doomed Battalion
1932
as Innerhofer
The Outsider
1926
as Shadow
The Night of Love
1927
as Bandit
Behind the Door
1919
as Gideon Blank
The Secret of Black Mountain
1917
as Jack Rance
S.O.S. Iceberg
1933
as John Dragan
The Border Legion
1924
as Gulden
The Land Beyond the Law
1927
as Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
Love and Glory
1924
as Jules Malicorne
King of the Damned
1935
as Priest
Jewel
1915
as Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)
Gun Cargo
1949
as Henry Morgan
The Broken Gate
1927
as Ephraim Adamson
The Promise
1917
as Stromberg
The Right of Way
1920
as Jo Portugais
The Four-Gun Bandit
1919
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
About Gibson Gowland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK – 9 September 1951 London, England, UK) was an English film actor. Gowland came to the United States from England, by way of Canada, in 1913 where he met Beatrice Bird, also from England, whom he married. They moved to Hollywood, working as bit players. In 1916, his son, actor and photographer Peter Gowland, was born. His only starring role (out of 63 films) was in Greed (1924), directed by Erich von Stroheim, based on the Frank Norris novel M… With 75 credits spanning from 1915 to 1949, Gibson Gowland has appeared in 75 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Gaslight (1944) — as Servant (uncredited)
- Greed (1924) — as John McTeague
- Under Handicap (1917) — as Batt Truxton
- Breakers Ahead (1918) — as Mike Burley
- The Wolf Man (1941) — as Villager (uncredited)
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