
John Gilbert
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1897-07-10
- Died
- 1936-01-09
- Place of birth
- Logan, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- John Cecil Pringle · Jack Gilbert
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (108)

Show People
1928
as John Gilbert (uncredited)

Arabian Love
1922
as Norman Stone

Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)

Wedlock
1918
as Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)

Queen Christina
1934
as Antonio

Romance Ranch
1924
as Carlos Brent

Flesh and the Devil
1926
as Leo von Harden

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Exiles
1923
as Henry Holcombe

Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Deep Waters
1920
as Bill Lacey

The Wolf Man
1924
as Gerald Stanley

The Big Parade
1925
as James 'Jim' Apperson

He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Bezano
The Servant in the House
1921
as Percival

St. Elmo
1923
as St. Elmo Thornton

Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
as Marquis Christian de Bardelys

The Merry Widow
1926
as Prince Danilo Petrovich

Hell's Hinges
1916
as Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)

The Yellow Stain
1922
as Donald Keith

Calvert's Valley
1922
as Page Emlyn
A California Romance
1922
as Don Patricio Fernando

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self / Romeo

Love
1927
as Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky

Three X Gordon
1918
as Archie

The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Steve Bramley

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

The White Circle
1920
as Frank Cassilis

The Lone Chance
1924
as Jack Saunders
Just Off Broadway
1924
as Stephen Moore

Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)

A Man's Man
1929
as John Gilbert (uncredited)
The Mother Instinct
1917
as Jean Coutierre

Rediscovering John Gilbert
2010
as (archive footage)

Fast Workers
1933
as Gunner Smith

Downstairs
1932
as Karl Schneider

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)

The Show
1927
as Cock Robin

For a Woman's Honor
1919
as Dick Rutherford

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (archive footage)

His Glorious Night
1929
as Captain Kovacs

A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Neville Holderness

The White Heather
1919
as Dick Beach

Twelve Miles Out
1927
as Jerry Fay

Monte Cristo
1922
as Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo

Desert Nights
1929
as Hugh Rand

The Devil Dodger
1917
as Roger Ingraham (as Jack Gilbert)

Aloha Oe
1915
as Sailor (uncredited)

Civilization
1916
as Extra (uncredited)

Redemption
1930
as Fedya Protasoff

The Masks of the Devil
1928
as Baron Reiner

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
as Self (archive footage)

The Wife of the Centaur
1924
as Jeffrey Dwyer

1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self

Way for a Sailor
1930
as Jack

Golden Rule Kate
1917
as The Heller

A Man's Mate
1924
as Paul

Truxton King
1923
as Truxton King

Ladies Must Live
1921
as The Gardener

La Bohème
1926
as Rodolphe

His Hour
1924
as Gritzko

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self

The Aryan
1916
as (uncredited)

Gentleman's Fate
1931
as Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a. Jack Thomas

Shame
1921
as William Fielding / David Field

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
1986
as Self (archive footage)

The Phantom of Paris
1931
as Chéri-Bibi

While Paris Sleeps
1923
as Dennis O'Keefe

Widow by Proxy
1919
as Jack Pennington

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Shell 43
1916
as English Spy

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Cameo Kirby
1923
as Cameo Kirby

Should a Woman Tell?
1919
as The Villain

West of Broadway
1931
as Jerry

Love or Justice
1917
as Benny

Man, Woman and Sin
1927
as Albert Whitcomb

The Divine Garbo
1990
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Busher
1919
as Jim Blair

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934

Four Walls
1928
as Benny

The Cossacks
1928
as Lukashka

Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916

The Madness of Youth
1923

Heart o' the Hills
1919
as Gray Pendleton (as Jack Gilbert)

Matrimony
1915
as Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Millionaire Vagrant
1917
as James Cricket

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
as Self (archive footage)

Doing Their Bit
1918

The Coward
1915
as A Young Virginian (uncredited)

Married Flirts
1924
as John Gilbert (uncredited)

The Red Viper
1919
as Dick Grant

A Little Brother of the Rich
1919
as Carl Wilmerding

The Great Redeemer
1920
as (uncredited)

The Snob
1924
as Eugene Curry

Honor First
1922
as Jacques Dubois / Honoré Duboois

The Eye of the Night
1916
as (uncredited)

The Hater of Men
1917
as Billy Williams (as Jack Gilbert)

The Man Beneath
1919
as James Bassett (as Jack Gilbert)
Princess of the Dark
1917
as 'Crip' Halloran (as Jack Gilbert)

The Weaker Sex
1917

Shackled
1918
as James Ashley

The Dawn of Understanding
1918
as Ira Beasley

The Love Gambler
1922
as Dick Manners

The Dark Road
1917
as Cedric Constable (as Jack Gilbert)

More Trouble
1918
as Harvey Deering
About John Gilbert
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. With 109 credits spanning from 1915 to 2014, John Gilbert has appeared in 108 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular John Gilbert Movies
- Show People (1928) — as John Gilbert (uncredited)
- Arabian Love (1922) — as Norman Stone
- Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970) — as Self (archive footage)
- Wedlock (1918) — as Granger Hollister (as Jack Gilbert)
- Queen Christina (1934) — as Antonio
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