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John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Actor, also director · Died May 21, 2000, aged 96 · London, England

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH, was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1904
Died
May 21, 2000 (aged 96)
From
London, England
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 160 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are John Gielgud's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
20%
Self
15%
Society
11%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Ideas
8%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 14 · Dark 29

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 31 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 30 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 43 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 16

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 13 of 40 analyzed roles.

Mentor
13 of 40
Shadow
7 of 40
Threshold guardian
7 of 40
Hero
4 of 40
Ally
3 of 40
Herald
2 of 40
Trickster
2 of 40
Shapeshifter
2 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
30
Contemplative
26
Romantic
11
Warm
11
Other
54

How their films linger

Bittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Gielgud's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Gielgud's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

160 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Boys On Film 15: Time & Tied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Trouser Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)

    as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's(2013)

    as Hobson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Discovering Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)

  • Behind The Scenes of Caligula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Protagonist

  • The Tichborne Claimant(1998)

    as Cockburn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth(1998)

    as The Pope

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Quest for Camelot(1998)

    as Merlin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Merlin(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as King Constant

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Harvest of Sorrow(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as St. John Clarke

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Stimme Gottes

  • Hamlet(1996)

    as Priam

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Portrait of a Lady(1996)

    as Mr. Touchett

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Leopard Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Shine(1996)

    as Cecil Parkes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • DragonHeart(1996)

    as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor of Light

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Haunted(1995)

    as Dr Henry Doyle

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Stick with Me, Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · as Grandpa

  • First Knight(1995)

    as Oswald

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Summer Day's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Scarlett(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre Robillard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Power of One(1992)

    as St. John

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shining Through(1992)

    as Sunflower

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Walk Through Prospero's Library(1991)

    as Prospero

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Svetlovidov

  • The Strauss Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Drechsler

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen Dawlish

  • Prospero's Books(1991)

    as Prospero

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Virgil (voice)

  • The Best of Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sydney Cockerell

  • The Strauss Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Drechsler

  • Rabbit Ears - The Emperor's New Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A TV Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Virgil(voice)

  • A TV Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Virgil

  • Strike It Rich(1990)

    as Herbert Dreuther

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Barbablù, Barbablù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Barbablù

  • Summer's Lease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Haverford Downs

  • Getting It Right(1989)

    as Sir Gordon Munday

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Man for All Seasons(1988)

    as Cardinal Wolsey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 11 episodes · as Aaron Jastrow

  • Arthur 2: On the Rocks(1988)

    as Hobson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Appointment with Death(1988)

    as Colonel Carbury

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville(1987)

    as British Lord

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Quartermaine's Terms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Eddie Loomis

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Hinksey

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Canterville Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sir Simon de Canterville

  • The Whistle Blower(1986)

    as Sir Adrian Chappie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Theban Plays: Antigone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tiresias

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tieresias

  • Time After Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jasper Swift

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Wakering

  • Plenty(1985)

    as Sir Leonard Darwin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Leave All Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as John Middleton Murry

  • Romance on the Orient Express(1985)

    as Theodore Woodward

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Shooting Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Cornelius Cardew

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Loomis · as Jasper Swift

  • Camille(1984)

    as Duke de Charles

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as De Lacey

  • The Far Pavilions(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cavagnari

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Master of Ballantrae(1984)

    as Lord Durrisdeer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Scandalous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Uncle Willie

  • Wagner(1983)

    Show 10 episodes · as Pfistermeister

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Wicked Lady(1983)

    as Hogarth

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet and the Black(1983)

    as Pope Pius XII

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Wedding(1983)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Doge di Venezia

  • Gandhi(1982)

    as Lord Irwin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lord Burleigh

  • Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Albert Speer Sr.

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1982)

    as Charmolue

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Brideshead Revisited(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Edward 'Ned' Ryder

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Priest of Love(1981)

    as Herbert G. Muskett

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(1981)

    as Hobson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Chariots of Fire(1981)

    as Master of Trinity

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lion of the Desert(1980)

    as Sharif El Gariani

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Seven Dials Mystery(1981)

    as Marquis of Caterhan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sphinx(1981)

    as Abdu-Hamdi

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Formula(1980)

    as Dr. Abraham Esau

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Elephant Man(1980)

    as Carr Gomm

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Why Didn't They Ask Evans?(1980)

    as Reverend Jones

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Conductor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as John Lasocki

  • The Human Factor(1979)

    as Brigadier Tomlinson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Caligula(1979)

    as Nerva

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyril Boggis · as Jelks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Murder by Decree(1979)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Les Miserables(1978)

    as Gillenormand

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as John of Gaunt

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Chorus

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Chorus · as John of Gaunt

  • No Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Spooner

  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as The Preacher

  • Heartbreak House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Captain Shotover

  • The Grand Inquisitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Inquisitor

  • Joseph Andrews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as The Doctor

  • Providence(1977)

    as Clive Langham

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Narrator

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lord Henry Wotton

  • Aces High(1976)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Galileo(1975)

    as The Old Cardinal

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

    as Mr. Beddoes

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 11 Harrowhouse(1974)

    as Meecham

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein: The True Story(1973)

    as Chief Constable

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gold(1974)

    as Farrell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • QB VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Clinton-Meek

  • Frankenstein: The True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Constable

  • Lost Horizon(1973)

    as Chang

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Various

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Various Roles

  • Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Harold L. Streeter

  • Eagle in a Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lord Sissal

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Harry

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as The Ghost

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederick William Densham

  • Julius Caesar(1970)

    as Julius Caesar

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Oh! What a Lovely War(1969)

    as Count Leopold Von Berchtold

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)

    as The Elder Pope

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rich Man

  • Assignment to Kill(1968)

    as Curt Valayan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade(1968)

    as Lord Raglan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • From Chekhov with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Anton Chekhov

  • Sebastian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Head of Intelligence

  • October Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Chorus

  • Alice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Mock Turtle

  • The Mayfly and the Frog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Gabriel Quantara

  • ABC Stage 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Rich Man

  • Ivanov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · as Nikolai ivanov

  • Ages of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Chimes at Midnight(1965)

    as Henry IV

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Shotover · as Charles II · as Chorus · as Lord Burleigh · as Lord Henry 'Harry' Wotton · as The Inquisitor

  • The Loved One(1965)

    as Sir Francis Hinsley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as The Writer

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Quantara

  • Hamlet(1964)

    Director · as Ghost (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Becket(1964)

    as King Louis VII of France

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • To Die in Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Narrator (English version) (voice)

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer · as Gaev

  • The Immortal Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Saint Joan(1957)

    as Earl of Warwick

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Edward Moulton-Barrett

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Foster

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Richard III(1955)

    as George, Duke of Clarence

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as John Worthing, JP

  • Romeo and Juliet(1954)

    as Chorus

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar(1953)

    as Cassius

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Narrator

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Charmolue · as Duke · as Lord Durrisdeer · as The Ghost

  • A Diary for Timothy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Hamlet

  • An Airman's Letter to His Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Narrator

  • The Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Disraeli

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Inigo Jollifant

  • Insult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henri Dubois

  • The Clue of the New Pin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Rex Trasmere

  • Who Is the Man? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Daniel

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 159 titles from 1924 to 2016; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

First Knight (1995)

$128M worldwide

Highest rated

The Elephant Man (1980)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Film career

19242016

Peak 1981 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting157 of 159: 154 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting2 of 159: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 159: 2 only writing, 1 with another role

159 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1920s2 · acting1930s3 · acting1940s3 · acting1950s10 · acting1960s23 · 23 acting · 3 crew1970s34 · acting1980s46 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 53 roles
36617176818696

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Gielgud's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 68; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Elephant Man (1980)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Gielgud's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles27–68 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles10–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles5–34 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles12–64 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles13–75 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Gielgud work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Gielgud's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Shakespeare shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers