- Films
- 50
- Avg rating
- 6.54
- Peak run
- 1980’81
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.54
37 rated films
Vote weighted
6.61
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.87
rating spread
Career
63y
1933 to 1995
Total votes
1.06M
across every film
Best
8.2
The Elephant Man
Worst
4.7
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Newest first
Filmography
| 1995 |  First Knight | Oswald | 6.0 | 83,369 |
| 1995 | Haunted | Doctor Doyle | 6.2 | 8,322 |
| 1992 |  Shining Through | Sunflower | 6.4 | 11,686 |
| 1991 | Prospero's Books | Prospero | 6.8 | 7,125 |
| 1989 | Getting It Right | Sir Gordon Munday | · | 817 |
| 1988 | Appointment with Death | Colonel Carbury | 6.1 | 8,298 |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Hobson | 4.7 | 7,195 |
| 1986 | The Whistle Blower | Sir Adrian Chapple | 6.2 | 2,959 |
| 1985 | The Shooting Party | Cornelius Cardew | 6.8 | 1,644 |
| 1985 | Plenty | Sir Leonard Darwin | 6.0 | 3,608 |
| 1984 | Scandalous | Uncle Willie | · | 286 |
| 1983 | The Wicked Lady | Hogarth | 4.9 | 1,714 |
| 1982 |  Gandhi | Lord Irwin | 8.0 | 247K |
| 1981 |  Arthur | Hobson | 6.9 | 34,078 |
| 1981 |  Chariots of Fire | Master of Trinity | 7.1 | 71,826 |
| 1981 | Priest of Love | Herbert G. Muskett | · | 613 |
| 1981 | Sphinx | Abdu-Hamdi | 5.2 | 2,031 |
| 1980 | The Conductor | John Lasocki | · | 790 |
| 1980 |  The Elephant Man | Carr Gomm | 8.2 | 285K |
| 1980 | The Formula | Dr. Esau | 5.6 | 3,130 |
Better together?
John Gielgud's regulars
- James MasonCo-star · 3 films · 6.73 avg▲+0.11
- Otto PremingerDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.38
- Michael WinnerDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.50 avg▼−0.75
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Gielgud
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1982John Gielgud
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1965John Gielgud
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.