John Gielgud, Best Supporting Actor 1981: MovieMonday.com

	ARTHUR (Comedy - PG) Sir John Gielgud won his Supporting Oscar for playing Arthur's (Moore) caustic valet in this romantic comedy.
Sir John Gielgud (1904 - 2000) A graduate of Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London,Gielgud made his stage debut in 1921 at the Old Vic Theatre with one line in Henry VII. He made his film debut in 1924 in Who is the Man. Sir John Gielgud focused more in the threatre and has been considered by some to be the best Hamlet, a role that he first played in 1930,of this century. Sir John Gielgud won a Tony for directing the broadway play, "Big Fish, Little Fish" . While still performing on the stag on bothe sides of the Atlantic, Gielard did some excellent work in such movies as Richard III (1955, opposite Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson), Becket ( he was nominated for the Best Supporting Oscar award in 1964), and in Gandhi (1982) Sir John Gielgud was knighted in 1953 and was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1977. His other films include: JULIUS CAESAR RICHARD III AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN LOST HORIZON MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS PROVIDENCE MURDER BY DECREE THE ELEPHANT MAN THE FORMULA LION OF THE DESERT CHARIOTS OF FIRE GANDHI THE WICKED LADY THE FAR PAVILIONS APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH THE WHISTLE BLOWER GETTING IT RIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE POWER OF ONE SWAN SONG FIRST KNIGHT HAUNTED DRAGONHEART SHINE THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY HAMLET ELIZABETH THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT CATASTROPHE His television credits include: QB VII LES MISERABLES MARCO POLO BRIDESHEAD REVISITED INSIDE THE 3RD REICH CAMILLE WAR AND REMEMBRANCE (Mini-Series) SUMMER'S LEASE (TV Mini-Series) THE STRAUSS DYNASTY (TV Mini-Series) SCARLETT (TV Mini-Series) A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME (TV Mini-Series) MERLIN

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