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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).
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John Gielgud, Award Winner - MovieActors.com
