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Clark Gable

Acting 59 (deceased) years old Cadiz, Ohio, USA ★ 1.1
Born: February 1, 1901
Died: November 16, 1960

Biography

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable the seventh-greatest male star of all-time. His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance.

During his long film career, Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer in three. Gable was often named the top male star in the mid-30s, and was second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple.

Filmography

Acting Credits (162)

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2025
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell Self (archive footage) 2023
Rat Pack
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir 2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Her Name Was Grace Kelly Self (archive footage) 2021
Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer Self (archive footage) 2017
Discovering Jean Harlow
Discovering Jean Harlow archive footage 2015
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo Self (archive footage) 2014
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies 2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe Self (archive footage) 2012
Marilyn at the Movies
Marilyn at the Movies Self (archive footage) 2011
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009
Marilyn, dernières séances
Marilyn, dernières séances Self(archive footage) 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Various Roles (archive footage) 2008
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Himself (archive footage) 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self (archive footage) 2007
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Self (archive footage) 2006
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland Himself (archive footage) 2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself Self (archive footage) 2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self (archive footage) 2004
Complicated Women
Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003
Living Famously
Living Famously Self (archive footage) 2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits' Self (archive footage) 2002
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' Self (archive footage) 1999
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe 1998
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Self (archiveFootage) 1997
Rogues Gallery
Rogues Gallery Self (archive footage) 1997
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star Self (archive footage) 1996
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine The Actor (archive footage) 1993
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (archive footage) (uncredited) 1992
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (archive footage) 1990
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow 1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Self (archive footage) 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Self (archive footage) 1988
Remembering Marilyn
Remembering Marilyn Self (archive footage) 1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess Self (archive footage) 1987
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend archive footage 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Self (archive footage) 1986
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe archive footage 1986
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! Self (archive footage) 1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) 1984
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (archive footage) 1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo Self (archive footage) 1982
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 1979
Western von gestern
Western von gestern Rance Brett (archive footage) 1978
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood Self (archive footage) 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975
Gable: The King Remembered
Gable: The King Remembered Himself (archive footage) 1975
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory Self (archive footage) 1972
Dear Mr. Gable
Dear Mr. Gable (archive footage) 1968
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 1966
Uncertain Verification
Uncertain Verification (archive footage) 1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) 1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1961
The Misfits
The Misfits Gay Langland 1961
It Started in Naples
It Started in Naples Michael Hamilton 1960
But Not for Me
But Not for Me Russell 'Russ' Ward 1959
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet James Gannon 1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
Run Silent, Run Deep Cmdr. Richardson 1958
The James Dean Story
The James Dean Story Self 1957
Band of Angels
Band of Angels Hamish Bond 1957
The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens Dan Kehoe 1956
The Tall Men
The Tall Men Col. Ben Allison 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune Hank Lee 1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Betrayed
Betrayed Col. Pieter Deventer 1954
Mogambo
Mogambo Victor Marswell 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go Philip Sutherland 1953
Lone Star
Lone Star Devereaux Burke 1952
Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway Clark Gable (uncredited) 1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri Flint Mitchell 1951
To Please a Lady
To Please a Lady Mike Brannan 1950
Screen Actors
Screen Actors Self (uncredited) 1950
Key to the City
Key to the City Steve Fisk 1950
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play Charley Enley Kyng 1949
Command Decision
Command Decision Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Homecoming
Homecoming Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson 1948
The Hucksters
The Hucksters Victor Albee Norman 1947
Adventure
Adventure Harry Patterson 1945
Wings Up
Wings Up Narrator / Host 1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Combat America
Combat America Self - Narrator 1943
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis 1942
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk "Candy" Johnson 1941
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay Gerald Meldrick 1941
You Can't Fool a Camera
You Can't Fool a Camera Himself 1941
Comrade X
Comrade X McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940
Boom Town
Boom Town Big John McMasters 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self (archive footage) 1940
Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance Self (archive footage) 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo André Verne 1940
Northward, Ho!
Northward, Ho! Himself 1940
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind Rhett Butler 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies Self (uncredited) 1939
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight Harry Van 1939
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle Chris Hunter 1938
Test Pilot
Test Pilot Jim Lane 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid Self 1937
Saratoga
Saratoga Duke Bradley 1937
Parnell
Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell 1937
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party Himself 1937
Love on the Run
Love on the Run Michael Anthony 1936
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel Larry Cain 1936
San Francisco
San Francisco Blackie Norton 1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary Van 'V.S.' Stanhope 1936
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel Himself 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty Lieutenant Fletcher Christian 1935
Starlit Days at the Lido
Starlit Days at the Lido Self 1935
China Seas
China Seas Cpt Alan Gaskell 1935
Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild Jack Thornton 1935
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies Himself 1935
After Office Hours
After Office Hours Jim Branch 1935
Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others Jeffrey Williams 1934
Chained
Chained Michael 'Mike' Bradley 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 Self 1934
Men in White
Men in White Dr. George Ferguson 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night Peter Warne 1934
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady Patch Gallagher 1933
Night Flight
Night Flight Jules 1933
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man Eddie Hall 1933
The White Sister
The White Sister Giovanni Severi 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 Self (Archival) 1933
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own Babe Stewart 1932
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude Dr. Ned Darrell 1932
Red Dust
Red Dust Dennis Carson 1932
Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus John Hartley 1932
Hell Divers
Hell Divers Steve Nelson 1932
The Christmas Party
The Christmas Party Himself 1931
Possessed
Possessed Mark Whitney 1931
Susan Lenox
Susan Lenox Rodney Spencer 1931
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood Warren 'Rid' Riddell 1931
Night Nurse
Night Nurse Nick 1931
A Free Soul
A Free Soul Ace Wilfong 1931
Laughing Sinners
Laughing Sinners Carl Loomis 1931
The Secret Six
The Secret Six Carl Luckner 1931
The Finger Points
The Finger Points Louis J. Blanco 1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
Dance, Fools, Dance Jake Luva 1931
The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way Nickolas (Nick) Feliki 1931
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert Rance Brett 1931
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Du Barry, Woman of Passion Extra (voice) 1930
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow 1926
One Minute to Play
One Minute to Play Extra 1926
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited) 1926
North Star
North Star Archie West 1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Roman Guard (uncredited) 1925
The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age Athlete (uncredited) 1925
White Man
White Man Lady Andrea's Brother 1924
Forbidden Paradise
Forbidden Paradise Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited) 1924
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood Bit Part 1923

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