Clark Gable
- Acting
- February 1, 1901 · Cadiz, Ohio, USA
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood · Self
- 1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
- The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell · Self
- Rat Pack · Self
- Her Name Was Grace Kelly · Self
- Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests · Self
- Arthur Miller: Writer · Self
- Discovering Jean Harlow · archive footage
- Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn · Self
- Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo · Self
- Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · Self
- Marilyn at the Movies · Self
- Hollywood sul Tevere
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · Self
- Marilyn, dernières séances · Self
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · Various Roles (archive footage)
- Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire · Self
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk · Self
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage · Self
- Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland · Self
- Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind · Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)
- Judy Garland: By Myself · Self
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel · Self
- Complicated Women · Self
- Living Famously · Self
- Making 'The Misfits' · Self
- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel · Self
- Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' · Self
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood · Self
- Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults · Self
- Rogues Gallery · Self
- Joan Crawford: Always the Star · Self
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · Self
- Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell · Self
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- La Classe américaine · The Actor (archive footage)
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire · Self
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To · (archive footage)
- Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow · Self
- I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... · Self
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick · Self
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · Self
- Remembering Marilyn · Self
- All-Time Movie Greats · Self
- Eve and Marilyn · Self
- Grace Kelly: The American Princess · Self
- Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend · archive footage
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn · Self
- Marilyn Monroe · archive footage
- That's Dancing! · Self
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · (archive footage)
- Showbiz Goes to War · (archive footage)
- Showbiz Ballyhoo · Self
- Arthur Miller on Home Ground · Self
- 20/20 · Self
- Western von gestern · Rance Brett (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II · (archive footage)
- Hooray for Hollywood · Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Self
- Gable: The King Remembered · Self
- That's Entertainment! · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory · Self
- The Happy Ending · Self
- Dear Mr. Gable · Self
- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
- Uncertain Verification · (archive footage)
- The Big Parade of Comedy · Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years · Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Misfits · Gay Langland
- It Started in Naples · Michael Hamilton
- But Not for Me · Russell 'Russ' Ward
- Teacher's Pet · James Gannon
- Run Silent, Run Deep · Cmdr. Richardson
- The James Dean Story · Self
- Band of Angels · Hamish Bond
- The King and Four Queens · Dan Kehoe
- The Tall Men · Col. Ben Allison