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Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Known for: Acting

Born 01/02/1901
Died 1960-11-16
Place of birth Cadiz, Ohio, USA

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

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Gone with the Wind Film ★ 7,9

Gone with the Wind

Rhett Butler

1939

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

MGM Parade Series ★ 7,5

MGM Parade

Self

1955

The Misfits Film ★ 7,0

The Misfits

Gay Langland

1961

It Happened One Night Film ★ 7,8

It Happened One Night

Peter Warne

1934

Western von gestern Series ★ 7,7

Western von gestern

Rance Brett (archive footage)

1978

The Tall Men Film ★ 6,5

The Tall Men

Col. Ben Allison

1955

Mutiny on the Bounty Film ★ 7,4

Mutiny on the Bounty

Lieutenant Fletcher Christian

1935

That's Entertainment! Film ★ 7,4

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

That's Entertainment! III Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994

Possessed Film ★ 7,0

Possessed

Mark Whitney

1931

Susan Lenox Film ★ 6,1

Susan Lenox

Rodney Spencer

1931

It Started in Naples Film ★ 6,4

It Started in Naples

Michael Hamilton

1960

Call of the Wild Film ★ 6,2

Call of the Wild

Jack Thornton

1935

Run Silent, Run Deep Film ★ 7,0

Run Silent, Run Deep

Cmdr. Richardson

1958

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Film ★ 6,5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991

Mogambo Film ★ 6,4

Mogambo

Victor Marswell

1953

Hollywood Party Film ★ 6,8

Hollywood Party

Himself

1937

China Seas Film ★ 6,2

China Seas

Cpt Alan Gaskell

1935

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Film ★ 7,3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Roman Guard (uncredited)

1925

Lone Star Film ★ 5,7

Lone Star

Devereaux Burke

1952

The King and Four Queens Film ★ 5,6

The King and Four Queens

Dan Kehoe

1956

Wife vs. Secretary Film ★ 6,7

Wife vs. Secretary

Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

1936

La Classe américaine Film ★ 7,6

La Classe américaine

The Actor (archive footage)

1993

Honky Tonk Film ★ 6,4

Honky Tonk

"Candy" Johnson

1941

Boom Town Film ★ 6,9

Boom Town

Big John McMasters

1940

Betrayed Film ★ 5,8

Betrayed

Col. Pieter Deventer

1954

That's Entertainment, Part II Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

Combat America Film ★ 5,7

Combat America

Self - Narrator

1943

Complicated Women Film ★ 6,9

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003

That's Dancing! Film ★ 6,9

That's Dancing!

Self (archive footage)

1985

San Francisco Film ★ 6,6

San Francisco

Blackie Norton

1936

Soldier of Fortune Film ★ 6,0

Soldier of Fortune

Hank Lee

1955

Command Decision Film ★ 6,6

Command Decision

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

1948

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film ★ 6,3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film ★ 8,2

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988

Manhattan Melodrama Film ★ 7,1

Manhattan Melodrama

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

1934

Teacher's Pet Film ★ 6,8

Teacher's Pet

James Gannon

1958

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Film

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Self (archive footage)

2001

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Film

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Self (Archive footage)

2001

The James Dean Story Film ★ 5,4

The James Dean Story

Self

1957

Across the Wide Missouri Film ★ 6,1

Across the Wide Missouri

Flint Mitchell

1951

Forsaking All Others Film ★ 6,0

Forsaking All Others

Jeffrey Williams

1934

Rat Pack Film ★ 9,0

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Film ★ 6,3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

1940

Arthur Miller on Home Ground Film ★ 10,0

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

The Romance of Celluloid Film ★ 7,0

The Romance of Celluloid

Self

1937

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Film ★ 8,0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self (archive footage)

1995

But Not for Me Film ★ 6,3

But Not for Me

Russell 'Russ' Ward

1959

The Big Parade of Comedy Film ★ 7,2

The Big Parade of Comedy

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

1964

Dancing Lady Film ★ 6,9

Dancing Lady

Patch Gallagher

1933

Band of Angels Film ★ 6,3

Band of Angels

Hamish Bond

1957

Chained Film ★ 7,0

Chained

Michael 'Mike' Bradley

1934

Red Dust Film ★ 6,9

Red Dust

Dennis Carson

1932

Test Pilot Film ★ 6,1

Test Pilot

Jim Lane

1938

Comrade X Film ★ 6,1

Comrade X

McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson

1940

Parnell Film ★ 4,6

Parnell

Charles Stewart Parnell

1937

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972

Idiot's Delight Film ★ 6,1

Idiot's Delight

Harry Van

1939

Grace Kelly: The American Princess Film ★ 7,0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987

Judy Garland: By Myself Film ★ 8,3

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

2004

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Film ★ 7,5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

2009

Rogues Gallery Series

Rogues Gallery

Self (archive footage)

1997

Hollywood: Style Center of the World Film ★ 5,8

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940

Strange Cargo Film ★ 7,0

Strange Cargo

André Verne

1940

Going Hollywood: The '30s Film ★ 9,0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984

Too Hot to Handle Film ★ 6,0

Too Hot to Handle

Chris Hunter

1938

Adventure Film ★ 6,4

Adventure

Harry Patterson

1945

Hollywood sul Tevere Film

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009

Joan Crawford: Always the Star Film ★ 7,5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self (archive footage)

1996

Marilyn, dernières séances Film ★ 7,0

Marilyn, dernières séances

Self(archive footage)

2008

Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Hobbies

Himself

1935

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Film ★ 6,0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Self (archive footage)

1988

Hooray for Hollywood Film ★ 8,0

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1976

Night Flight Film ★ 5,8

Night Flight

Jules

1933

A Star Is Born World Premiere Film ★ 8,0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

1954

Arthur Miller: Writer Film ★ 7,1

Arthur Miller: Writer

Self (archive footage)

2017

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 Film

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Self

1934

Key to the City Film ★ 6,5

Key to the City

Steve Fisk

1950

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood Film ★ 6,5

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2025

Somewhere I'll Find You Film ★ 5,7

Somewhere I'll Find You

Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis

1942

Film ★ 8,0

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1992

Saratoga Film ★ 6,5

Saratoga

Duke Bradley

1937

Wings Up Film ★ 5,7

Wings Up

Narrator / Host

1943

A Free Soul Film ★ 6,1

A Free Soul

Ace Wilfong

1931

The Hucksters Film ★ 7,0

The Hucksters

Victor Albee Norman

1947

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Film ★ 6,1

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Various Roles (archive footage)

2008

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Film ★ 6,0

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Self (archive footage)

2006

Night Nurse Film ★ 6,8

Night Nurse

Nick

1931

Any Number Can Play Film ★ 6,9

Any Number Can Play

Charley Enley Kyng

1949

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire Film ★ 6,3

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

Himself (archive footage)

2007

Never Let Me Go Film ★ 5,9

Never Let Me Go

Philip Sutherland

1953

The Secret Six Film ★ 5,6

The Secret Six

Carl Luckner

1931

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Film ★ 8,3

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

1986

Living Famously Series ★ 10,0

Living Famously

Self (archive footage)

2002

After Office Hours Film ★ 6,5

After Office Hours

Jim Branch

1935

Callaway Went Thataway Film ★ 5,6

Callaway Went Thataway

Clark Gable (uncredited)

1951

Film ★ 9,0

Remembering Marilyn

Self (archive footage)

1988

Strange Interlude Film ★ 5,6

Strange Interlude

Dr. Ned Darrell

1932

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Film ★ 7,4

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

archive footage

1986

Show-Business at War Film ★ 7,0

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

Marilyn at the Movies Film

Marilyn at the Movies

Self (archive footage)

2011

Showbiz Goes to War Film ★ 10,0

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982

Homecoming Film ★ 7,0

Homecoming

Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson

1948

To Please a Lady Film ★ 6,5

To Please a Lady

Mike Brannan

1950

No Man of Her Own Film ★ 6,6

No Man of Her Own

Babe Stewart

1932

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... Film

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

Self (Archive Footage)

1989

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To Film ★ 8,5

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

(archive footage)

1990

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Film ★ 4,4

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961

The Merry Widow Film ★ 6,7

The Merry Widow

1926

Dance, Fools, Dance Film ★ 6,4

Dance, Fools, Dance

Jake Luva

1931

Cain and Mabel Film ★ 6,4

Cain and Mabel

Larry Cain

1936

Gable: The King Remembered Film ★ 6,5

Gable: The King Remembered

Himself (archive footage)

1975

They Met in Bombay Film ★ 7,3

They Met in Bombay

Gerald Meldrick

1941

Dear Mr. Gable Film ★ 10,0

Dear Mr. Gable

(archive footage)

1968

Hold Your Man Film ★ 6,3

Hold Your Man

Eddie Hall

1933

Film ★ 6,3

Screen Actors

Self (uncredited)

1950

Du Barry, Woman of Passion Film ★ 6,0

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Extra (voice)

1930

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo Film ★ 3,0

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

2014

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe Film ★ 6,7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966

Making 'The Misfits' Film ★ 7,0

Making 'The Misfits'

Self (archive footage)

2002

Film ★ 7,0

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Hollywood Hobbies Film ★ 5,6

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

1939

Her Name Was Grace Kelly Film ★ 6,6

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

Self (archive footage)

2021

Men in White Film ★ 6,3

Men in White

Dr. George Ferguson

1934

The Plastic Age Film ★ 6,2

The Plastic Age

Athlete (uncredited)

1925

The Johnstown Flood Film ★ 7,1

The Johnstown Flood

Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)

1926

Film ★ 7,0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

2004

Film ★ 2,0

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Self (archive footage)

1995

The Christmas Party Film ★ 5,4

The Christmas Party

Himself

1931

The Painted Desert Film ★ 5,2

The Painted Desert

Rance Brett

1931

Sporting Blood Film ★ 5,4

Sporting Blood

Warren 'Rid' Riddell

1931

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests Film

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

Self (archive footage)

2020

Uncertain Verification Film ★ 6,6

Uncertain Verification

(archive footage)

1965

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Film ★ 6,8

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1940

Forbidden Paradise Film ★ 5,6

Forbidden Paradise

Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)

1924

The White Sister Film ★ 5,4

The White Sister

Giovanni Severi

1933

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Film ★ 9,0

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Self (archive footage)

2015

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe Film ★ 7,2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2012

Film

All-Time Movie Greats

Self (archive footage)

1988

Showbiz Ballyhoo Film

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Self (archive footage)

1982

Discovering Jean Harlow Film ★ 10,0

Discovering Jean Harlow

archive footage

2015

Starlit Days at the Lido Film ★ 5,7

Starlit Days at the Lido

Self

1935

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Film ★ 7,7

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Self (archiveFootage)

1997

Another Romance of Celluloid Film ★ 5,3

Another Romance of Celluloid

Self (uncredited)

1938

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland Film ★ 7,2

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

Himself (archive footage)

2004

Trifles of Importance Film ★ 7,5

Trifles of Importance

Self (archive footage)

1940

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind Film

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1939

North Star Film ★ 7,5

North Star

Archie West

1925

Film ★ 9,0

Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

Self (archive footage)

1989

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir Film ★ 7,0

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

2021

Laughing Sinners Film ★ 5,3

Laughing Sinners

Carl Loomis

1931

Love on the Run Film ★ 6,5

Love on the Run

Michael Anthony

1936

Film ★ 7,0

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

Self (archive footage)

2007

Marilyn Monroe Film ★ 10,0

Marilyn Monroe

archive footage

1986

The Finger Points Film ★ 6,4

The Finger Points

Louis J. Blanco

1931

Polly of the Circus Film ★ 5,6

Polly of the Circus

John Hartley

1932

Film

Fighting Blood

Bit Part

1923

White Man Film ★ 6,5

White Man

Lady Andrea's Brother

1924

The Easiest Way Film ★ 5,4

The Easiest Way

Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

1931

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell Film

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

Self (archive footage)

2023

Hell Divers Film ★ 6,7

Hell Divers

Steve Nelson

1932

One Minute to Play Film ★ 5,0

One Minute to Play

Extra

1926

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 Film ★ 4,5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Self (Archival)

1933

Film

Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe

1998

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel Film ★ 6,0

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

Himself

1936

Northward, Ho! Film ★ 6,7

Northward, Ho!

Himself

1940

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film ★ 8,8

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" / Self (archive footage)

2004

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' Film ★ 6,5

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

Self (archive footage)

1999

Film ★ 6,0

You Can't Fool a Camera

Himself

1941