Clark Gable

    Clark Gable

    Acting

    February 1, 1901
    Died November 16, 1960 (59 years old)
    Cadiz, Ohio, USA

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    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 performa...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

    2025

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.5
    The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

    The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

    2023

    as Self (archive footage)

    1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

    1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

    2023

    5.7
    Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

    2022

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

    Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

    2021

    7
    Her Name Was Grace Kelly

    Her Name Was Grace Kelly

    2021

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.6
    Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

    Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

    2020

    as Self (archive footage)

    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

    2017

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.1
    Discovering Jean Harlow

    Discovering Jean Harlow

    2015

    as archive footage

    10
    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

    Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

    2015

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

    Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

    2014

    as Self (archive footage)

    3
    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    2012

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2

    Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

    2012

    7
    Marilyn at the Movies

    Marilyn at the Movies

    2011

    as Self (archive footage)

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    2009

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5
    Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

    2009

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

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

    2008

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

    6.1
    Marilyn, dernières séances

    Marilyn, dernières séances

    2008

    as Self(archive footage)

    7

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    2007

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

    Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

    2007

    as Himself (archive footage)

    6.3
    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    2006

    as Self (archive footage)

    6

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    2004

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

    Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

    2004

    as Himself (archive footage)

    7.2
    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    2004

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.3
    Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    2004

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

    8.2
    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    2003

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.9
    Making 'The Misfits'

    Making 'The Misfits'

    2002

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Living Famously

    Living Famously

    2002

    as Self (archive footage)

    10
    Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

    Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

    2001

    as Self (archive footage)

    Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

    Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

    2001

    as Self (Archive footage)

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

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

    1999

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.5

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    1999

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.8

    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

    1997

    as Self (archiveFootage)

    7.7
    Rogues Gallery

    Rogues Gallery

    1997

    as Self (archive footage)

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    1996

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5

    Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

    1995

    as Self (archive footage)

    2
    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    1995

    as Self (archive footage)

    8
    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    1994

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7.1
    La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

    1993

    as The Actor (archive footage)

    7.6

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

    1992

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    8
    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    1991

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.5
    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    1990

    as (archive footage)

    8.5

    Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

    1989

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

    I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

    1989

    as Self (Archive Footage)

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    1988

    as Self (archive footage)

    6
    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    1988

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.2

    Remembering Marilyn

    1988

    as Self (archive footage)

    9

    All-Time Movie Greats

    1988

    as Self (archive footage)

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    1987

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Eve and Marilyn

    Eve and Marilyn

    1987

    as Self (archive photo)

    8
    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    1986

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.3
    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    1986

    as archive footage

    7.4
    Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe

    1986

    as archive footage

    10
    That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    1985

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.9
    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    1984

    as (archive footage)

    9
    Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

    1982

    as (archive footage)

    10
    Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

    1982

    as Self (archive footage)

    Arthur Miller on Home Ground

    Arthur Miller on Home Ground

    1979

    10
    Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

    1978

    as Rance Brett (archive footage)

    7.7
    20/20

    20/20

    1978

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.3
    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    1976

    as (archive footage)

    7
    Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

    1976

    as Self (archive footage)

    8
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    1975

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.3
    Gable: The King Remembered

    Gable: The King Remembered

    1975

    as Himself (archive footage)

    6.5
    That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

    1974

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7.4
    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    1972

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2
    The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

    1969

    as Self - Actor in 'Susan Lenox' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    6.1
    Dear Mr. Gable

    Dear Mr. Gable

    1968

    as (archive footage)

    10
    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    1966

    6.7
    Uncertain Verification

    Uncertain Verification

    1965

    as (archive footage)

    6.6
    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    1964

    as Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

    7.2
    The Misfits

    The Misfits

    1961

    as Gay Langland

    7
    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    1961

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

    4.4
    It Started in Naples

    It Started in Naples

    1960

    as Michael Hamilton

    6.4
    But Not for Me

    But Not for Me

    1959

    as Russell 'Russ' Ward

    6.3
    Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

    1958

    as James Gannon

    6.8
    Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

    1958

    as Cmdr. Richardson

    7
    Band of Angels

    Band of Angels

    1957

    as Hamish Bond

    6.3
    The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

    1957

    as Self

    5.6
    The King and Four Queens

    The King and Four Queens

    1956

    as Dan Kehoe

    5.6
    The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

    1955

    as Col. Ben Allison

    6.5
    Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

    1955

    as Hank Lee

    6
    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    as Self

    7.5
    Betrayed

    Betrayed

    1954

    as Col. Pieter Deventer

    5.8
    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    1954

    as Self

    8
    Mogambo

    Mogambo

    1953

    as Victor Marswell

    6.4
    Never Let Me Go

    Never Let Me Go

    1953

    as Philip Sutherland

    5.9
    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    1953

    as Self

    7
    Lone Star

    Lone Star

    1952

    as Devereaux Burke

    5.7
    Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

    1951

    as Flint Mitchell

    6.1
    Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

    1951

    as Clark Gable (uncredited)

    5.6

    Screen Actors

    1950

    as Self (uncredited)

    6.3
    Key to the City

    Key to the City

    1950

    as Steve Fisk

    6.5
    To Please a Lady

    To Please a Lady

    1950

    as Mike Brannan

    6.5
    Any Number Can Play

    Any Number Can Play

    1949

    as Charley Enley Kyng

    6.9
    Command Decision

    Command Decision

    1948

    as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

    6.6
    Homecoming

    Homecoming

    1948

    as Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson

    7.1
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

    1947

    as Victor Albee Norman

    7
    Adventure

    Adventure

    1945

    as Harry Patterson

    6.4
    Combat America

    Combat America

    1943

    as Self - Narrator

    5.7
    Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

    1943

    as Self

    7
    Wings Up

    Wings Up

    1943

    as Narrator / Host

    5.7
    Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

    1942

    as Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis

    5.7
    Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

    1941

    as "Candy" Johnson

    6.3
    They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

    1941

    as Gerald Meldrick

    7.2

    You Can't Fool a Camera

    1941

    as Himself

    6
    Comrade X

    Comrade X

    1940

    as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson

    6.1
    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

    1940

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5
    Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

    1940

    as André Verne

    7
    Boom Town

    Boom Town

    1940

    as Big John McMasters

    7
    Northward, Ho!

    Northward, Ho!

    1940

    as Himself

    6.7
    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    1940

    as Self

    6.8
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    1940

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.3
    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    1940

    as Self

    5.8
    Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

    1939

    as Rhett Butler

    7.9
    Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

    1939

    as Harry Van

    6.1
    Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

    1939

    as Self (uncredited)

    5.6
    British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

    British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

    1939

    as Self (archive footage)

    Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

    1938

    as Chris Hunter

    6
    Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

    1938

    as Jim Lane

    6.1
    Another Romance of Celluloid

    Another Romance of Celluloid

    1938

    as Self (uncredited)

    5.3
    Saratoga

    Saratoga

    1937

    as Duke Bradley

    6.5
    Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

    1937

    as Himself

    6.8
    Parnell

    Parnell

    1937

    as Charles Stewart Parnell

    4.6
    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    1937

    as Self

    7
    Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

    Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

    1936

    as Himself

    6
    Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

    1936

    as Michael Anthony

    6.5
    San Francisco

    San Francisco

    1936

    as Blackie Norton

    6.6
    Wife vs. Secretary

    Wife vs. Secretary

    1936

    as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

    6.7
    Cain and Mabel

    Cain and Mabel

    1936

    as Larry Cain

    6.4
    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935

    as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian

    7.4
    China Seas

    China Seas

    1935

    as Cpt Alan Gaskell

    6.3
    After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

    1935

    as Jim Branch

    6.5
    Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

    1935

    as Jack Thornton

    6.3
    Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

    1935

    as Self

    5.7

    Hollywood Hobbies

    1935

    as Himself

    7
    It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

    1934

    as Peter Warne

    7.8
    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

    1934

    as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

    7
    Chained

    Chained

    1934

    as Michael 'Mike' Bradley

    7
    Men in White

    Men in White

    1934

    as Dr. George Ferguson

    6.3
    Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

    1934

    as Jeffrey Williams

    6
    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    1934

    7.3
    Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

    1934

    as Self

    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    1933

    as Patch Gallagher

    6.9
    Hold Your Man

    Hold Your Man

    1933

    as Eddie Hall

    6.3
    Night Flight

    Night Flight

    1933

    as Jules

    5.6
    The White Sister

    The White Sister

    1933

    as Giovanni Severi

    5.4
    Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

    1933

    as Self (Archival)

    4.5
    No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

    1932

    as Babe Stewart

    6.5
    Red Dust

    Red Dust

    1932

    as Dennis Carson

    6.9
    Strange Interlude

    Strange Interlude

    1932

    as Dr. Ned Darrell

    5.6
    Hell Divers

    Hell Divers

    1932

    as Steve Nelson

    6.7
    Polly of the Circus

    Polly of the Circus

    1932

    as John Hartley

    5.6
    The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

    1931

    as Carl Luckner

    5.6
    A Free Soul

    A Free Soul

    1931

    as Ace Wilfong

    6.2
    Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

    1931

    as Nick

    6.8
    Possessed

    Possessed

    1931

    as Mark Whitney

    7
    Laughing Sinners

    Laughing Sinners

    1931

    as Carl Loomis

    5.3
    Susan Lenox

    Susan Lenox

    1931

    as Rodney Spencer

    6.1
    Dance, Fools, Dance

    Dance, Fools, Dance

    1931

    as Jake Luva

    6.5
    The Easiest Way

    The Easiest Way

    1931

    as Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

    5.1
    Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

    1931

    as Warren 'Rid' Riddell

    5.4
    The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

    1931

    as Louis J. Blanco

    6.4
    The Painted Desert

    The Painted Desert

    1931

    as Rance Brett

    5.2
    The Christmas Party

    The Christmas Party

    1931

    as Himself

    5.4
    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    1930

    as Extra (voice)

    6
    The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

    1926

    as Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)

    7
    One Minute to Play

    One Minute to Play

    1926

    as Extra

    5
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    1925

    as Roman Guard (uncredited)

    7.3
    The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

    1925

    as Athlete (uncredited)

    6.2
    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    1925

    6.7
    North Star

    North Star

    1925

    as Archie West

    7.5
    Forbidden Paradise

    Forbidden Paradise

    1924

    as Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)

    5.6
    White Man

    White Man

    1924

    as Lady Andrea's Brother

    6.5

    Fighting Blood

    1923

    as Bit Part