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Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Acting

Born: February 1, 1901Cadiz, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022
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
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

2014
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2012
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

2009
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

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

Self (archive footage)

2004
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003
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
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

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

Self (archiveFootage)

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

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
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
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self (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
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)

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
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
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

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
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

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
Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

Jack Thornton

1935
China Seas

China Seas

Cpt Alan Gaskell

1935

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
Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

Dr. Ned Darrell

1932
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Babe Stewart

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 (Her Fall and Rise)

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

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
The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

1931
Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

Jake Luva

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

Bit Part

1923