Clark Gable
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 1, 1901
- Died
- Nov 16, 1960 (aged 59)
- Place of birth
- Cadiz, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 175
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
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Rhett Butler
It Happened One Night
1934Movie
Peter Warne
The Misfits
1961Movie
Gay Langland
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935Movie
Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
La Classe américaine
1993Movie
The Actor (archive footage)
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958Movie
Cmdr. Richardson
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2023TV
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015Movie
archive footage
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012Movie
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn, dernières séances
2008Movie
Self(archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007Movie
Himself (archive footage)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004Movie
Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
Living Famously
2002TV
Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
1998Movie
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997Movie
Self (archiveFootage)
Rogues Gallery
1997TV
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996Movie
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995Movie
Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995Movie
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine
1993Movie
The Actor (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990Movie
(archive footage)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989Movie
Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989Movie
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Marilyn
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
Eve and Marilyn
1987Movie
Self (archive photo)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986Movie
archive footage
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986Movie
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
1986Movie
archive footage
That's Dancing!
1985Movie
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984Movie
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Movie
(archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982Movie
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979Movie
Self (archive footage)
20/20
1978TV
Self (archive footage)
Western von gestern
1978TV
Rance Brett (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gable: The King Remembered
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Happy Ending
1969Movie
Self - Actor in 'Susan Lenox' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Gable
1968Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966Movie
Uncertain Verification
1965Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964Movie
Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961Movie
Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Misfits
1961Movie
Gay Langland
It Started in Naples
1960Movie
Michael Hamilton
But Not for Me
1959Movie
Russell 'Russ' Ward
Teacher's Pet
1958Movie
James Gannon
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958Movie
Cmdr. Richardson
The James Dean Story
1957Movie
Self
Band of Angels
1957Movie
Hamish Bond
The King and Four Queens
1956Movie
Dan Kehoe
The Tall Men
1955Movie
Col. Ben Allison
MGM Parade
1955TV
Self
Soldier of Fortune
1955Movie
Hank Lee
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954Movie
Self
Betrayed
1954Movie
Col. Pieter Deventer
Mogambo
1953Movie
Victor Marswell
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Never Let Me Go
1953Movie
Philip Sutherland
Lone Star
1952Movie
Devereaux Burke
Callaway Went Thataway
1951Movie
Clark Gable (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
1951Movie
Flint Mitchell
To Please a Lady
1950Movie
Mike Brannan
Screen Actors
1950Movie
Self (uncredited)
Key to the City
1950Movie
Steve Fisk
Any Number Can Play
1949Movie
Charley Enley Kyng
Command Decision
1948Movie
Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Homecoming
1948Movie
Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson
The Hucksters
1947Movie
Victor Albee Norman
Adventure
1945Movie
Harry Patterson
Wings Up
1943Movie
Narrator / Host
Show-Business at War
1943Movie
Self
Combat America
1943Movie
Self - Narrator
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942Movie
Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis
Honky Tonk
1941Movie
"Candy" Johnson
They Met in Bombay
1941Movie
Gerald Meldrick
You Can't Fool a Camera
1941Movie
Himself
Comrade X
1940Movie
McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940Movie
Self
Boom Town
1940Movie
Big John McMasters
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Movie
Self (archive footage)
Trifles of Importance
1940Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940Movie
Self
Strange Cargo
1940Movie
André Verne
Northward, Ho!
1940Movie
Himself
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Rhett Butler
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939Movie
Self (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939Movie
Harry Van
Too Hot to Handle
1938Movie
Chris Hunter
Test Pilot
1938Movie
Jim Lane
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
1937Movie
Self
Saratoga
1937Movie
Duke Bradley
Parnell
1937Movie
Charles Stewart Parnell
Hollywood Party
1937Movie
Himself
Love on the Run
1936Movie
Michael Anthony
Cain and Mabel
1936Movie
Larry Cain
San Francisco
1936Movie
Blackie Norton
Wife vs. Secretary
1936Movie
Van 'V.S.' Stanhope
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936Movie
Self
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935Movie
Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935Movie
Self
China Seas
1935Movie
Cpt Alan Gaskell
Call of the Wild
1935Movie
Jack Thornton
Hollywood Hobbies
1935Movie
Himself
After Office Hours
1935Movie
Jim Branch
Forsaking All Others
1934Movie
Jeffrey Williams
Chained
1934Movie
Michael 'Mike' Bradley
Manhattan Melodrama
1934Movie
Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934Movie
Self
Men in White
1934Movie
Dr. George Ferguson
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934Movie
It Happened One Night
1934Movie
Peter Warne
Dancing Lady
1933Movie
Patch Gallagher
Night Flight
1933Movie
Jules
Hold Your Man
1933Movie
Eddie Hall
The White Sister
1933Movie
Giovanni Severi
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933Movie
Self (Archival)
No Man of Her Own
1932Movie
Babe Stewart
Strange Interlude
1932Movie
Dr. Ned Darrell
Red Dust
1932Movie
Dennis Carson
Polly of the Circus
1932Movie
John Hartley
Hell Divers
1932Movie
Steve Nelson
The Christmas Party
1931Movie
Himself
Possessed
1931Movie
Mark Whitney
Susan Lenox
1931Movie
Rodney Spencer
Sporting Blood
1931Movie
Warren 'Rid' Riddell
Night Nurse
1931Movie
Nick
A Free Soul
1931Movie
Ace Wilfong
Laughing Sinners
1931Movie
Carl Loomis
The Secret Six
1931Movie
Carl Luckner
The Finger Points
1931Movie
Louis J. Blanco
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931Movie
Jake Luva
The Easiest Way
1931Movie
Nickolas (Nick) Feliki
The Painted Desert
1931Movie
Rance Brett
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930Movie
Extra (voice)
One Minute to Play
1926Movie
Extra
The Johnstown Flood
1926Movie
Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
North Star
1925Movie
Archie West
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925Movie
Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Plastic Age
1925Movie
Athlete (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1925Movie
White Man
1924Movie
Lady Andrea's Brother
Forbidden Paradise
1924Movie
Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
1923Movie
Bit Part