- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1877
- Place of Birth
- Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
- Died
- September 9, 1951
Gibson Gowland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK – 9 September 1951 London, England, UK) was an English film actor. Gowland came to the United States from England, by way of Canada, in 1913 where he met Beatrice Bird, also from England, whom he married. They moved to Hollywood, working as bit players. In 1916, his son, actor and photographer Peter Gowland, was born. His only starring role (out of 63 films) was in Greed (1924), directed by Erich von Stroheim, based on the Frank Norris novel McTeague, and costarring ZaSu Pitts. The film has since become a classic, despite its having been cut to one-fifth its original length for commercial release by MGM. Gowland portrayed the protagonist, dentist John McTeague. Von Stroheim also directed Gowland in his 1919 film Blind Husbands. Gowland was cast as Simon Buquet in the 1925 film versio…
Filmography
movieGun Cargo
1949 · Henry Morgan
movieKitty
1945 · Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieGaslight
1944 · Servant (uncredited)
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944 · Bartender (uncredited)
movieThe Lodger
1944
movieGoing My Way
1944 · Parishioner (uncredited)
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943 · Opera patron (uncredited)
movieThe Moon Is Down
1943 · Villager (uncredited)
movieCrossroads
1942 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieMrs. Miniver
1942 · Man on Boat (uncredited)
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Jurist
movieThe Wolf Man
1941 · Villager (uncredited)
movieSundown
1941 · Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
movieBroadway Limited
1941 · Cafe Customer (uncredited)
movieMutiny in the Arctic
1941 · Crewman (uncredited)
movieThe Ape
1940 · Posse Member
movieDoomed to Die
1940 · Doctor (uncredited)
movieNorthwest Passage
1940 · MacPherson
movieHenry Goes Arizona
1939 · Rancher (uncredited)
movieRaffles
1939 · Villager (uncredited)
movieCotton Queen
1937 · Gaoler
The Wife of General Ling
movieThe Wife of General Ling
1937 · Mike
movieThe House of the Spaniard
1936 · 1st Captain
movieWolves of the Sea
1936 · Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
movieKing of the Damned
1935 · Priest
movieThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935 · Andy Gilling
The Stoker
movieThe Stoker
1935 · Steve
movieThe Secret of the Loch
1934 · Angus
movieNordpol - Ahoi!
1934
movieThe Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
movieS.O.S. Iceberg
1933 · John Dragan
movieS.O.S. Iceberg
1933 · John Dragan
movieThe Doomed Battalion
1932 · Innerhofer
movieWithout Honor
1932 · Mike Donovan
movieArrowsmith
1931 · Committee Member (uncredited)
movieA House Divided
1931 · Bartender (uncredited)
movieLand of Wanted Men
1931 · Terry
Cleaning Up
movieCleaning Up
1930 · Burke
movieThe Sea Bat
1930 · Limey
movieHell Harbor
1930 · Henry Morgan
movieThe Mysterious Island
1929 · Dmitry
movieRose-Marie
1928 · Black Bastien
movieSunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · Angry Driver (uncredited)
movieThe Isle of Forgotten Women
1927 · John Stort
movieTopsy and Eva
1927 · Simon Leegree
movieThe First Auto
1927 · The Blacksmith
movieThe Land Beyond the Law
1927 · Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
movieThe Broken Gate
1927 · Ephraim Adamson
movieThe Night of Love
1927 · Bandit
movieDon Juan
1926 · Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
movieThe Outsider
1926 · Shadow
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925 · Simon Buquet
movieThe Prairie Wife
1925 · Ollie
movieLove and Glory
1924 · Jules Malicorne
movieGreed
1924 · John McTeague
movieThe Border Legion
1924 · Gulden
movieThe Red Lily
1924 · Le Turc
Shifting Sands
movieShifting Sands
1923 · Samuel Thayer
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
movieHutch Stirs 'em Up
1923 · Sir Arthur Blackrose
movieThe Harbour Lights
1923 · Mark Helstone
movieLadies Must Live
1921 · Michael Le Prim
movieThe Fighting Shepherdess
1920 · Bowers
movieThe Right of Way
1920 · Jo Portugais
movieBehind the Door
1919 · Gideon Blank
movieBlind Husbands
1919 · Silent Sepp
movieThe Four-Gun Bandit
1919 · Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieThe White Heather
1919 · The Captain
Breakers Ahead
movieBreakers Ahead
1918 · Mike Burley
movieBashful
1917 · Musician (uncredited)
movieThe Secret of Black Mountain
1917 · Jack Rance
movieUnder Handicap
1917 · Batt Truxton
movieThe Promise
1917 · Stromberg
The Father of Her Child
movieThe Father of Her Child
1916 · Rufus Strong
movieJewel
1915 · Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)