Gibson Gowland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1877
- Died
- September 9, 1951 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
Biography
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 version of The Phantom of the Opera. He had bit parts in dozens of films from 1938 to 1945, but was rarely credited on-screen. After two divorces, Gowland returned to England in 1944. He died in London at age 74 from a lethal case of diarrhea. He is buried in Golders Green Crematorium. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gibson Gowland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Gun Cargo
Movie · as Henry Morgan
Kitty
Movie · as Prison Guard (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
Movie
Going My Way
Movie · as Parishioner (uncredited)
Gaslight
Movie · as Servant (uncredited)
The Lodger
Movie
A Guy Named Joe
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Movie · as Opera patron (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Movie · as Man on Boat (uncredited)
Crossroads
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Jurist
The Wolf Man
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
Movie · as Crewman (uncredited)
Sundown
Movie · as Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
Movie · as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Doomed to Die
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
Movie · as MacPherson
The Ape
Movie · as Posse Member
Raffles
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
Movie · as Rancher (uncredited)
The Wife of General Ling
Movie · as Mike
Cotton Queen
Movie · as Gaoler
Wolves of the Sea
Movie · as Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
The House of the Spaniard
Movie · as 1st Captain
The Stoker
Movie · as Steve
King of the Damned
Movie · as Priest
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Movie · as Andy Gilling
The Private Life of Don Juan
Movie · as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
The Secret of the Loch
Movie · as Angus
North Pole - Ahoy!
Movie
S.O.S. Iceberg
Movie · as John Dragan
S.O.S. Iceberg
Movie · as John Dragan
Without Honor
Movie · as Mike Donovan
The Doomed Battalion
Movie · as Innerhofer
Arrowsmith
Movie · as Committee Member (uncredited)
A House Divided
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Land of Wanted Men
Movie · as Terry
Hell Harbor
Movie · as Henry Morgan
The Sea Bat
Movie · as Limey
Cleaning Up
Movie · as Burke
The Mysterious Island
Movie · as Dmitry
Rose-Marie
Movie · as Black Bastien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie · as Angry Driver (uncredited)
The Broken Gate
Movie · as Ephraim Adamson
The Land Beyond the Law
Movie · as Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
The First Auto
Movie · as The Blacksmith
The Night of Love
Movie · as Bandit
Topsy and Eva
Movie · as Simon Leegree
The Isle of Forgotten Women
Movie · as John Stort
Don Juan
Movie · as Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
The Outsider
Movie · as Shadow
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Simon Buquet
The Prairie Wife
Movie · as Ollie
Greed
Movie · as John McTeague
The Border Legion
Movie · as Gulden
The Red Lily
Movie · as Le Turc
Love and Glory
Movie · as Jules Malicorne
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
Movie · as Sir Arthur Blackrose
Shifting Sands
Movie · as Samuel Thayer
The Harbour Lights
Movie · as Mark Helstone
Ladies Must Live
Movie · as Michael Le Prim
The Fighting Shepherdess
Movie · as Bowers
The Right of Way
Movie · as Jo Portugais
The Four-Gun Bandit
Movie · as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Blind Husbands
Movie · as Silent Sepp
Behind the Door
Movie · as Gideon Blank
The White Heather
Movie · as The Captain
Breakers Ahead
Movie · as Mike Burley
The Promise
Movie · as Stromberg
Under Handicap
Movie · as Batt Truxton
Bashful
Movie · as Musician (uncredited)
The Secret of Black Mountain
Movie · as Jack Rance
The Father of Her Child
Movie · as Rufus Strong
Jewel
Movie · as Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)