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Clark Gable

Clark Gable

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

Biography

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.

Movies 167

Gone with the Wind 7.9

Gone with the Wind

as Rhett Butler

1939
The Misfits 7.0

The Misfits

as Gay Langland

1961
It Happened One Night 7.8

It Happened One Night

as Peter Warne

1934
Mutiny on the Bounty 7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian

1935
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 7.3

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934
Run Silent, Run Deep 7.0

Run Silent, Run Deep

as Cmdr. Richardson

1958
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 4.5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

as Self (Archival)

1933
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Roman Guard (uncredited)

1925
Mogambo 6.4

Mogambo

as Victor Marswell

1953
Call of the Wild 6.3

Call of the Wild

as Jack Thornton

1935
The Tall Men 6.4

The Tall Men

as Col. Ben Allison

1955
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

as Self

1934
That's Entertainment, Part II 7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976
The King and Four Queens 5.5

The King and Four Queens

as Dan Kehoe

1956
Never Let Me Go 5.9

Never Let Me Go

as Philip Sutherland

1953
That's Entertainment! 7.4

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
Teacher's Pet 6.8

Teacher's Pet

as James Gannon

1958
It Started in Naples 6.4

It Started in Naples

as Michael Hamilton

1960
Starlit Days at the Lido 5.7

Starlit Days at the Lido

as Self

1935
Honky Tonk 6.3

Honky Tonk

as "Candy" Johnson

1941
That's Entertainment! III 7.1

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 4.4

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

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

1961
China Seas 6.3

China Seas

as Cpt Alan Gaskell

1935
La Classe américaine 7.6

La Classe américaine

as The Actor (archive footage)

1993
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Lone Star 5.7

Lone Star

as Devereaux Burke

1952
Parnell 4.6

Parnell

as Charles Stewart Parnell

1937
Manhattan Melodrama 7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

1934
Strange Cargo 7.0

Strange Cargo

as André Verne

1940
Across the Wide Missouri 6.1

Across the Wide Missouri

as Flint Mitchell

1951
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 6.3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940
Band of Angels 6.3

Band of Angels

as Hamish Bond

1957
Possessed 6.9

Possessed

as Mark Whitney

1931
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 8.0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

1988
Marilyn at the Movies

Marilyn at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2011
To Please a Lady 6.5

To Please a Lady

as Mike Brannan

1950
Too Hot to Handle 6.1

Too Hot to Handle

as Chris Hunter

1938
Any Number Can Play 6.8

Any Number Can Play

as Charley Enley Kyng

1949
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 7.4

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as archive footage

1986
The Happy Ending 6.1

The Happy Ending

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

1969
Key to the City 6.5

Key to the City

as Steve Fisk

1950
Red Dust 6.9

Red Dust

as Dennis Carson

1932
Command Decision 6.6

Command Decision

as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

1948
Boom Town 7.0

Boom Town

as Big John McMasters

1940
Soldier of Fortune 6.0

Soldier of Fortune

as Hank Lee

1955
But Not for Me 6.3

But Not for Me

as Russell 'Russ' Ward

1959
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 8.5

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

1990
No Man of Her Own 6.5

No Man of Her Own

as Babe Stewart

1932
The James Dean Story 5.6

The James Dean Story

as Self

1957
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Showbiz Goes to War 10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1982
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 6.1

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

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2008
They Met in Bombay 7.2

They Met in Bombay

as Gerald Meldrick

1941
Show-Business at War 7.0

Show-Business at War

as Self

1943
Saratoga 6.5

Saratoga

as Duke Bradley

1937
Idiot's Delight 6.1

Idiot's Delight

as Harry Van

1939
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 7.4

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 5.8

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

1940
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

2009
That's Dancing! 6.8

That's Dancing!

as Self (archive footage)

1985
Somewhere I'll Find You 5.7

Somewhere I'll Find You

as Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis

1942
British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

1939
Chained 7.0

Chained

as Michael 'Mike' Bradley

1934
Betrayed 5.7

Betrayed

as Col. Pieter Deventer

1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere 8.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as Self

1954
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Susan Lenox 6.1

Susan Lenox

as Rodney Spencer

1931
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

1988
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood 6.5

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2025
Rat Pack 9.0

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Wife vs. Secretary 6.7

Wife vs. Secretary

as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

1936
The Big Parade of Comedy 7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

1964
Dancing Lady 6.9

Dancing Lady

as Patch Gallagher

1933
The Hucksters 7.0

The Hucksters

as Victor Albee Norman

1947
San Francisco 6.6

San Francisco

as Blackie Norton

1936
Night Nurse 6.8

Night Nurse

as Nick

1931
The Romance of Celluloid 7.0

The Romance of Celluloid

as Self

1937
Hollywood Party 6.8

Hollywood Party

as Himself

1937
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland 7.2

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

as Himself (archive footage)

2004
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 6.8

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

1940
Homecoming 7.0

Homecoming

as Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson

1948
Judy Garland: By Myself 8.3

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

2004
The Secret Six 5.6

The Secret Six

as Carl Luckner

1931
Complicated Women 6.9

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Gable: The King Remembered 6.5

Gable: The King Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Marilyn, dernières séances 7.0

Marilyn, dernières séances

as Self(archive footage)

2008
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Night Flight 5.6

Night Flight

as Jules

1933
Going Hollywood: The '30s 9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1984
Dance, Fools, Dance 6.4

Dance, Fools, Dance

as Jake Luva

1931
A Free Soul 6.2

A Free Soul

as Ace Wilfong

1931
Cain and Mabel 6.4

Cain and Mabel

as Larry Cain

1936
Forsaking All Others 6.0

Forsaking All Others

as Jeffrey Williams

1934
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 8.3

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Love on the Run 6.5

Love on the Run

as Michael Anthony

1936
Arthur Miller: Writer 7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Comrade X 6.1

Comrade X

as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson

1940
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Test Pilot 6.1

Test Pilot

as Jim Lane

1938
Polly of the Circus 5.6

Polly of the Circus

as John Hartley

1932
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 9.0

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Adventure 6.4

Adventure

as Harry Patterson

1945
Men in White 6.3

Men in White

as Dr. George Ferguson

1934
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood 7.7

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1999
The Painted Desert 5.2

The Painted Desert

as Rance Brett

1931
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults 7.7

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

as Self (archiveFootage)

1997
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo 3.0

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Uncertain Verification 6.6

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

1965
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 6.7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966
Hollywood Hobbies 7.0

Hollywood Hobbies

as Himself

1935
The Merry Widow 6.7

The Merry Widow

1925
Her Name Was Grace Kelly 6.6

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Du Barry, Woman of Passion 6.0

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

as Extra (voice)

1930
Joan Crawford: Always the Star 7.5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies 7.0

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012
Callaway Went Thataway 5.6

Callaway Went Thataway

as Clark Gable (uncredited)

1951
North Star 7.5

North Star

as Archie West

1925
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow 9.0

Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009
All-Time Movie Greats

All-Time Movie Greats

as Self (archive footage)

1988
The White Sister 5.4

The White Sister

as Giovanni Severi

1933
Another Romance of Celluloid 5.3

Another Romance of Celluloid

as Self (uncredited)

1938
Hollywood Hobbies 5.6

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

1939
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 10.0

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

as Self (archive footage)

1979
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

as Self (archive footage)

1989
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 6.0

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Sporting Blood 5.4

Sporting Blood

as Warren 'Rid' Riddell

1931
The Johnstown Flood 7.0

The Johnstown Flood

as Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)

1926
After Office Hours 6.5

After Office Hours

as Jim Branch

1935
The Finger Points 6.4

The Finger Points

as Louis J. Blanco

1931
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel 6.0

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

as Self

1936
Hooray for Hollywood 8.0

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1976
Marilyn Monroe 10.0

Marilyn Monroe

as archive footage

1986
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' 6.5

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

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Hold Your Man 6.3

Hold Your Man

as Eddie Hall

1933
Checking Out: Grand Hotel 7.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 8.0

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

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992
Making 'The Misfits' 7.0

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Combat America 5.7

Combat America

as Self - Narrator

1943
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 7.0

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

as Self (archive footage)

2007
One Minute to Play 5.0

One Minute to Play

as Extra

1926
Wings Up 5.7

Wings Up

as Narrator / Host

1943
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Laughing Sinners 5.3

Laughing Sinners

as Carl Loomis

1931
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind 8.2

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

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

2004
Hell Divers 6.7

Hell Divers

as Steve Nelson

1932
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell 2.0

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

as Self (archive footage)

1995
The Easiest Way 5.1

The Easiest Way

as Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

1931
Eve and Marilyn 8.0

Eve and Marilyn

as Self (archive photo)

1987
Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire 6.3

Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

as Himself (archive footage)

2007
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe

Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe

1998
Discovering Jean Harlow 10.0

Discovering Jean Harlow

as archive footage

2015
Forbidden Paradise 5.6

Forbidden Paradise

as Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)

1924
The Plastic Age 6.2

The Plastic Age

as Athlete (uncredited)

1925
The Christmas Party 5.4

The Christmas Party

as Himself

1931
You Can't Fool a Camera 6.0

You Can't Fool a Camera

as Himself

1941
Strange Interlude 5.6

Strange Interlude

as Dr. Ned Darrell

1932
Trifles of Importance 7.5

Trifles of Importance

as Self (archive footage)

1940
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2012
White Man 6.5

White Man

as Lady Andrea's Brother

1924
Remembering Marilyn 9.0

Remembering Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1988
Screen Actors 6.2

Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

1950
Dear Mr. Gable 10.0

Dear Mr. Gable

as Self (archive footage)

1968
Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

as Bit Part

1923
Northward, Ho! 6.7

Northward, Ho!

as Himself

1940

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