Sir Arthur John Gielgud,  (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was a British actor and director. Gielgud was born in South Kensington, London and attended Westminster School. He acted in theatre, on radio, television and in movies.

Gielgud won many awards, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, a Grammy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 1992 he received a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. The Globe Theatre in London was renamed the Gielgud Theatre in 1994 in his honour.

Gielgud was gay. He was in a long-term relationship until his partner died in 1998. Gielgud died in Wootton Underwood, Buckinghamshire.

Awards

Laurence Olivier Awards
 1985: Special Award

Academy Awards
 1964: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, for Becket
 1981: Winner for Best Supporting Actor, for Arthur

Emmy Awards
 1966: Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Program, for Gielgud's Ages of Man 1982: Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special, for Brideshead Revisited 1984: Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special, for The Master of Ballantrae 1985: Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special, for Romance on the Orient Express 1989: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a miniseries or Special, for War and Remembrance 1991: Winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for Summer's LeaseTony Awards

 1948: Winner for Outstanding Foreign Company, The Importance of Being Earnest 1959: Winner, Special Award, for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man show, Ages of Man 1961: Winner for Best Director (Dramatic), for Big Fish, Little Fish, a play by Hugh Wheeler
 1963: Nominated for Best Director (Dramatic), for The School for Scandal 1965: Nominated for Best Actor (Dramatic), for Tiny Alice 1971: Nominated for Best Actor (Dramatic), for HomeEvening Standard Awards
 1970 Co-winner for Best Actor for Home (with Ralph Richardson)
 1975 Winner for Best Actor for No Man's Land 1982 Winner, Special Award for Lifetime Achievement

Grammy Awards
 1959: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, for Ages of Man 1964: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, for Hamlet with Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, George Voskovec, Eileen Herlie, William Redfield and George Rose
 1964: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, for Ages of Man, Volume 2 (One Man in His Time) Part Two - Shakespeare 1979: Winner for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording, for Ages of Man - Recordings from Shakespeare 1982: Nominated for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording, for No Man's Land with Ralph Richardson
 1983: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, for Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with Irene Worth
 1986: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, for Gulliver 1988: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, for A Christmas Carol 1989: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, for Sir John Gielgud Reads Alice in Wonderland 1991: Nominated for Best Album for Children, for The Emperor's New Clothes with Mark Isham

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
 1977: Best Actor, for Providence 1981: Best Supporting Actor, for ArthurLos Angeles Movie Critics Association Awards
 1981: Best Supporting Actor, for Arthur 1985: Best Supporting Actor, for PlentyGolden Globe Awards
 1981: Winner for Best Supporting Actor, for Arthur 1988: Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, for War and Remembrance 1989: Nominated for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, for War and Remembrance''

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