Clark Gable
Acting
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
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movieGene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieRat Pack
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieHer Name Was Grace Kelly
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieArthur Miller: Writer
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieDiscovering Jean Harlow
2015
archive footage
movieLeslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieStars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieFascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn at the Movies
2011
Self (archive footage)
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn, dernières séances
2008
Self(archive footage)
movieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Various Roles (archive footage)
movieBela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
2007
Himself (archive footage)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
Self (archive footage)
movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieMelanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004
Himself (archive footage)
movieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
tvLiving Famously
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieFrank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
Self (archiveFootage)
tvRogues Gallery
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieJoan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieLa Classe américaine
1993
The Actor (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
movieI Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
Self (Archive Footage)
movieJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Marilyn
1988
Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
archive footage
movieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn Monroe
1986
archive footage
movieThat's Dancing!
1985
Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Ballyhoo
1982
Self (archive footage)
tvWestern von gestern
1978
Rance Brett (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieGable: The King Remembered
1975
Himself (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
movieDear Mr. Gable
1968
(archive footage)
movieUncertain Verification
1965
(archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Misfits
1961
Gay Langland
movieIt Started in Naples
1960
Michael Hamilton
movieBut Not for Me
1959
Russell 'Russ' Ward
movieTeacher's Pet
1958
James Gannon
movieRun Silent, Run Deep
1958
Cmdr. Richardson
movieBand of Angels
1957
Hamish Bond
movieThe King and Four Queens
1956
Dan Kehoe
movieThe Tall Men
1955
Col. Ben Allison
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
movieSoldier of Fortune
1955
Hank Lee
movieBetrayed
1954
Col. Pieter Deventer
movieMogambo
1953
Victor Marswell
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieNever Let Me Go
1953
Philip Sutherland
movieLone Star
1952
Devereaux Burke
movieCallaway Went Thataway
1951
Clark Gable (uncredited)
movieAcross the Wide Missouri
1951
Flint Mitchell
movieTo Please a Lady
1950
Mike Brannan
Screen Actors
1950
Self (uncredited)
movieKey to the City
1950
Steve Fisk
movieAny Number Can Play
1949
Charley Enley Kyng
movieCommand Decision
1948
Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
movieHomecoming
1948
Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson
movieThe Hucksters
1947
Victor Albee Norman
movieAdventure
1945
Harry Patterson
movieWings Up
1943
Narrator / Host
movieCombat America
1943
Self - Narrator
movieSomewhere I'll Find You
1942
Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis
movieHonky Tonk
1941
"Candy" Johnson
movieThey Met in Bombay
1941
Gerald Meldrick
movieComrade X
1940
McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
movieBoom Town
1940
Big John McMasters
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Self (archive footage)
movieTrifles of Importance
1940
Self (archive footage)
movieStrange Cargo
1940
André Verne
movieNorthward, Ho!
1940
Himself
movieGone with the Wind
1939
Rhett Butler
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939
Self (uncredited)
movieIdiot's Delight
1939
Harry Van
movieToo Hot to Handle
1938
Chris Hunter
movieTest Pilot
1938
Jim Lane
movieAnother Romance of Celluloid
1938
Self (uncredited)
movieSaratoga
1937
Duke Bradley
movieParnell
1937
Charles Stewart Parnell
movieHollywood Party
1937
Himself
movieLove on the Run
1936
Michael Anthony
movieCain and Mabel
1936
Larry Cain
movieSan Francisco
1936
Blackie Norton
movieWife vs. Secretary
1936
Van 'V.S.' Stanhope
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
movieChina Seas
1935
Cpt Alan Gaskell
movieCall of the Wild
1935
Jack Thornton
movieAfter Office Hours
1935
Jim Branch
movieForsaking All Others
1934
Jeffrey Williams
movieChained
1934
Michael 'Mike' Bradley
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934
Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
movieMen in White
1934
Dr. George Ferguson
movieIt Happened One Night
1934
Peter Warne
movieDancing Lady
1933
Patch Gallagher
movieHold Your Man
1933
Eddie Hall
movieThe White Sister
1933
Giovanni Severi
movieHollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933
Self (Archival)
movieNo Man of Her Own
1932
Babe Stewart
movieStrange Interlude
1932
Dr. Ned Darrell
movieRed Dust
1932
Dennis Carson
moviePolly of the Circus
1932
John Hartley
movieHell Divers
1932
Steve Nelson
movieThe Christmas Party
1931
Himself
moviePossessed
1931
Mark Whitney
movieSusan Lenox
1931
Rodney Spencer
movieSporting Blood
1931
Warren 'Rid' Riddell
movieA Free Soul
1931
Ace Wilfong
movieLaughing Sinners
1931
Carl Loomis
movieThe Secret Six
1931
Carl Luckner
movieThe Finger Points
1931
Louis J. Blanco
movieDance, Fools, Dance
1931
Jake Luva
movieThe Easiest Way
1931
Nickolas (Nick) Feliki
movieThe Painted Desert
1931
Rance Brett
movieDu Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
Extra (voice)
movieThe Johnstown Flood
1926
Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
movieNorth Star
1925
Archie West
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Roman Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Plastic Age
1925
Athlete (uncredited)
movieWhite Man
1924
Lady Andrea's Brother
movieForbidden Paradise
1924
Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)