Gibson Gowland
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieGun Cargo
1949
Henry Morgan
movieKitty
1945
Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieGaslight
1944
Servant (uncredited)
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944
Bartender (uncredited)
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 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
movieThe House of the Spaniard
1936
1st Captain
movieWolves of the Sea
1936
Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
movieThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935
Andy Gilling
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)
movieThe Sea Bat
1930
Limey
movieHell Harbor
1930
Henry Morgan
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
movieDon Juan
1926
Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
movieThe Outsider
1926
Shadow
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925
Simon Buquet
movieLove and Glory
1924
Jules Malicorne
movieGreed
1924
John McTeague
movieThe Red Lily
1924
Le Turc
Shifting Sands
1923
Samuel Thayer
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
1923
Sir Arthur Blackrose
movieThe Harbour Lights
1923
Mark Helstone
movieLadies Must Live
1921
Michael Le Prim
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
1918
Mike Burley
movieBashful
1917
Musician (uncredited)
movieThe Secret of Black Mountain
1917
Jack Rance
movieUnder Handicap
1917
Batt Truxton
movieThe Promise
1917
Stromberg
movieJewel
1915
Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)