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Gibson Gowland
Actor
Died September 9, 1951 (74 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as John Mcteague |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Mcteague |
| 1945 | The Great John L. · as Barfly |
| 1945 | Kitty · as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Gibson - Coachman |
| 1944 | Going My Way · as Parishioner (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Senator |
| 1944 | Gaslight · as Servant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town · as Jury Foreman |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Courtroom Spectator |
| 1943 | Paris After Dark · as Factory Worker |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Bettor |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down · as Villager (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! · as Member Of Crowd Confronting Masha |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous · as Opera Patron (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Leonine Man |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Senator |
| 1942 | The Moon and Sixpence · as Party Guest |
| 1942 | Crossroads · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Isle of Missing Men · as Old Man |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley · as Townsman |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as Man On Boat (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Spoilers · as Miner In Saloon |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Jurist |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian · as Onlooker In 1929 Crowd |
| 1941 | The Wolf Man · as Villager (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sundown · as Churchgoer In Wheelchair (uncredited) |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley · as Bit Part |
| 1941 | Man Hunt · as Man On Underground Reading Paper |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited · as Cafe Customer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Doomed to Die · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage · as Macpherson |
| 1939 | Henry Goes Arizona · as Rancher (uncredited) |
| 1939 | |
| 1937 | Cotton Queen · as Gaoler |
| 1937 | Ship's Concert · as Purser |
| 1936 | The House of the Spaniard · as 1st Captain |
| 1936 | Wolves of the Sea · as Cafe Customer (edited From 'hell's Harbor') (uncredited) |
| 1935 | King of the Damned · as Priest |
| 1935 | Phantom Ship · as Andy Gilling |
| 1934 | The Secret of the Loch · as Angus |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan · as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband |
| 1933 | S. O. S. Iceberg · as John Dragan |
| 1933 | S.O.S. Iceberg · as John Dragan |
| 1932 | The Doomed Battalion · as Innerhofer |
| 1932 | Without Honor · as Mike Donovan |
| 1931 | Arrowsmith · as Committee Member (uncredited) |
| 1931 | A House Divided · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat · as Limey |
| 1930 | Hell Harbor · as Henry Morgan |
| 1929 | The Mysterious Island · as Dmitry |
| 1928 | Rose-Marie · as Black Bastien |
| 1927 | |
| 1927 | The First Auto · as The Blacksmith |
| 1927 | Topsy and Eva · as Simon Leegree |
| 1927 | The Night of Love · as Bandit |
| 1926 | Don Juan · as Gentleman Of Rome (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Simon Buquet |
| 1924 | Greed · as John Mcteague |
| 1924 | The Red Lily · as Le Turc |
| 1923 | Hutch Stirs 'em Up · as Sir Arthur Blackross |
| 1923 | Shifting Sands · as Samuel Thayer |
| 1923 | The Harbour Lights · as Mark Helstone |
| 1922 | With Father's Help · as Mr. Gordon |
| 1921 | Ladies Must Live · as Michael Le Prim |
| 1919 | Behind the Door · as Gideon Blank |
| 1919 | Blind Husbands · as Silent Sepp |
| 1917 | Bashful · as Musician (uncredited) |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Undetermined Secondary Role |