Clark Gable

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.

Known For

Rhett Butler

Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Peter Warne

It Happened One Night

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller: Writer

Gay Langland

The Misfits

Self - Narrator

Combat America

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

Command Decision

Himself

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

Victor Marswell

Mogambo

McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson

Comrade X

Chris Hunter

Too Hot to Handle

Lieutenant Fletcher Christian

Mutiny on the Bounty

Flint Mitchell

Across the Wide Missouri

Carl Luckner

The Secret Six

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

Manhattan Melodrama

Babe Stewart

No Man of Her Own

Col. Ben Allison

The Tall Men

Hamish Bond

Band of Angels

Dan Kehoe

The King and Four Queens

James Gannon

Teacher's Pet

Jim Lane

Test Pilot

Patch Gallagher

Dancing Lady

Harry Van

Idiot's Delight

Michael Anthony

Love on the Run

Blackie Norton

San Francisco

Devereaux Burke

Lone Star

Dennis Carson

Red Dust

Michael Hamilton

It Started in Naples

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

Harry Patterson

Adventure

Hank Lee

Soldier of Fortune

The Actor (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

Duke Bradley

Saratoga

Van 'V.S.' Stanhope

Wife vs. Secretary

Philip Sutherland

Never Let Me Go

Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis

Somewhere I'll Find You

Roman Guard (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Self (archive footage)

Trifles of Importance

Cmdr. Richardson

Run Silent, Run Deep

Michael 'Mike' Bradley

Chained

Self (uncredited)

Screen Actors

Athlete (uncredited)

The Plastic Age

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

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)

The Johnstown Flood

Self (uncredited)

Another Romance of Celluloid

Clark Gable (uncredited)

Callaway Went Thataway

Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)

Forbidden Paradise

Self (uncredited)

Hollywood Hobbies

The Merry Widow

Cpt Alan Gaskell

China Seas

André Verne

Strange Cargo

(archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

Jim Branch

After Office Hours

Ace Wilfong

A Free Soul

Nick

Night Nurse

Mark Whitney

Possessed

Eddie Hall

Hold Your Man

Col. Pieter Deventer

Betrayed

Big John McMasters

Boom Town

Jules

Night Flight

"Candy" Johnson

Honky Tonk

Gerald Meldrick

They Met in Bombay

Carl Loomis

Laughing Sinners

Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson

Homecoming

Victor Albee Norman

The Hucksters

Charley Enley Kyng

Any Number Can Play

Russell 'Russ' Ward

But Not for Me

Dr. George Ferguson

Men in White

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Jeffrey Williams

Forsaking All Others

Steve Fisk

Key to the City

(archive footage)

La verifica incerta

Rodney Spencer

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Dr. Ned Darrell

Strange Interlude

Jake Luva

Dance, Fools, Dance

Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

The Easiest Way

Jack Thornton

Call of the Wild

Self (archive footage)

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

Giovanni Severi

The White Sister

Mike Brannan

To Please a Lady

Larry Cain

Cain and Mabel

Steve Nelson

Hell Divers

John Hartley

Polly of the Circus

Self

The James Dean Story

Himself

Hollywood Party

Warren 'Rid' Riddell

Sporting Blood

Charles Stewart Parnell

Parnell

Louis J. Blanco

The Finger Points

Self (archive footage)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

(archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Rance Brett

The Painted Desert

Archie West

North Star

Himself

The Christmas Party

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

Himself (archive footage)

Le vampire déchu

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Himself

Northward, Ho!

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Self

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self (archiveFootage)

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

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

Himself (archive footage)

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

Self

The Romance of Celluloid

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Extra (voice)

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Lady Andrea's Brother

White Man

Self

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

Show-Business at War

Self (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

(archive footage)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Self (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self

Starlit Days at the Lido

Various Roles (archive footage)

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

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Narrator / Host

Wings Up

Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

Making 'The Misfits'

Himself

Hollywood Hobbies

(archive footage)

Dear Mr. Gable

Self (archive footage)

Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly

Himself (archive footage)

Gable: The King Remembered

Extra

One Minute to Play

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly mène la danse

Himself

You Can't Fool a Camera

Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood

Bit Part

Fighting Blood

Self (archive footage)

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-02-01

Place of Birth

Cadiz, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

William Clark Gable