Gibson Gowland
Biography
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
Simon Buquet
The Phantom of the Opera
John McTeague
Greed
Angry Driver (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Henry Morgan
Gun Cargo
Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)
Jewel
Rufus Strong
The Father of Her Child
Villager (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
Ephraim Adamson
The Broken Gate
Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Four-Gun Bandit
Gulden
The Border Legion
Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
The Private Life of Don Juan
Silent Sepp
Blind Husbands
Sir Arthur Blackrose
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
Mike Donovan
Without Honor
Crewman (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
John Dragan
S.O.S. Eisberg
Bowers
The Fighting Shepherdess
Stromberg
The Promise
Villager (uncredited)
Raffles
Henry Morgan
Hell Harbor
Committee Member (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
Limey
The Sea Bat
Mike
The Wife of General Ling
It Happened Tomorrow
Burke
Cleaning Up
Angus
The Secret of the Loch
Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
The Land Beyond the Law
Le Turc
The Red Lily
The Blacksmith
The First Auto
Bandit
The Night of Love
John Dragan
S.O.S. Iceberg
Steve
The Stoker
Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Sundown
Villager (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
Mike Burley
Breakers Ahead
Priest
King of the Damned
Rancher (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
Bartender (uncredited)
A House Divided
Parishioner (uncredited)
Going My Way
Servant (uncredited)
Gaslight
Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
Wolves of the Sea
Doctor (uncredited)
Doomed to Die
The Lodger
MacPherson
Northwest Passage
1st Captain
The House of the Spaniard
Posse Member
The Ape
Jules Malicorne
Love and Glory
Dmitry
The Mysterious Island
Gideon Blank
Behind the Door
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
Man on Boat (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Reporter (uncredited)
Crossroads
Michael Le Prim
Ladies Must Live
Gaoler
Cotton Queen
Jurist
The Remarkable Andrew
Opera patron (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Bartender (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Nordpol - Ahoi!
Simon Leegree
Topsy and Eva
Ollie
The Prairie Wife
Batt Truxton
Under Handicap
Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
Don Juan
Jo Portugais
The Right of Way
Shadow
The Outsider
Innerhofer
The Doomed Battalion
Black Bastien
Rose-Marie
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Kitty
Musician (uncredited)
Bashful
Terry
Land of Wanted Men
Samuel Thayer
Shifting Sands
Andy Gilling
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Jack Rance
The Secret of Black Mountain
The Captain
The White Heather
Mark Helstone
The Harbour Lights
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
1877-01-03
Place of Birth
Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
Also Known As
Thomas Gowland