Acting
Gibson Gowland
EN, DE cinema · 75 credits
Born
3 January 1877
Died
9 September 1951 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
Also known as Thomas Gowland · T.H. Gowland · T.H. Gibson-Gowland · T.H. Gibson Gowland · G.H. Gowland
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
Filmography
Gun Cargo
as Henry Morgan
Kitty
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Going My Way
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Gaslight
as Servant (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
as Villager (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as Opera patron (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
as Man on Boat (uncredited)
Crossroads
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Jurist
The Wolf Man
as Villager (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Crewman (uncredited)
Sundown
as Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Doomed to Die
as Doctor (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
as MacPherson
The Ape
as Posse Member
Raffles
as Villager (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
as Rancher (uncredited)
Cotton Queen
as Gaoler
Wolves of the Sea
as Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
The House of the Spaniard
as 1st Captain
King of the Damned
as Priest
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
as Andy Gilling
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
S.O.S. Iceberg
as John Dragan
S.O.S. Iceberg
as John Dragan
Without Honor
as Mike Donovan
The Doomed Battalion
as Innerhofer
Arrowsmith
as Committee Member (uncredited)
A House Divided
as Bartender (uncredited)
Land of Wanted Men
as Terry
Hell Harbor
as Henry Morgan
The Sea Bat
as Limey
The Mysterious Island
as Dmitry
Rose-Marie
as Black Bastien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Angry Driver (uncredited)
The Broken Gate
as Ephraim Adamson
The Land Beyond the Law
as Silent 'Oklahoma' Joe
The First Auto
as The Blacksmith
The Night of Love
as Bandit
Topsy and Eva
as Simon Leegree
The Isle of Forgotten Women
as John Stort
Don Juan
as Gentleman of Rome (uncredited)
The Outsider
as Shadow
The Phantom of the Opera
as Simon Buquet
The Prairie Wife
as Ollie
Greed
as John McTeague
The Border Legion
as Gulden
The Red Lily
as Le Turc
Love and Glory
as Jules Malicorne
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
1923
Hutch Stirs 'em Up
as Sir Arthur Blackrose
Shifting Sands
1923
Shifting Sands
as Samuel Thayer
The Harbour Lights
as Mark Helstone
Ladies Must Live
as Michael Le Prim
The Right of Way
as Jo Portugais
The Four-Gun Bandit
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Blind Husbands
as Silent Sepp
Behind the Door
as Gideon Blank
The White Heather
as The Captain
Breakers Ahead
as Mike Burley
The Promise
as Stromberg
Under Handicap
as Batt Truxton
Bashful
as Musician (uncredited)
The Secret of Black Mountain
as Jack Rance
Jewel
as Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)