Clark Gable

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-02-01

Day of death

1960-11-16 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Cadiz, Ohio, USA

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

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Command Decision

    Command Decision

  • It Started in Naples

    It Started in Naples

  • The Easiest Way

    The Easiest Way

  • Fighting Blood

    Fighting Blood

  • Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

  • Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • The Misfits

    The Misfits

  • Band of Angels

    Band of Angels

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

  • A Free Soul

    A Free Soul

  • North Star

    North Star

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • White Man

    White Man

  • Strange Interlude

    Strange Interlude

  • The Painted Desert

    The Painted Desert

  • Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • Hold Your Man

    Hold Your Man

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

  • Mogambo

    Mogambo

  • Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

    Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

  • The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

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

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

  • The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

  • Hell Divers

    Hell Divers

  • The King and Four Queens

    The King and Four Queens

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Never Let Me Go

    Never Let Me Go

  • Cain and Mabel

    Cain and Mabel

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • Making 'The Misfits'

    Making 'The Misfits'

  • But Not for Me

    But Not for Me

  • Laughing Sinners

    Laughing Sinners

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • Northward, Ho!

    Northward, Ho!

  • China Seas

    China Seas

  • Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

  • Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Key to the City

    Key to the City

  • The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

    The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Chained

    Chained

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Uncertain Verification

    Uncertain Verification

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • One Minute to Play

    One Minute to Play

  • Gable: The King Remembered

    Gable: The King Remembered

  • Forbidden Paradise

    Forbidden Paradise

  • Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

  • The Christmas Party

    The Christmas Party

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • The White Sister

    The White Sister

  • Any Number Can Play

    Any Number Can Play

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

  • They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

  • Boom Town

    Boom Town

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • You Can't Fool a Camera

    You Can't Fool a Camera

  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

  • Polly of the Circus

    Polly of the Circus

  • Comrade X

    Comrade X

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

  • Another Romance of Celluloid

    Another Romance of Celluloid

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

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

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

  • Dance, Fools, Dance

    Dance, Fools, Dance

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • To Please a Lady

    To Please a Lady

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

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

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

  • Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

    Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire

  • Wife vs. Secretary

    Wife vs. Secretary

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Combat America

    Combat America

  • Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

  • Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

  • Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

    Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Her Name Was Grace Kelly

    Her Name Was Grace Kelly

  • Dear Mr. Gable

    Dear Mr. Gable

  • Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

  • Red Dust

    Red Dust

  • The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

  • Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

    Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

  • Wings Up

    Wings Up