Gibson Gowland

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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.

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1949
Gun Cargo
Movie Henry Morgan
1945
Kitty
Movie Prison Guard (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
Movie Servant (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Movie
1944
A Guy Named Joe
Movie Bartender (uncredited)
1944
The Lodger
Movie
1944
Going My Way
Movie Parishioner (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous
Movie Opera patron (uncredited)
1943
The Moon Is Down
Movie Villager (uncredited)
1942
Crossroads
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Mrs. Miniver
Movie Man on Boat (uncredited)
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie Jurist
1941
The Wolf Man
Movie Villager (uncredited)
1941
Sundown
Movie Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)
1941
Broadway Limited
Movie Cafe Customer (uncredited)
1941
Mutiny in the Arctic
Movie Crewman (uncredited)

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1940
The Ape
Movie Posse Member
1940
Doomed to Die
Movie Doctor (uncredited)
1940
Northwest Passage
Movie MacPherson
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
Movie Rancher (uncredited)
1939
Raffles
Movie Villager (uncredited)
1937
Cotton Queen
Movie Gaoler
1937
The Wife of General Ling
Movie Mike
1936
The House of the Spaniard
Movie 1st Captain
1936
Wolves of the Sea
Movie Cafe Customer (edited from 'Hell's Harbor') (uncredited)
1935
King of the Damned
Movie Priest
1935
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Movie Andy Gilling
1935
The Stoker
Movie Steve
1934
The Secret of the Loch
Movie Angus
1934
Nordpol - Ahoi!
Movie
1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
Movie Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband
1933
S.O.S. Iceberg
Movie John Dragan
1933
S.O.S. Iceberg
Movie John Dragan
1932
The Doomed Battalion
Movie Innerhofer
1932
Without Honor
Movie Mike Donovan
1931
Arrowsmith
Movie Committee Member (uncredited)
1931
A House Divided
Movie Bartender (uncredited)
1931
Land of Wanted Men
Movie Terry
1930
Cleaning Up
Movie Burke
1930
The Sea Bat
Movie Limey