Acting · Cadiz, Ohio, USA · Born February 1, 1901
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.
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2025
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2023
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MovieRat Pack
2022
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2021
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2021
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MovieArthur Miller: Writer
2017
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MovieDiscovering Jean Harlow
2015
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MovieLeslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
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2014
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2012
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2012
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2011
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MovieHollywood sul Tevere
2009
Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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2008
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MovieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
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2007
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
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Movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
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MovieMelanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004
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MovieRestoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
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2004
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
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MovieComplicated Women
2003
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TVLiving Famously
2002
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MovieMaking 'The Misfits'
2002
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Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
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MovieFrank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999
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Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe
1998
MovieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
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TVRogues Gallery
1997
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MovieJoan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
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MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
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Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
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MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
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MovieLa Classe américaine
1993
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
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1991
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1990
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1989
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1989
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MovieJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
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MovieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
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1988
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1988
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MovieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
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MovieMarilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
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1986
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1986
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1985
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MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
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MovieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
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MovieShowbiz Ballyhoo
1982
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MovieArthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
TVWestern von gestern
1978
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MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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MovieHooray for Hollywood
1976
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MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
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1975
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
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MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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MovieDear Mr. Gable
1968
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MovieThe Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
MovieUncertain Verification
1965
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MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
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1961
as Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1961
as Gay Langland
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1960
as Michael Hamilton
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1959
as Russell 'Russ' Ward
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1958
as James Gannon
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1958
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1957
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1957
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1956
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1955
as Col. Ben Allison
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1955
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1955
as Hank Lee
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1954
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1954
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1953
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1953
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1953
as Philip Sutherland
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1952
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1951
as Clark Gable (uncredited)
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1951
as Flint Mitchell
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1950
as Mike Brannan
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1950
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1950
as Steve Fisk
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1949
as Charley Enley Kyng
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1948
as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
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1948
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MovieHomecoming
1948
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1947
as Victor Albee Norman
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1945
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MovieWings Up
1943
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1943
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1943
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1942
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1941
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1941
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1941
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1940
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1940
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MovieBoom Town
1940
as Big John McMasters
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1940
as André Verne
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1940
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1939
as Rhett Butler
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1939
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1939
as Harry Van
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1938
as Chris Hunter
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1938
as Jim Lane
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1938
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1937
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MovieSaratoga
1937
as Duke Bradley
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1937
as Charles Stewart Parnell
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1937
as Himself
MovieLove on the Run
1936
as Michael Anthony
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1936
as Larry Cain
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1936
as Blackie Norton
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1936
as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope
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1936
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1935
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1935
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1935
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1935
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1935
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1935
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934
as Peter Warne
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1933
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1933
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1933
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1933
as Giovanni Severi
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1933
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1932
as Babe Stewart
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1932
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1932
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1932
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1932
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
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1931
as Rance Brett
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1930
as Extra (voice)
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1926
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1926
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1926
as Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
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1925
as Archie West
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1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
MovieThe Plastic Age
1925
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MovieWhite Man
1924
as Lady Andrea's Brother
MovieForbidden Paradise
1924
as Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)
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1923
as Bit Part
