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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...
Known for
GaslightMovie • 1944
The Wolf ManMovie • 1941
Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansMovie • 1927
The Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1925
Mrs. MiniverMovie • 1942
GreedMovie • 1924
Going My WayMovie • 1944
A Guy Named JoeMovie • 1944
Northwest PassageMovie • 1940
The LodgerMovie • 1944
The ApeMovie • 1940
The Private Life of Don JuanMovie • 1934
It Happened TomorrowMovie • 1944
ArrowsmithMovie • 1931
CrossroadsMovie • 1942
Blind HusbandsMovie • 1919
Doomed to DieMovie • 1940
RafflesMovie • 1939
SundownMovie • 1941
The Mystery of the Mary CelesteMovie • 1935
The Mysterious IslandMovie • 1929