Biography

Clark Gable, also known as The King of Hollywood, has entered the hearts of many women both on and off stage with his charm and charisma. He was quite the ladies man but his heart only truly belonged to one woman, actress Carole Lombard next to whom he is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.

William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio and died on November 16, 1960 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. This was shortly after finishing his last film, "The Misfits", with Marilyn Monroe.

At the age of 14, he dropped out of school working odd jobs until the age of 17 when he joined a small theatrical stock company. He worked in stage productions until 1924 when he went to Hollywood and worked in the movies as an extra. It wasn’t until after being in the movie "Painted Desert" in 1931 that his movie career was launched. That year he made 11 movies.

While he was not eligible for the draft because of his mature age during World War II, Mr. Gable enlisted as a private in the United States Air Force. He graduated as second lieutenant from Officer’s Candidate School and served in the armed forces as a captain until 1944 when he requested to be relieved of duty because he would never be considered for combat.

Once he was out of the service, Clark Gable returned to Hollywood to resume his acting career. Although Mr. Gable acted in over 90 films throughout his acting career, the movie "Gone With the Wind" is the one that gave him the popularity that he still holds today.

Filmography

Making 'The Misfits' (2002) (TV)(archive footage) .... Himself
... aka Great Performances: Making 'The Misfits' (2002) (TV) (USA: DVD title)
Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV)(archive footage) .... Rhett Butler
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001) (TV)(archive footage)
Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V) .... (archive footage)
Hollywood Commandos (1997) (TV)(archive footage) .... Himself
We Remember Marilyn (1996) (V)(archive footage) .... Himself
Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) (V)(archive footage) .... Himself
First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, The (1995) (TV)(archive footage) .... Himself
Classe américaine, La (1993)(archive footage) .... L'Acteur
... aka Grand détournement, Le (1993) (France)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) (mini) TV Series(archive footage) .... Himself
Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V) .... Himself
1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones, The (1988) (V)(archive footage) .... Himself
Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V)(archive footage)
That's Dancing! (1985)(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage) .... Himself
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV)(archive footage) .... Himself
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself (Archive Footage)
That's Entertainment! (1974)(archive footage
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)(uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
Love Goddesses, The (1965) .... Himself
... aka Love Goddesses: A History of Sex in the Cinema, The (1965)
Big Parade of Comedy, The (1964) .... (archive footage)
... aka MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (USA: complete title)
Misfits, The (1961) .... Gay Langland
It Started in Naples (1960) .... Michael Hamilton
But Not for Me (1959) .... Russell 'Russ' Ward
Teacher's Pet (1958) .... James 'Jim' Gannon
Run Silent Run Deep (1958) .... Commander Richardson
... aka Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) (USA: poster title)
30th Annual Academy Awards, The (1958) (TV) .... Presenter - Writing Awards
James Dean Story, The (1957)(uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself ('Giant' premier footage)
Band of Angels (1957) .... Hamish Bond
King and Four Queens, The (1956) .... Dan Kehoe
Tall Men, The (1955) .... Colonel Ben Allison
Soldier of Fortune (1955) .... Hank Lee
Betrayed (1954) .... Colonel Pieter Deventer, Dutch Intelligence, Codename Rembrandt
... aka True and the Brave, The (1954)
Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (1954) .... Himself
Mogambo (1953) .... Victor Marswell
Never Let Me Go (1953) .... Philip Sutherland
Lone Star (1952) .... Devereaux Burke
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)(uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Star Said No, The (1951) (UK)
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) .... Flint Mitchell
Watch the Birdie (1950)(uncredited) .... Scenes from 'Boom Town'
To Please a Lady (1950) .... Mike Brannan
... aka Red Hot Wheels (1950)
Screen Actors (1950)(uncredited) .... Himself
Key to the City (1950) .... Steve Fisk
Any Number Can Play (1949) .... Charley Enley Kyng
Command Decision (1948) .... Brig. General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
Homecoming (1948) .... Colonel Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson
Hucksters, The (1947) .... Victor Albee Norman
Adventure (1945) .... Harry Patterson
Combat America (1943) .... Himself/Narrator
Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
... aka March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10, The (1943)
Wings Up (1943)(voice) .... Narrator
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) .... Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis
You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)(uncredited) .... Himself
Honky Tonk (1941) .... 'Candy' Johnson
They Met in Bombay (1941) .... Gerald Meldrick, aka M. Gibbons/Capt. Huston
Comrade X (1940) .... McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
Boom Town (1940) .... Big John 'The Moose'/'J.M.' McMasters
Strange Cargo (1940) .... Verne
Northward, Ho! (1940)(uncredited) .... Himself
Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Rhett Butler
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)(uncredited) .... Himself
Idiot's Delight (1939) .... Harry Van
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)(uncredited) .... Himself
Too Hot to Handle (1938) .... Chris Hunter
Test Pilot (1938) .... Jim Lane
Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention, The (1937)(uncredited) .... Himself
Saratoga (1937) .... Duke Bradley
Parnell (1937) .... Charles Stewart Parnell
Love on the Run (1936) .... Michael 'Mike' Anthony
Cain and Mabel (1936) .... Larry Cain
San Francisco (1936) .... Blackie Norton
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) .... Van 'V.S.'/'Jake' Stanhope
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Lt. Fletcher Christian Master's Mate
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) .... As Himself
Call of the Wild, The (1935) .... Jack Thornton
China Seas (1935) .... Captain Alan Gaskell
Hollywood Hobbies (1935) .... Himself
After Office Hours (1935) .... James 'Jim' Branch
Forsaking All Others (1934) .... Jeff Williams
Chained (1934) .... Michael 'Mike' Bradley
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) .... Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
Men in White (1934) .... Dr. George Ferguson
It Happened One Night (1934) .... Peter Warne
Dancing Lady (1933) .... Patch Gallagher
Night Flight (1933) .... Jules
Hold Your Man (1933) .... Eddie Hall
Hollywood on Parade No. 9 (1933)(uncredited) .... Himself
White Sister, The (1933) .... Giovanni Severi
Strange Interlude (1932) .... Ned Darrell
... aka Strange Interval (1932)
No Man of Her Own (1932) .... Babe Stewart
Red Dust (1932) .... Dennis 'Denny'/'Fred' Carson
Screen Snapshots (1932) .... Himself
Polly of the Circus (1932) .... Reverend John Hartley
Christmas Party, The (1931)(uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Christmas Story, A (1931)
Possessed (1931) .... Mark Whitney
Hell Divers (1931) .... Lieutenant Steve Nelson
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) .... Rodney
... aka Rise of Helga, The (1931) (UK)
... aka Rising to Fame (1931)
Night Nurse (1931) .... Nick
Sporting Blood (1931) .... Rid Riddell
Free Soul, A (1931) .... Ace Wilfong
Laughing Sinners (1931) .... Carl Loomis
... aka Complete Surrender (1931) (USA)
Secret Six, The (1931) .... Carl Luckner
Finger Points, The (1931) .... Louis J. Blanco
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) .... Jake Luva
Easiest Way, The (1931) .... Nick Feliki
Painted Desert, The (1931) .... Rance Brett
Johnstown Flood, The (1926)(uncredited) .... Extra
Pacemakers, The (1925)
North Star (1925) .... Archie West
Plastic Age, The (1925) .... Athlete
Merry Widow, The (1925)(uncredited) .... Ballroom Dancing Extra
Declassée (1925)(uncredited) .... Extra
... aka Social Exile, The (1925)
Forbidden Paradise (1924)(uncredited) .... Extra
White Man (1924) .... Lady Andrea's Brother