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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) -- An Emmy winning docu-comedy about the famous stand-up comedian Don Rickles with interviews from Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Sara Silverman, Clint Eastwood, and more.
Gone with the Wind (1939) -- Clark Gable will always be best known for his academy award winning performance as Rhett Bulter in the 1939 classic "Gone with the Wind," despite his reluctance to take the role. From the "Biography: Clark Gable - His Most Famous Role" video.
"Entertainment Tonight" (1981): :  -- Hollywood's Walk Of Fame commemorates legends like Marlon Brando and Clark Gable. But other stars' names are not so familiar. Bill Geist looks into what it takes to get a star.
It Happened One Night (1934) -- A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her...
Girl 27 (2007) -- The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal

Overview

Date of Death:
16 November 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Clark Gable's mother died when he was seven months old. At 16 he quit... more
Trivia:
Gable and then future wife Carole Lombard first met in late 1924 while... more
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Down 29% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(115 articles)
Original screen costumes on display at Gone with the Wind exhibition
 (From BoxWish. 6 November 2009, 7:23 AM, PST)

AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
 (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Misfits (1961) Gay Langland 1961 - 7.4 (5,725)
- 2. It Started in Naples (1960) Michael Hamilton 1960 - 5.9 (620)
- 3. But Not for Me (1959) Russell 'Russ' Ward 1959 - 6.6 (196)
- 4. Teacher's Pet (1958) James Gannon/James Gallangher 1958 - 7.2 (1,383)
- 5. Run Silent Run Deep (1958)   Cmdr. 'Rich' Richardson 1958 - 7.3 (3,682)
AKAs:
  • Run Silent, Run Deep (USA: poster title)
- 6. Band of Angels (1957) Hamish Bond 1957 - 6.4 (568)
- 7. The King and Four Queens (1956) Dan Kehoe 1956 - 5.7 (323)
- 8. The Tall Men (1955) Colonel Ben Allison 1955 - 6.5 (526)
- 9. Soldier of Fortune (1955) Hank Lee 1955 - 6.0 (397)
- 10. Betrayed (1954) Col. Pieter Deventer 1954 - 5.8 (400)
- 11. Mogambo (1953) Victor Marswell 1953 - 6.6 (2,454)
- 12. Never Let Me Go (1953) Philip Sutherland 1953 - 5.8 (194)
- 13. Lone Star (1952) Devereaux Burke 1952 - 6.0 (265)
- 14. Across the Wide Missouri (1951) Flint Mitchell 1951 - 6.1 (563)
- 15. To Please a Lady (1950)   Mike Brannan 1950 - 6.1 (264)
AKAs:
  • Red Hot Wheels (USA: reissue title)
- 16. Key to the City (1950) Steve Fisk 1950 - 6.2 (195)
- 17. Any Number Can Play (1949) Charley Enley Kyng 1949 - 6.4 (176)
- 18. Command Decision (1948) Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis 1948 - 7.3 (776)
- 19. Homecoming (1948) Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson (Dr. Johnson) 1948 - 6.4 (202)
- 20. The Hucksters (1947) Victor Albee Norman 1947 - 6.7 (512)
- 21. Adventure (1945) Harry Patterson 1945 - 5.8 (233)
- 22. Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis 1942 - 5.7 (200)
- 23. Honky Tonk (1941) 'Candy' Johnson 1941 - 6.5 (327)
- 24. They Met in Bombay (1941) Gerald Meldrick 1941 - 6.4 (284)
- 25. Comrade X (1940) McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson 1940 - 6.2 (404)
- 26. Boom Town (1940) Big John McMasters 1940 - 7.1 (973)
- 27. Strange Cargo (1940) André Verne 1940 - 6.9 (618)
- 28. Gone with the Wind (1939) Rhett Butler - Visitor from Charleston 1939 $390M 8.2 (70,308)
- 29. Idiot's Delight (1939) Harry Van 1939 - 6.4 (454)
- 30. Too Hot to Handle (1938) Christopher 'Chris' Hunter 1938 - 6.7 (439)
- 31. Test Pilot (1938) Jim Lane 1938 - 6.9 (633)
- 32. Saratoga (1937) Duke Bradley 1937 - 6.4 (451)
- 33. Parnell (1937) Charles Stewart Parnell 1937 - 4.9 (136)
- 34. Love on the Run (1936) Michael Anthony 1936 - 6.0 (263)
- 35. Cain and Mabel (1936) Larry Cain 1936 - 7.9 (842)
- 36. San Francisco (1936) Blackie Norton 1936 - 7.4 (1,830)
- 37. Wife vs. Secretary (1936) Van 1936 - 7.0 (934)
- 38. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Christian 1935 - 8.0 (6,968)
- 39. China Seas (1935) Alan Gaskell 1935 - 7.0 (645)
- 40. The Call of the Wild (1935) Jack Thornton 1935 - 6.8 (410)
- 41. After Office Hours (1935) James 'Jim' Branch 1935 - 6.3 (200)
- 42. Forsaking All Others (1934) Jeffrey 'Jeff'/'Jeffy' Williams 1934 - 6.2 (311)
- 43. Chained (1934) Michael 'Mike' Bradley 1934 - 6.1 (201)
- 44. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher 1934 - 7.0 (974)
- 45. Men in White (1934) Dr. George Ferguson 1934 - 6.2 (157)
- 46. It Happened One Night (1934) Peter 1934 - 8.3 (22,268)
- 47. Dancing Lady (1933) Patch Gallagher 1933 - 6.7 (573)
- 48. Night Flight (1933) Jules 1933 - 6.9 (35)
- 49. Hold Your Man (1933) Eddie Hall 1933 - 6.9 (406)
- 50. The White Sister (1933) Giovanni Severi 1933 - 6.0 (105)
- 51. Strange Interlude (1932)   Dr. Ned Darrell 1932 - 6.0 (204)
AKAs:
  • Strange Interval
- 52. No Man of Her Own (1932) Jerry 'Babe' Stewart 1932 - 6.6 (330)
- 53. Red Dust (1932) Dennis Carson 1932 - 7.3 (1,227)
- 54. Polly of the Circus (1932) Reverend John Hartley 1932 - 7.6 (513)
- 55. Hell Divers (1931) CPO Steve Nelson 1931 - 6.4 (144)
- 56. Possessed (1931) Mark Whitney 1931 - 7.0 (402)
- 57. Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise> (1931)   Rodney Spencer 1931 - 6.4 (315)
AKAs:
  • Rising to Fame
  • The Rise of Helga (UK)
- 58. Sporting Blood (1931) Warren 'Rid' Riddell 1931 - 5.9 (92)
- 59. Night Nurse (1931) Nick, the Chauffeur 1931 - 6.8 (829)
- 60. A Free Soul (1931) Ace Wilfong 1931 - 6.5 (626)
- 61. Laughing Sinners (1931) Carl Loomis 1931 - 5.4 (135)
- 62. The Secret Six (1931) Carl Luckner 1931 - 6.2 (228)
- 63. The Finger Points (1931) Louis J. Blanco 1931 - 6.2 (107)
- 64. The Front Page (1931) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Reporter with hat at table in the prison. 1931 - 7.0 (624)
- 65. Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) Jake Luva 1931 - 6.6 (231)
- 66. The Easiest Way (1931) Nick Feliki, Laundryman 1931 - 6.2 (152)
- 67. The Painted Desert (1931) Rance Brett 1931 - 5.5 (215)
- 68. Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)   (uncredited) Extra 1930 - 5.6 (15)
AKAs:
  • Dubarry
- 69. One Minute to Play (1926) (uncredited) Extra 1926 - 7.2 (5)
- 70. The Johnstown Flood (1926) (uncredited) Extra Standing at Bar in Saloon 1926 - 7.9 (14)
- 71. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)   (uncredited) Extra 1925 - 8.2 (3,060)
AKAs:
  • Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
- 72. North Star (1925) Archie West 1925 - 5.7 (8)
- 73. The Plastic Age (1925) (uncredited) Athlete 1925 - 6.6 (115)
- 74. The Merry Widow (1925) (uncredited) Ballroom Extra 1925 - 8.6 (883)
- 75. What Price Gloria? (1925) (uncredited) Bit Role 1925 - -
- 76. The Merry Kiddo (1925) (uncredited) Bit Role 1925 - -
- 77. Declassée (1925)   (uncredited) Extra 1925 - 5.9 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Social Exile
- 78. The Pacemakers (1925) Bit Role 1925 - 5.7 (8)
- 79. Forbidden Paradise (1924) (uncredited) Soldier in Czarina's guard 1924 - 7.8 (36)
- 80. White Man (1924) Lady Andrea's Brother 1924 - 5.7 (12)
- 81. Fighting Blood (1923) (uncredited) Extra 1923 - -
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. That's Entertainment! (1974)   (performer: "Puttin' On the Ritz") 1974 - 7.6 (2,524)
AKAs:
  • That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
- 2. Comrade X (1940) (lyrics: "Funiculi, Funicula") 1940 - 6.2 (404)
- 3. Boom Town (1940) ("Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited)) 1940 - 7.1 (973)
- 4. Idiot's Delight (1939) (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (uncredited), "Puttin' on the Ritz" (uncredited), "Boola Boola" (uncredited), "Abide with Me" (uncredited), "The Fountain in the Park" (uncredited)) 1939 - 6.4 (454)
- 5. Saratoga (1937) (performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (uncredited)) ("The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" (uncredited)) 1937 - 6.4 (451)
- 6. Love on the Run (1936) (performer: "String Quintet In E, Op. 13 No. 5: Minuet" (uncredited)) ("She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" (uncredited)) 1936 - 6.0 (263)
- 7. Wife vs. Secretary (1936) ("Thank You for a Lovely Evening" (uncredited), "She Was Poor But She Was Honest" (uncredited), "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!" (1915) (uncredited)) 1936 - 7.0 (934)
- 8. It Happened One Night (1934) ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (uncredited)) 1934 - 8.3 (22,268)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Moviemakers" (1983)   (1 episode) 1983 - -
- 2. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards 1958 - 5.3 (51)
- 3. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) Himself (in crowd) 1954 - 8.1 (49)
- 4. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Callaway Went Thataway (1951)   (uncredited) Himself 1951 - 6.7 (203)
AKAs:
  • The Star Said No (UK)
- 6. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) Himself 1950 - 5.8 (46)
- 7. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) Himself 1949 - 7.3 (25)
- 8. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943)   Himself 1943 - 5.1 (16)
AKAs:
  • Screen Snapshots, No. 1, Series 23 (USA: review title)
- 9. Wings Up (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - 8.0 (6)
- 10. Show Business at War (1943)   Himself 1943 - 8.2 (130)
AKAs:
  • The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
- 11. Combat America (1943) Himself/Narrator 1943 - 6.4 (38)
- 12. You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)   Himself 1941 - 6.2 (23)
AKAs:
  • A New Romance of Celluloid: You Can't Fool a Camera (USA: series title)
- 13. Northward, Ho! (1940) (uncredited) Himself 1940 - 5.7 (27)
- 14. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939) Himself, Horse Show Attendee 1939 - 6.0 (7)
- 15. Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) Himself 1939 - 5.5 (60)
- 16. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) Himself 1938 - 6.2 (38)
- 17. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) Himself 1938 - 5.6 (15)
- 18. Hollywood Party (1937) Himself 1937 - 5.0 (43)
- 19. The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937) (uncredited) Himself 1937 - 7.3 (14)
- 20. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (1936) Himself - Observer 1936 - -
- 21. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936) Himself 1936 - -
- 22. Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) Himself 1935 - 6.1 (31)
- 23. Hollywood Hobbies (1935) Himself 1935 - -
- 24. Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934) Himself 1934 - -
- 25. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) Himself 1933 - 5.7 (10)
- 26. Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (1933) Himself 1933 - -
- 27. Screen Snapshots (1932/I) Himself 1932 - 3.0 (7)
- 28. The Christmas Party (1931)   Himself 1931 - 6.9 (132)
AKAs:
  • A Christmas Story
  • Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
- 29. Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931) Himself 1931 - 5.7 (10)
- 1. Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) Himself
- 2. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
- 3. You Know the Face (2009) Himself
- 4. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV) Various Roles
- 5. Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) Himself
- 6. Le vampire déchu (2007) (TV) Himself
- 7. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) Commander Richardson
- 8. "Today Tonight"  
1 TV episode:
- 9. Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV) (uncredited) Peter Warne
- 10. Girl 27 (2007) Himself
- 11. "War Stories with Oliver North"  
2 TV episodes:
- 12. "Corazón de..."  
- 13. 50 y más (2005) (TV)
- 14. Garbo (2005) (uncredited)
- 15. Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV)
- 16. Robert Capa, l'homme qui voulait croire à sa légende (2004) (TV) Himself
- 17. "Unsere Besten"  
1 TV episode:
- 18. "American Masters"  
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Somebody's Daughter, Somebody's Son"  
1 TV episode:
- 20. The People's Hollywood (2003) (TV) Himself
- 21. The True Story of Seabiscuit (2003) (TV) Himself
- 22. "Biography"  
1 TV episode:
- 23. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 24. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard (2003) (TV) Himself
- 25. "Great Performances"  
1 TV episode:
- 26. Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001) (TV) Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind"
- 27. Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
- 28. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- 29. "The Rat Pack" (1999) Himself
- 30. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) Himself
- 31. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) Himself
- 32. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) Himself
- 33. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
- 34. Hollywood Commandos (1997) (TV) Himself
- 35. We Remember Marilyn (1996) (V) Himself
- 36. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) Himself
- 37. Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) (V) Himself
- 38. Entertaining the Troops (1994) Himself
- 39. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) Himself (clip from "Dancing Lady")
- 40. La classe américaine (1993) (TV) L'Acteur
- 41. "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) Himself
- 42. "Geraldo"  
1 TV episode:
- 43. Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV) Himself
- 44. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) Himself in screen test
- 45. Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V) Himself
- 46. John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) Himself
- 47. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind'
- 48. Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V)
- 49. The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) Himself
- 50. America Censored (1985) (TV) Rhett Butler
- 51. That's Dancing! (1985) Himself (clip from "Gone with the Wind")
- 52. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) Himself
- 53. "That's Hollywood"  
1 TV episode:
- 54. America at the Movies (1976) Peter Warne/Blackie Norton
- 55. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) Clips from 'Gone with the Wind' & 'Strange Cargo' etc.
- 56. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) Himself
- 57. Hooray for Hollywood (1975) Himself
- 58. Gable: The King Remembered (1975) (TV) Himself/Various Characters
- 59. That's Entertainment! (1974) Clip from 'Idiot's Delight'
- 60. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
- 61. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) Himself, film clips from 'Manhattan Melodrama' - 'Gone with the Wind'
- 62. Dear Mr. Gable (1968)
- 63. Inside Daisy Clover (1965) (uncredited) Himself
- 64. The Love Goddesses (1965) Himself
- 65. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) Himself
- 66. La verifica incerta (1965)
- 67. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) Actor in 'Hold Your Man'
- 68. "Hollywood and the Stars"  
1 TV episode:
- 69. "Toast of the Town"  
5 TV episodes:
- 70. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) (uncredited) Actor in Clip from 'Mogambo'
- 71. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) Himself
- 72. The James Dean Story (1957) (uncredited) Himself - 'Giant' premiere footage
- 73. "MGM Parade"  
1 TV episode:
- 74. When the Talkies Were Young (1955) (uncredited) Nick
- 75. Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (1954) Himself
- 76. The Stratton Story (1949) (uncredited) Himself, Clip from 'Honky Tonk'
- 77. Trifles of Importance (1940) (uncredited)
- 78. The Miracle of Sound (1940) Himself
- 79. Land of Liberty (1939) Blackie Norton (edited from: San Francisco)
- 80. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) (uncredited) Film Clips 'Dear Mr. Gable' number

Additional Details

Other Works:
Radio: Appeared on "The Lux Radio Theatre". more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 20 Portrayals | 12 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos more
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Drama | Romance | Comedy | Short more

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