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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022) | - | 6.5 |
| 2 | Arthur Miller: Writer (2017) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 3 | The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007) | Self (archive footage) | 7 |
| 4 | Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 5 | That's Entertainment! III (1994) | (archive footage) | 6 |
| 6 | La Classe américaine (1993) | The Actor (archive footage) | 6 |
| 7 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 8 | That's Entertainment! (1974) | (archive footage) | - |
| 9 | Uncertain Verification (1965) | (archive footage) | 2 |
| 10 | The Misfits (1961) | Gay Langland | 7.5 |
| 11 | It Started in Naples (1960) | Michael Hamilton | 9 |
| 12 | Band of Angels (1957) | Hamish Bond | 5 |
| 13 | The King and Four Queens (1956) | Dan Kehoe | - |
| 14 | The Tall Men (1955) | Col. Ben Allison | 5 |
| 15 | A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) | Self | - |
| 16 | Betrayed (1954) | Col. Pieter Deventer | - |
| 17 | Mogambo (1953) | Victor Marswell | - |
| 18 | Across the Wide Missouri (1951) | Flint Mitchell | 4 |
| 19 | To Please a Lady (1950) | Mike Brannan | 10 |
| 20 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | Rhett Butler | 7.6 |
| 21 | Test Pilot (1938) | Jim Lane | 6 |
| 22 | Love on the Run (1936) | Michael Anthony | 5 |
| 23 | San Francisco (1936) | Blackie Norton | 5 |
| 24 | Call of the Wild (1935) | Jack Thornton | - |
| 25 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | Lieutenant Fletcher Christian | 6 |
| 26 | China Seas (1935) | Cpt Alan Gaskell | - |
| 27 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher | 4 |
| 28 | It Happened One Night (1934) | Peter Warne | 8.1 |
| 29 | Night Flight (1933) | Jules | 7 |
| 30 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Patch Gallagher | 6 |
| 31 | Red Dust (1932) | Dennis Carson | 6.5 |
| 32 | A Free Soul (1931) | Ace Wilfong | - |
| 33 | Possessed (1931) | Mark Whitney | 6 |
| 34 | The Secret Six (1931) | Carl Luckner | - |
| 35 | Night Nurse (1931) | Nick | 8 |
| 36 | The Merry Widow (1926) | - | 6 |
| 37 | The Plastic Age (1925) | Athlete (uncredited) | 4 |
| 38 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | Roman Guard (uncredited) | 6 |
| 39 | Forbidden Paradise (1924) | Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited) | 2 |
