---
name: "Clark Gable"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/clark-gable"
fi1m_id: "clark-gable"
imdb_id: "nm0000022"
tmdb_id: 11492
wikidata_id: "Q71243"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 February 1901"
died: "16 November 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-19T23:55:20.058207+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Clark Gable

## Identity

Clark Gable

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/clark-gable
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** clark-gable
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000022
- **TMDB ID:** 11492
- **Wikidata ID:** Q71243
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11492

Actor. Born 1 February 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, USA. Died 16 November 1960.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 February 1901, Cadiz, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 16 November 1960
- **Active:** 1934–1939
- **Also known as:** William Clark Gable, The King of Hollywood, کلارک گیبل
- **Frequently works with:** [Spencer Tracy](https://film.one/person/spencer-tracy.md), [Victor Fleming](https://film.one/person/victor-fleming.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 81 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 4, Adventure 2, Comedy 1, History 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $417m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11492

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*It Happened One Night*](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md) (88)
- **HBO Max:** [*Gone with the Wind*](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md) (74)

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## Fi1m on Clark Gable

> Clark Gable makes self-confidence attractive because he can temper it with humour and tenderness. We value the ease he brings to a romance, even when the writing makes falling in love seem like hard work.

Gable looks comfortable amid the extravagance of *Gone with the Wind* (1939). As Rhett Butler, he gives Vivien Leigh's Scarlett a partner with enough force to answer her, so their exchanges need not depend on Leigh alone. He can hold his own without seeming to strain, which helps when the writing does. We were relieved by his ease with Leigh, which made the romance persuasive when the writing threatened to wear us down.

His early-1930s rise at MGM came through tough-guy parts, but *It Happened One Night* (1934) made room for his comic gifts. The sly timing and unforced charm are worth remembering alongside Rhett's presence. His romantic leads combine toughness with humour and tenderness, so there is something to respond to beyond the pleasure of watching a man take charge. There is enough warmth in that familiar manner to make room for another actor, something his work with Leigh makes particularly clear.

Even with Gable opposite Leigh, *Gone with the Wind* drags. Sidney Howard's screenplay is so attentive to Scarlett that the people around her can seem to be waiting for her next bout of unhappiness. Gable gives the central romance weight, but he cannot stop the second half dwelling too long on her troubles. We can enjoy him and still wish that the film asked less of our patience.

His later films were less consistently rewarding, though John Ford's *Mogambo* (1953) offered an adventure lead. *The Misfits* (1961), his final performance, opposite Marilyn Monroe, allowed more vulnerability beneath the rugged manner. It is worth seeking out when that familiar toughness has begun to seem like all he does. Start with *It Happened One Night* for the comic timing; save *Gone with the Wind* for an evening when a good performance matters more than a brisk pace.

## Biography

William Clark Gable (1 February 1901 – 16 November 1960) was an American actor. Born in Cadiz, Ohio, he began his career in stock theatre companies and appeared on Broadway before making his film debut in the early 1930s.

Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in *It Happened One Night* (1934) and received further nominations for *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935) and *Gone with the Wind* (1939), in which he played Rhett Butler opposite Vivien Leigh. He appeared in numerous other films including *Mogambo* (1953), *Run Silent, Run Deep* (1958) and *The Misfits* (1961).

He was frequently paired with actresses such as Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow, and was often ranked among the top male stars at the box office during the 1930s.

*Sources: britannica.com, npg.org.uk, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), Fi1m 74, as Rhett Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)
- *Test Pilot* (1938), Fi1m 73, as Jim Lane — [page](https://film.one/film/test-pilot.md)
- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, as Blackie Norton — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *It Happened One Night* (1934), Fi1m 88, as Peter Warne — [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year* (2023), series, Actor
- *Normandie ne partira pas ce soir* (2021), Actor
- *Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies* (2012), Actor
- *Hollywood sul Tevere* (2009), Actor
- *Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood* (2008), as Various Roles (archive footage)
- *Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind* (2004), as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)
- *Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe* (1998), Actor
- *That's Entertainment! III* (1994), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *La Classe américaine* (1993), as The Actor (archive footage)
- *Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files* (1992), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To* (1990), as (archive footage)
- *Going Hollywood: The '30s* (1984), as (archive footage)
- *Showbiz Goes to War* (1982), as (archive footage)
- *Arthur Miller on Home Ground* (1979), Actor
- *Western von gestern* (1978), series, as Rance Brett (archive footage)
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage)
- *That's Entertainment!* (1974), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Dear Mr. Gable* (1968), as (archive footage)
- *The Legend of Marilyn Monroe* (1966), Actor
- *Uncertain Verification* (1965), as (archive footage)
- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
- *Hollywood: The Selznick Years* (1961), as Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Misfits* (1961), as Gay Langland
- *It Started in Naples* (1960), as Michael Hamilton
- *But Not for Me* (1959), as Russell 'Russ' Ward
- *Teacher's Pet* (1958), as James Gannon
- *Run Silent, Run Deep* (1958), as Cmdr. Richardson
- *Band of Angels* (1957), as Hamish Bond
- *The King and Four Queens* (1956), as Dan Kehoe
- *The Tall Men* (1955), as Col. Ben Allison
- *Soldier of Fortune* (1955), as Hank Lee
- *Betrayed* (1954), as Col. Pieter Deventer
- *Mogambo* (1953), as Victor Marswell
- *Never Let Me Go* (1953), as Philip Sutherland
- *Lone Star* (1952), as Devereaux Burke
- *Callaway Went Thataway* (1951), as Clark Gable (uncredited)
- *Across the Wide Missouri* (1951), as Flint Mitchell
- *To Please a Lady* (1950), as Mike Brannan
- *Key to the City* (1950), as Steve Fisk
- *Any Number Can Play* (1949), as Charley Enley Kyng
- *Command Decision* (1948), as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
- *Homecoming* (1948), as Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson
- *The Hucksters* (1947), as Victor Albee Norman
- *Adventure* (1945), as Harry Patterson
- *Wings Up* (1943), as Narrator / Host
- *Somewhere I'll Find You* (1942), as Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis
- *Honky Tonk* (1941), as "Candy" Johnson
- *They Met in Bombay* (1941), as Gerald Meldrick
- *Comrade X* (1940), as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
- *Boom Town* (1940), as Big John McMasters
- *Strange Cargo* (1940), as André Verne
- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), as Rhett Butler — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)
- *Idiot's Delight* (1939), as Harry Van
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), as Chris Hunter
- *Test Pilot* (1938), as Jim Lane — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/test-pilot.md)
- *Saratoga* (1937), as Duke Bradley
- *Parnell* (1937), as Charles Stewart Parnell
- *Love on the Run* (1936), as Michael Anthony
- *Cain and Mabel* (1936), as Larry Cain
- *San Francisco* (1936), as Blackie Norton — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), as Van 'V.S.' Stanhope
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *Call of the Wild* (1935), as Jack Thornton
- *China Seas* (1935), as Cpt Alan Gaskell
- *After Office Hours* (1935), as Jim Branch
- *Forsaking All Others* (1934), as Jeffrey Williams
- *Chained* (1934), as Michael 'Mike' Bradley
- *Manhattan Melodrama* (1934), as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
- *Men in White* (1934), as Dr. George Ferguson
- *Hollywood on Parade No. B-1* (1934), Actor
- *It Happened One Night* (1934), as Peter Warne — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md)
- *Dancing Lady* (1933), as Patch Gallagher
- *Night Flight* (1933), as Jules
- *Hold Your Man* (1933), as Eddie Hall
- *The White Sister* (1933), as Giovanni Severi
- *No Man of Her Own* (1932), as Babe Stewart
- *Strange Interlude* (1932), as Dr. Ned Darrell
- *Red Dust* (1932), as Dennis Carson
- *Polly of the Circus* (1932), as John Hartley
- *Hell Divers* (1932), as Steve Nelson
- *Possessed* (1931), as Mark Whitney
- *Susan Lenox* (1931), as Rodney Spencer
- *Sporting Blood* (1931), as Warren 'Rid' Riddell
- *Night Nurse* (1931), as Nick
- *A Free Soul* (1931), as Ace Wilfong
- *Laughing Sinners* (1931), as Carl Loomis
- *The Secret Six* (1931), as Carl Luckner
- *The Finger Points* (1931), as Louis J. Blanco
- *Dance, Fools, Dance* (1931), as Jake Luva
- *The Easiest Way* (1931), as Nickolas (Nick) Feliki
- *The Painted Desert* (1931), as Rance Brett
- *Du Barry, Woman of Passion* (1930), as Extra (voice)
- *The Merry Widow* (1926), Actor
- *One Minute to Play* (1926), as Extra
- *The Johnstown Flood* (1926), as Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
- *North Star* (1925), as Archie West
- *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), as Roman Guard (uncredited)
- *The Plastic Age* (1925), as Athlete (uncredited)
- *White Man* (1924), as Lady Andrea's Brother
- *Forbidden Paradise* (1924), as Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)
- *Fighting Blood* (1923), as Bit Part

## Gallery

- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-10741b44c101.jpg) Clark Gable — Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Clark_Gable_Publicity_Photo%2C_1945.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From UCLA. DESCRIPTION Clark Gable, in suit and tie, sprawled on wooden porch with ukulele, with fence and house in background Photograph of print, attached to ](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-b7881b96f6a9.jpg) From UCLA. DESCRIPTION Clark Gable, in suit and tie, sprawled on wooden porch with ukulele, with fence and house in background Photograph of print, attached to  — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Actor_Clark_Gable_as_a_young_man%2C_on_porch_with_ukulele%2C_%28Ohio%29%2C_%281920s%29.jpg/1280px-Actor_Clark_Gable_as_a_young_man%2C_on_porch_with_ukulele%2C_%28Ohio%29%2C_%281920s%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![From UCLA. DESCRIPTION Clark Gable, in suit and tie, sprawled on wooden porch with ukulele, with fence and house in background Photograph of print, attached to ](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-bb986b2b57b7.jpg) From UCLA. DESCRIPTION Clark Gable, in suit and tie, sprawled on wooden porch with ukulele, with fence and house in background Photograph of print, attached to  — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Actor_Clark_Gable_as_a_young_man%2C_on_porch_with_ukulele%2C_%28Ohio%29%2C_%281920s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Actor_Clark_Gable_as_a_young_man%2C_on_porch_with_ukulele%2C_%28Ohio%29%2C_%281920s%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-0310d7cdd6db.jpg) Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017) — Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ame06624_05.jpg/1280px-Ame06624_05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-c8642c75ac4f.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-addf95ea5e97.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-3908edad72ad.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB
- ![Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-a5c0fccc86c5.jpg) Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017) — Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ame06624_06.jpg/1280px-Ame06624_06.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-c8e7684271de.jpg) Historic Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Boots motel (2017) — Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Ame06624_07.jpg/1280px-Ame06624_07.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-948c157941a8.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-f7d475393d37.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB
- ![Clark Gable](https://film.one/media/person/103498/gallery-51782e9f6773.jpg) Clark Gable — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1940: Best Actor (nominated), for *Gone with the Wind*
- 1936: Best Actor (nominated), for *Mutiny on the Bounty*
- 1935: Best Actor (won), for *It Happened One Night*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Golden Boot Awards 2001: Golden Boot Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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