--- name: "Gibb McLaughlin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/gibb-mclaughlin" fi1m_id: "gibb-mclaughlin" imdb_id: "nm0572324" tmdb_id: 109864 wikidata_id: "Q5558680" roles: ["Actor"] born: "18 July 1884" died: "30 June 1961" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T04:58:06.802651+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." --- # Gibb McLaughlin ## Identity Gibb McLaughlin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gibb-mclaughlin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** gibb-mclaughlin - **IMDb ID:** nm0572324 - **TMDB ID:** 109864 - **Wikidata ID:** Q5558680 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibb_McLaughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5558680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572324/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109864 Actor. Born 18 July 1884 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK. Died 30 June 1961. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 18 July 1884, Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK - **Died:** 30 June 1961 - **Active:** 1933–1951 - **Also known as:** George McLoughlin, Gibb Mc Laughlin, Gibb MacLaughlin, Gibb Maclaughlin - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibb_McLaughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5558680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572324/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109864 ## Biography Gibb McLaughlin was an English stage and film actor. He began his career as a comedian and monologist in music halls before appearing in films from 1921. He is credited in more than 100 productions, often in supporting character roles. McLaughlin played Godwin in *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951) and the French executioner in *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933). Other notable appearances include Mr Sowerberry in *Oliver Twist* (1948), Tudsbury in *Hobson's Choice* (1954) and roles in *Night and the City* (1950) and *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1934). He had a rare leading role as J. G. Reeder in *Mr Reeder in Room 13* (1938). He was married to Eleanor Morton from 1915 and died in 1961. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), Fi1m 82, as Godwin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md) ## Complete filmography (102) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Naked Truth* (1957), as Old Man in T.V. Show Audience (uncredited) - *Sea Wife* (1957), as Club Porter - *Hancock's Half Hour* (1956), series, Actor - *The Man Who Never Was* (1956), as Porter - *Who Done It?* (1956), as Scientist - *Doctor at Sea* (1955), as Undertaker (uncredited) - *The Brain Machine* (1955), as Spencer Simon - *Hobson's Choice* (1954), as Tudsbury - *The Million Pound Note* (1954), as Sir William Collinge - *Grand National Night* (1953), as Morton - *The Man Who Watched Trains Go By* (1952), as Julius de Koster Snr. - *The Pickwick Papers* (1952), as Foreman - *Top Secret* (1952), as Schoolmaster - *The Card* (1952), as Emery - *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), as Godwin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md) - *The Black Rose* (1950), as Wilderkin - *Night and the City* (1950), as Googin (uncredited) - *The Queen of Spades* (1949), as Bird Seller - *Once Upon a Dream* (1949), as Mr. Pontefact - *Oliver Twist* (1948), as Mr. Sowerberry - *Thark* (1948), as Jones - *No Orchids for Miss Blandish* (1948), as uncredited - *Caesar and Cleopatra* (1945), as High Priest (uncredited) - *Champagne Charlie* (1944), as Doctor at Duel (uncredited) - *Give Us the Moon* (1944), as Marcel - *My Learned Friend* (1943), as Butler - *Tomorrow We Live* (1943), as Dupont - *Much Too Shy* (1942), as Rev. Sheepshanks - *The Young Mr. Pitt* (1942), as George Selwyn - *Penn of Pennsylvania* (1942), as Indian Chief (as Gibb Mc Laughlin) - *The Spell of Amy Nugent* (1941), as Gibb - *Freedom Radio* (1941), as Dr. Weiner - *That’s The Ticket* (1940), as The Count - *Spy for a Day* (1940), as Colonel Ludwig - *Come on George!* (1939), as Dr MacGregor - *Confidential Lady* (1939), as Sheriff - *Inspector Hornleigh* (1939), as Alfred Cooper - *Hey! Hey! USA* (1938), as Ship's Steward - *Hold My Hand* (1938), as Bank Manager - *Mr. Reeder in Room 13* (1938), as Mr. J.G. Reeder - *You Live and Learn* (1937), as Mons. Duval - *Irish for Luck* (1936), as Thady - *Two's Company* (1936), as Toombes - *All In!* (1936), as Rev. Cuppleditch - *Juggernaut* (1936), as Jacques - *Where There's a Will* (1936), as Martin, The Butler - *Broken Blossoms* (1936), as Evil Eye - *I Give My Heart* (1935), as De Brissac - *Bulldog Jack* (1935), as Denny - *Me and Marlborough* (1935), as Old Soldier - *Drake of England* (1935), as Don Enriquez - *There Goes Susie* (1935), as Advertising Manager - *The Dictator* (1935), Actor - *Hyde Park Corner* (1935), as Sir Arthur Gannett - *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1934), as The Barber - *The Old Curiosity Shop* (1934), as Sampson Brass - *The Church Mouse* (1934), as Thomas Stubbings (uncredited) - *The Iron Duke* (1934), as Talleyrand - *Little Friend* (1934), as Thompson - *Blossom Time* (1934), as Bauernfeld - *Chu Chin Chow* (1934), as The Caliph's Vizier - *The Queen's Affair* (1934), as General Korensky - *The Rise of Catherine the Great* (1934), as Bestujhev - *Dick Turpin* (1933), as Governor of Newgate - *Friday the Thirteenth* (1933), as Florist - *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933), as The French Executioner - *High Finance* (1933), as Sir Grant Rayburn - *No Funny Business* (1933), as Florey - *King of the Ritz* (1933), as Baron Popov - *Britannia of Billingsgate* (1933), as Westerbrook - *The Thirteenth Candle* (1933), as Captain Blythe - *The Mistress of Atlantis* (1932), as Count Velovsky - *Where Is This Lady?* (1932), as Dr. Schilling - *Money Means Nothing* (1932), as Augustus Bethersyde - *The Love Contract* (1932), as Hodge - *White Face* (1932), as Sgt. Elk - *The First Mrs Fraser* (1932), as Butler - *Good Night, Vienna* (1932), as Max's Orderly - *The Temperance Fête* (1932), as Mr. Hearty - *Detective Lloyd* (1932), as Abdul - and Egyptian - *Jealousy* (1931), as Littleton Pardmore - *My Old China* (1931), as Ping Pong - *Sally in Our Alley* (1931), as Jim Sears - *Third Time Lucky* (1931), as Charlie - *The School for Scandal* (1930), as William - *The Nipper* (1930), as Bill Henshaw - *The Woman from China* (1930), as Chung-Li - *Kitty* (1929), as The Electrician - *The Silent House* (1929), as Chang Fu - *Glorious Youth* (1928), Actor - *The Farmer's Wife* (1928), as Henry Coaker - *The White Sheik* (1928), as Jock - *Poppies of Flanders* (1927), as Shorty Bill - *The Arcadians* (1927), as Peter Doody - *Madame Pompadour* (1927), as Comte Maurepas - *London* (1927), as Ah Kwang - *The House of Marney* (1927), Actor - *Nell Gwyn* (1926), as Duke of York - *Somebody's Darling* (1925), Actor - *The Kensington Mystery* (1924), Actor - *The Bohemian Girl* (1922), as Captain Florenstein - *The Road to London* (1921), as The Count --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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