Portrait of Gibson Gowland

Acting

Gibson Gowland

Career

Active from 1916 to 1949, with a break from 1936 to 1948, busiest in 1927 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Greed
Greed
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gibson Gowland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 64
Gun Cargo
Gun Cargo (1949)

as Henry Morgan

Kitty
Kitty (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Gaslight
Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

as Servant (uncredited)

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Parishioner (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bartender (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Opera patron (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

as Villager (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man on Boat (uncredited)

Crossroads
Crossroads (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Villager (uncredited)

Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as MacPherson

Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die (1940)
GoodWatch score 45

as Doctor (uncredited)

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 58
Raffles
Raffles (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Villager (uncredited)

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
GoodWatch score 43

as Andy Gilling

The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

as Don Alfredo, Carmen's Poor Husband

The Secret of the Loch
The Secret of the Loch (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Angus

S.O.S. Iceberg
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)

as John Dragan

S.O.S. Iceberg
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as John Dragan

Without Honor
Without Honor (1932)

as Mike Donovan

Land of Wanted Men
Land of Wanted Men (1931)

as Terry

Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

as Committee Member (uncredited)

Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (1930)

as Burke

Hell Harbor
Hell Harbor (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Henry Morgan

The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Limey

1920s

23 titles ยท average score 69
The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dmitry

Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie (1928)
GoodWatch score 56

as Black Bastien

Topsy and Eva
Topsy and Eva (1927)

as Simon Leegree

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

as Angry Driver (uncredited)

The First Auto
The First Auto (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Blacksmith

The Night of Love
The Night of Love (1927)

as Bandit

The Isle of Forgotten Women
The Isle of Forgotten Women (1927)

as John Stort

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

as Simon Buquet

Greed
Greed (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

as John McTeague

Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands (1923)

as Samuel Thayer

Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live (1921)

as Michael Le Prim

The Right of Way
The Right of Way (1920)

as Jo Portugais

1910s

11 titles ยท average score 72
Blind Husbands
Blind Husbands (1919)
GoodWatch score 79

as Silent Sepp

Behind the Door
Behind the Door (1919)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gideon Blank

The White Heather
The White Heather (1919)

as The Captain

The Four-Gun Bandit
The Four-Gun Bandit (1919)

as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Breakers Ahead
Breakers Ahead (1918)

as Mike Burley

Bashful
Bashful (1917)
GoodWatch score 66

as Musician (uncredited)

The Promise
The Promise (1917)

as Stromberg

Under Handicap
Under Handicap (1917)

as Batt Truxton

The Secret of Black Mountain
The Secret of Black Mountain (1917)

as Jack Rance

The Father of Her Child
The Father of Her Child (1916)

as Rufus Strong

Jewel
Jewel (1915)

as Dr. Ballard (as T.W. Gowland)