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[h3]Famed for his charm and knowing smile, Gable worked as an extra in Hollywood before making his film debut as an archetypal villain in the western 'The Painted Desert' in 1931. [/h3]

He starred in films for various companies, until he signed a contract with MGM that lasted for twenty-three years.

His on-screen appeal meant that early in his career he was playing the leading man, opposite such actresses as Joan Crawford,[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/834:0/Jean_Harlow.htm] Jean Harlow [/urlnew]and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/119:0/Greta_Garbo.htm]Greta Garbo[/urlnew].

The 30's saw him at the peak of his acting ability and his popular appeal. His performance in 'It Happened One Night' earned him a 'Best Actor' Oscar, and in 1937 he was crowned King of Hollywood. Directors knew that with Clark Gable they were assured a box-office hit.

1939 saw Clark play perhaps his most famous role, Rhett Butler to [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/456:0/Vivien_Leigh.htm]Vivien Leigh's [/urlnew]Scarlett O'Hara in the civil war epic 'Gone With The Wind'. He got to utter the famous last line, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn".

The same year he married his third wife, actress Carole Lombard, and for a time they were considered the golden couple of Hollywood. Sadly, Lombard died in a helicopter crash in 1942.

After his service in the war, Gable returned the big screen as a leading man. Some say that after Carole Lombard's tragic death his sadness became evident in his acting, and in the fading of his all-important smile.

Even though his work in the 1940's and 50's didn't shine in the same way as his earlier work, he continued to be a box-office draw.

[urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/21:0/Marilyn_Monroe.htm]Marilyn Monroe[/urlnew] was his last on-screen partner. His role as a troubled cowboy in 'The Misfits' proved to be his last. Shortly after they finished filming he died of a heart attack.
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The Misfits (1961) .... Gay Langland

It Started in Naples (1960) .... Michael Hamilton

But Not for Me (1959) .... Russell 'Russ' Ward

Teacher's Pet (1958) .... James Gannon/James Gallangher

Run Silent Run Deep (1958) .... Cmdr. 'Rich' Richardson

Band of Angels (1957) .... Hamish Bond

The King and Four Queens (1956) .... Dan Kehoe

The Tall Men (1955) .... Colonel Ben Allison

Soldier of Fortune (1955) .... Hank Lee

Betrayed (1954) .... Col. Pieter Deventer

Mogambo (1953) .... Victor Marswell

Never Let Me Go (1953) .... Philip Sutherland

Lone Star (1952) .... Devereaux Burke

Across the Wide Missouri (1951) .... Flint Mitchell

To Please a Lady (1950) .... Mike Brannan

Key to the City (1950) .... Steve Fisk

Any Number Can Play (1949) .... Charley Enley Kyng

Command Decision (1948) .... Brig. Gen. K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

Homecoming (1948) .... Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson (Dr.
Johnson)

The Hucksters (1947) .... Victor Albee Norman

Adventure (1945) .... Harry Patterson

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) .... Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis

Honky Tonk (1941) .... 'Candy' Johnson

They Met in Bombay (1941) .... Gerald Meldrick

Comrade X (1940) .... McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson

Boom Town (1940) .... Big John McMasters

Strange Cargo (1940) .... André Verne

Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Rhett Butler

Idiot's Delight (1939) .... Harry Van

Too Hot to Handle (1938) .... Christopher 'Chris' Hunter

Test Pilot (1938) .... Jim Lane

Saratoga (1937) .... Duke Bradley

Parnell (1937) .... Charles Stewart Parnell

Love on the Run (1936) .... Michael 'Mike' Anthony

Cain and Mabel (1936) .... Larry Cain

San Francisco (1936) .... Blackie Norton

Wife vs. Secretary (1936) .... Van Stanhope

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Lt. Fletcher Christian

The Call of the Wild (1935) .... Jack Thornton

China Seas (1935) .... Captain Alan Gaskell

After Office Hours (1935) .... James 'Jim' Branch

Forsaking All Others (1934) .... Jeffrey 'Jeff'/'Jeffy' Williams

Chained (1934) .... Michael 'Mike' Bradley

Manhattan Melodrama (1934) .... Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

Men in White (1934) .... Dr. George Ferguson

It Happened One Night (1934) .... Peter Warne

Dancing Lady (1933) .... Patch Gallagher

Night Flight (1933) .... Jules

Hold Your Man (1933) .... Eddie Hall

The White Sister (1933) .... Giovanni Severi

Strange Interlude (1932) .... Dr. Ned Darrell

No Man of Her Own (1932) .... Babe Stewart

Red Dust (1932) .... Dennis Carson

Polly of the Circus (1932) .... Reverend John Hartley

Hell Divers (1931) .... CPO Steve Nelson

Possessed (1931) .... Mark Whitney

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) .... Rodney Spencer

Sporting Blood (1931) .... Warren 'Rid' Riddell

Night Nurse (1931) .... Nick, the Chauffeur

A Free Soul (1931) .... Ace Wilfong, Gangster Defendant

Laughing Sinners (1931) .... Carl Loomis

The Secret Six (1931) .... Carl Luckner

The Finger Points (1931) .... Louis J. Blanco

The Front Page (1931) (uncredited) .... Reporter

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) .... Jake Luva

The Easiest Way (1931) .... Nick Feliki, Laundryman

The Painted Desert (1931) .... Rance Brett

Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) (uncredited) .... Extra

One Minute to Play (1926) (uncredited) .... Extra

The Johnstown Flood (1926) (uncredited) .... Extra Standing at Bar in
Saloon

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (uncredited) .... Extra

North Star (1925) .... Archie West

The Plastic Age (1925) (uncredited) .... Athlete

The Merry Widow (1925) (uncredited) .... Ballroom dancing extra

What Price Gloria? (1925) (uncredited) .... Bit Role

The Merry Kiddo (1925) (uncredited) .... Bit Role

Declassée (1925) (uncredited) .... Extra

The Pacemakers (1925) .... Bit Role

Forbidden Paradise (1924) (uncredited) .... Soldier in Czarina's guard

White Man (1924) .... Lady Andrea's Brother
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