Clark Gable acted in over 50 movies. He was such a movie icon that he was nicknamed “the King of Hollywood.” He played some of the most memorable roles in the history of film making including Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (Olivia de Havilland) and Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in It Happened One Night (Frank Capra).    

Other notable Clark Gable movies include The Misfits (Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift) and Run Silent, Run Deep (Burt Lancaster, Robert Wise ). 

Gable was an adventurous sort in real life, volunteering to serve in the Army in World War II and enjoying sports. Clark Gable will forever be remembered as a leading man both in movies and in real life.