Clark Gable - Famous Actor

Clark Gable Net Worth

$100,000,000

Clark Gable, one of the most Famous and profitable movie stars in Hollywood’s Golden Age, had a Net Worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 196 which after adjusting for inflation is equal to $100 million in today’s dollars. During his peak career, he made between $50,000 and $75,000 per movie, which was the same as earning $1 – $1.5 million per movie today.

Key facts:

  • Clark Gable was a successful American actor during Hollywood's Golden Age, with a career spanning 37 years.
  • He starred in classic films including 'Gone with the Wind' for which he earned a salary of $117,917, equivalent to $2,437,860 today after adjusting for inflation.
  • During his career peak, Gable earned between $50,000 and $75,000 per movie, same as earning $1 – $1.5 million per movie by today's standards.
  • In 1941, Clark Gable was America's second-highest earning citizen with a total income of $357,500, which is equivalent to $7,240,250 today after adjusting for inflation.
  • Gable received numerous accolades in his career, including being named the 7th greatest male actor of all time by the American Film Institute and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Basic Information About Clark Gable

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor
Net worth$100,000,000
Date of birth1901-02-01
Place of birthCadiz
Date of death1960-11-16 (aged 59)
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksTapered mustache that hugged his upper lip
Often played a virile, lovable rogue whose gruff facade only thinly masked a natural charm and goodness.
Distinctive, powerful voice
Oversized ears
SpouseKay Williams - (11 JulyΒ 1955 - 16 NovemberΒ 1960)Β (his death)Β (1 child)
20 December - Sylvia Ashley (Β 1949 - 21 AprilΒ 1952)Β (divorced)
Carole Lombard - (29 MarchΒ 1939 - 16 JanuaryΒ 1942)Β (her death)
Maria Franklin Gable - (19 JulyΒ 1931 - 4 MarchΒ 1939)Β (divorced)
Josephine Dillon - (13 DecemberΒ 1924 - 1 AprilΒ 1930)Β (divorced)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.85 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Clark Gable roles

Movie / Series Role
The MisfitsGay Langland
Inside Daisy CloverSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clark Gable's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
Forbidden ParadiseΒ (1924)$7 .50/day
The Painted DesertΒ (1931)$750 /week
Dance, Fools, DanceΒ (1931)$650 /week
The Secret 6Β (1931)$650 /week
A Free SoulΒ (1931)$650 /week
Night NurseΒ (1931)$750 .00/week
Sporting BloodΒ (1931)$650 /week
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)Β (1931)$650 /week
Hell DiversΒ (1931)$650 /week
Polly of the CircusΒ (1932)$650 /week
Strange InterludeΒ (1932)$2,000 /week
Hold Your ManΒ (1933)$2,000 /week
Dancing LadyΒ (1933)$2,500 /week
Test PilotΒ (1938)$4,000 /week
Gone with the WindΒ (1939)$120,000
Strange CargoΒ (1940)$7,500 /week
Any Number Can PlayΒ (1949)$241,250
Soldier of FortuneΒ (1955)$100,000
The MisfitsΒ (1961)$750,000 + $58,000 for each week of overtime

Clark Gable's Quotes

  • The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it.
  • [on his acting ability] I worked like a son of a bitch to learn a few tricks and I fight like a steer to avoid getting stuck with parts I can't play.
  • This "King" stuff is pure bullshit. I eat and sleep and go to the bathroom just like everybody else. There's no special light that shines inside me and makes me a star. I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio. I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and I had a lot of smart guys helping me--that's all.
  • Working with Marilyn Monroe on The Misfits (1961) nearly gave me a heart attack. I have never been happier when a film ended.
  • [about The Misfits (1961)] This is the best picture I have made, and it's the only time I've been able to act.

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Interesting Facts about Clark Gable

  1. Adolf Hitler esteemed the film star above all other actors, and during the war offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and return Gable, who had enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was flying combat missions over Germany, unscathed to him.
  2. A few months after his death, Gable's widow, Kay (1917-1983), gave birth to John Clark Gable, a race-car driver and sometime actor.
  3. In the 1970s his Encino, CA, estate was subdivided and turned into a very upscale tract development called "Clark Gable Estates".
  4. Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Trust, on the left hand side, next to Carole Lombard.
  5. In 1995 was chosen by "Empire" magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#36).
  6. It was at his 36th birthday that Judy Garland sang "Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You".
  7. His first two wives--Josephine Dillon and Maria Franklin Gable (aka Ria Langham)--were 14 and 17 years older than he was, respectively.
  8. When he was first cast in Het gebeurde op 'n avond (1934) opposite Claudette Colbert, he told director Frank Capra that he would give the role a shot, but if things weren't going well after a few days, he would leave the production.
  9. So durable that he could play the same role in both an original (Red Dust (1932)) with Jean Harlow and Mary Astor, and its remake (Mogambo (1953)) with Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly.
  10. When he was born he was mistakenly listed as a female on his birth certificate.
  11. He disliked Greta Garbo, a feeling that was mutual. She thought his acting was wooden while he considered her a snob.
  12. Playing a cowboy in his last film, The Misfits (1961), which was also the final film for co-star Marilyn Monroe. The aging Gable diligently performed his own stunts, taking its toll on his already failing health. He died from a heart attack before the film was released.
  13. Pictured on one of four 25Β’ US commemorative postage stamps issued on 23 March 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp features Gable and Vivien Leigh as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from Gejaagd door de wind (1939). The other films honored were Beau Geste (1939), Stagecoach (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939).
  14. Grandfather of Clark Gable III, who is the first child of his son, John Clark Gable, and his ex-wife Tracy Yarro. Clark James Gable was born on September 10, 1988 at a hefty 10 lb.
  15. He was dyslexic, a fact that didn't emerge until several years after his death.
  16. Cousin-in-law of William B. Hawks.
  17. On July 12, 1942, Gable enlisted in Army Air Corps during World War II in honor of his late wife Carole Lombard, who was killed earlier that year (along with her own mother) in a plane crash while on tour selling war bonds. He was commissioned an officer with service number 565390. Rose to the rank of captain and served primarily in Public Affairs, making training films and performing public relations visits to soldiers and airmen in Europe. He also trained as an aerial gunner and he flew five combat missions with the 8th Air Force's 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) while making his films and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. He was discharged (separated) from the Air Force on June 12, 1944. Captain Ronald Reagan of the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps signed Gable's separation papers.
  18. Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2004.
  19. Was seriously considered to play Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), but was deemed an unknown and Johnny Weissmuller was chosen instead.
  20. Was voted the 8th Greatest Movie Star of all time by "Entertainment Weekly".

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