Gibson Gowland was born on January 4, 1877 in Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Greed (1924), Blind Husbands (1919) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). He was married to Rachelle Marie Gertrude Dervaes (pianist/actress) and Sylvia Andrew. He died on September 9, 1951 in London, England, UK.
He is best known for his role as the villainous leading man, McTeague,
in Greed (1924).
Worked as first mate on a ship, then prospected for diamonds in South Africa. Came to the USA via Canada, arriving in Hollywood on a train in 1914. Employed for some time as a movie extra or bit player, earning a mere $2 a day.
He often played oversized brutes and thugs of an unsympathetic nature.