So what am I supposed to-- I mean, how am I gonna-- I can't even-- There's nothing left for me-- aah!". John knew that Alaric was a history teacher and also a vampire hunter, John then revealed that he knows more than both of them deed and even the council knows about vampires and more. He rose to fame throughout the silent movie period and have become a preferred main man often called “The Great Lover”. Then after the dinner party, John appears when Jenna and Alaric argue about what happened to Isobel. Both John Gilbert and Jenna Sommers were both mentioned by Elena Gilbert and Alaric Saltzman in, Long after John Gilbert's death, Elena still seems to be grieving over him and his sacrifice. John also discovered the existence of The Originals and of The White Oak Ash dagger which came from an old tree called the White Oak tree and after it burned the ashes from the White Oak Tree was forged with the daggers that the witches created. Elena later learned that her parents had knowledge of the existence of vampires, and even possessed weapons to hunt and kill vampires, hidden behind a false wall in a closet at their lake house. John then begins to tell Jenna that Alaric has not been honest with her about what happened to his wife, in order to cause a strain on their relationship (as a way of getting Alaric to give John his Ring back). When Elena went to the kitchen to get something to drink John surprised her and began to talk to her about how his brother Grayson and his wife Miranda was more of a parent to her then her real parents. John Gilbert is the subject of a min-documentary film called "Rediscovering John Gilbert" (2010) featuring an on-camera interview with John Gilbert's daughter and biographer, Leatrice Gilbert Fountain. Isobel later called John and had left him the device. Reading Johnathan Gilbert's journals, John discovered a number of secrets such as the existence of the tomb under Fell's Church and that Damon and Stefan Salvatore were vampires. David Anders John then becomes angry at him and takes his arm on his shoulder hard but Damon pushes him on the wall. Lillian Gish, who had a new contract with MGM, picked Gilbert to co-star with her in La Bohème (1926). When John was able to get himself up Jeremy got him a towel and asked John what she was after and John explained that his ancestor Johnathan Gilbert invented a weapon against vampires. On their way home from picking her up, their car went over the Wickery Bridge, trapping the three of them underwater. Next day he and Damon and the Sheriff had a little council meeting about some blood bags were stolen and John mentioned the vampire used mind compulsion to hide the theft. In I Was Feeling Epic, John greets Elena in the after life. Before going to the founders' party he and Jeremy were eating dinner together and when Jeremy told his uncle he wasn't interested in going to the party, John told him he had since being a Gilbert and told him one he will him about the Gilbert legacy. One day, Isobel told him she was pregnant and John brought her to Grayson so that she could give birth to a daughter, Elena. Then when Damon got Elena to the witch house, John went upstairs and took a last look at his daughter and then went outside. In Blood Brothers, When Elena is about to leave the house John appears in her room and John tells her that he knows that she knows about the vampires and says what would her mother say if she knew her daughter was dating a vampire, Elena replied with 'which mother?'. The screen chemistry between these two was incredible and led to a torrid off-screen affair. John later sees Jeremy with a girl. Damon tells John, Elena is to be sacrificed. John Gilbert's paternal grandfather was German-born and actually had the last name of Priegel, which was anglicized to Pringle when he settled in the U.S. Gilbert, who had always used his stepfather's last name, did not know that his birth name was Pringle until his father introduced himself to Gilbert at the set of "The Merry Widow". Later on, he met and fell in love with Isobel Flemming and they went out a couple of times. Appearance Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Whilst screaming in pain, he sees 'Elena's' eyes turn red and fangs emerge. MGM did little to help John adjust to the new sound medium, as studio chief Louis B. Mayer and Gilbert had a fierce and nasty confrontation over Garbo. John was not ready to be a father and asked his brother if he could take the role of fatherhood for the child and he agreed, but he would eventually tell the child who the real father was. During his and Jenna's funeral, Elena places a rose on his tomb as a token of thanks for saving her. when Damon asked him why he told him that John said he just wanted to get the introductions out of the way. They later became members of the town council and protecting the town of Mystic Falls from every vampire threat that would come. In "The Big Parade," John Gilbert battled against a powerful foe. Sometime later on Pearl comes into possession of the compass. When he returned to life he just walked right past Damon and into where the other founders were as he was going to the honor of ringing the official charter bell, after his speech. In Isobel, When Isobel had returned to Mystic falls she threatened to kill everyone in Mystic Falls if she didn't have Johnathan's invention soon. John said they have to destroy all of them, Jeremy was against it and said there are some good vampires to. He was no longer the person that bad things happened to, but he now was the cause of bad things which happen. Brown I Was Feeling Epic (Spirit). John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. Then John walked away since the damage was now done. As seen in. And John tells Damon if Damon tries to take from his ring kill him, then everything he knows goes to the council, "including a fascinating little tale of the original Salvatore brothers, and their present-day return to Mystic Falls." Hair color First seen Johnathan "John" Gilbert II was a major recurring character and an antagonist of the first and second season of The Vampire Diaries. John was still under contract to MGM for a very large salary, but the money meant little to him. Richard died in the fire while Stefan, with help from Bonnie Bennett, saved Damon. One of the main reasons John hates vampires is because of what happened to his former girlfriend Isobel, the mother of their daughter Elena. John tried to deal with Isobel about leaving Jeremy out of this and to let him go. He also tried his hand at directing. After finishing his job, Katherine attempted to kill him, but failed and John left. John Gilbert. He openly insulted vampires in front of them and how he had hoped that his own daughter would just kill her vampire boyfriend. John also comes to talks to Katherine about how he is there and not Isobel, and also talks about her release of the Tomb. Later he drives to the Lockwood mansion where they hold the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant. Added to that, the whole industry was moving towards sound, and while his voice was not as bad as some had thought, it did not match the image that he portrayed on the screen. Elena catches sight of his ring and cuts his fingers off. He also tried his hand at directing. American journalist, director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. She reads John's letter, with John's voice reading the letter in the background. Isobel said she could to prove him, John then said to her. John then asked Damon if he was going to kill him again or if he was gonna let Alaric do it. In Under Control, John returned to Mystic Falls and went to the Gilbert house where he saw Elena, Jenna, and Jeremy. Actor. His contract ran out in 1933 after he appeared in Fast Workers (1933) as a riveter.Garbo tried to restore some of his image when she insisted that he play opposite her in Queen Christina (1933), but by then it was too late. By 1919 he was being noticed in films and getting better roles. Gender Jeremy didn't understand since Isobel, herself was a vampire, John said that she has her own reasons. HumanGhost (Formerly; by having equipped the Gilbert Ring)Spirit (Currently) Damon knew he was on vervain so he just snapped his neck and threw him off the balcony, although John returned to life with a similar ring Alaric has. Physical appearance John then asks Elijah how he has intended on killing Klaus, Elijah then begins to threaten both John and Damon by taking Elena away from both of them. Before the party's over he asks who the girl with Jeremy is, Jenna tells her name is Anna and her mother is Pearl in which John knows of. After Elena is kidnapped by Klaus for the sacrifice. Elena entered the kitchen and was horrified to find John on the floor bleeding. After Grayson Gilbert died, John inherited his ring. 6'0" (Feet)1.83 (Meters) A gallant gesture meant to revive Gilbert's fading career, it proved too little too late, and Gilbert's appeal continued to flounder. Isobel went to the Lockwood mansion where John was and then bit and killed John as a distraction so Katherine could kidnap Elena, but Damon found that John wore his Gilbert Ring and then took him to the Salvatore boarding house and left his body with the door. when you lost your dad?" However, he does retain an antagonistic role due notably to his prejudices against vampires, and particularly Damon. John Gilbert, original name John Cecil Pringle, (born July 10, 1899, Logan, Utah, U.S.—died January 9, 1936, Los Angeles, Calif.), romantic leading man of the silent era, known as the “Great Lover.” In retrospect, his acting career has been overshadowed by his identification as the tragic star who failed to make the transition to sound. Elena says to Caroline: "You realize all the things he was there for, the things that you just need your dad for you know?" In Do Not Go Gentle, when Alaric Saltzman was going to die from transformation, Elena Gilbert was once again lost and thought about when she lost her father and her aunt Jenna and said that now one more close to her and Jeremy is going to die who was a friend of the family and who took care of them after the death of Jenna and her father. In The House Guest, Katherine revealed that John and Isobel promised to get her out of the tomb if she promised to stay and help deal with Klaus. John later walks to The Salvatore House and talks to Damon that The Originals can be destroyed with the White Oak Ash Dagger, and gives it to him. John then gives Elena something that Miranda used to wear when she was young and left before he started crying. He is surrounded by Jenna, Miranda and Grayson at the Gilbert House. Pictured on one of ten 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating stars of the silent screen, issued 27 April 1994. 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