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Gladiator (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ224087 ↗
Source-derived summary

A gladiator was an armed combatant entertainer in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

Gladiator(s) or The Gladiator(s) may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Gladiator (Kallark), in Marvel Comics

Gladiator (Melvin Potter), in Marvel Comics

Film

The Gladiator (1938 film), a comedy adaptation of the 1930 Philip Wylie novel

The Gladiators (1969 film), a Swedish drama/science fiction film by Peter Watkins

The Gladiator (1986 film), an American TV movie

Gladiator (1992 film), a boxing drama film with Cuba Gooding Jr.

Gladiator (1992 soundtrack)

Gladiator (2000 film), Ridley Scott's epic historical action film with Russell Crowe

Gladiator (2000 soundtrack)

Gladiator II (2024 film), Ridley Scott's sequel to Gladiator (2000)

Television

Episodes

"Gladiator", Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011) episode 54 (2012)

"Gladiator", FBI: Most Wanted season 3, episode 7 (2021)

"Gladiator", First Wave season 2, episode 18 (2000)

"Gladiator", Hercules: The Legendary Journeys season 1, episode 10 (1995)

"Gladiator", Kaamelott season 1, episode 84 (2005)

"Gladiator", Medical Center season 4, episode 12 (1972)

"Gladiator", Mr Benn episode 14 (2005)

"Gladiator", The Red Green Show season 11, episode 2 (2001)

"Gladiator", Shaabiat Al Cartoon season 7, episode 12 (2012)

"Gladiator", Something Is Out There episode 1 (1988)

"Gladiators", Animal Kingdom season 5, episode 8 (2021)

"Gladiators", Ellen season 2, episode 19 (1965)

"Gladiators", Growing Up Gotti season 3, episode 3 (2005)

"Gladiators", Hero: 108 season 2, episode 19b (2012)

"Gladiators", Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 season 1, episode 22 (2010)

"Gladiators", Shaman King (2001) episode 49 (2002)

"Gladiators", The New Legends of Monkey season 2, episode 6 (2020)

"Gladiators", Voltron: The Third Dimension season 2, episode 3 (1999)

"Gladiators", Warrior Challenge episode 4 (2003)

"The Gladiator", Plebs series 1, episode 2 (2013)

"The Gladiator", Super Crooks episode 6 (2021)

"The Gladiators", Blondie (1968) episode 4 (1968)

"The Gladiators", Have Gun – Will Travel season 3, episode 27 (1960)

"The Gladiators", Land of the Lost (1991) season 2, episode 4 (1992)

"The Gladiators", Mr.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1938, 1930, 1969, 1986—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Gladiator, disambiguation and Wikimedia can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Gladiator (disambiguation)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.