The Gongman (also known as the "man-with-the-gong") is a company trademark for the J. Arthur Rank Organisation.
The Gongman film logo sequence depicts a man striking a huge gong with a deep resonant sound.
The first "Gongman" was Carl Dane, a circus strong man who was paid a one-time fee by General Film Distributors.
In later years this position was filled by wrestler Ken Richmond.
In 2012, to celebrate the Gongman's 75th anniversary, The Rank Group, the gambling company that in 1996 acquired the remaining business interests of the Rank Organisation as well as the rights to its logo and name, announced a nationwide competition to find a new Gongman for the 21st century, Chris Rowley from Stoke-on-Trent won the competition and is the new official Rank Gongman.