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George Arliss

George Arliss

Acting1868London, England, UK

Biography

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George Arliss (10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929), as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour.

Acting History

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939
Land of Liberty
as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
1937
Doctor Syn
as Dr Syn
1936
His Lordship
as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
East Meets West
as Sultan of Rungay
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
as Cardinal Richelieu
The Guv'nor
as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
The Tunnel
as Prime Minister of Great Britain
1934
The House of Rothschild
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
The Last Gentleman
as Cabot Barr
The Iron Duke
as Duke of Wellington
1933
Voltaire
as Voltaire
The Working Man
as John Reeves alias John Walton
The King's Vacation
as Phillip, the King
1932
A Successful Calamity
as Henry Wilton
The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery Royle
1931
The Millionaire
as James Alden
Alexander Hamilton
as Alexander Hamilton
Impressions of Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
1930
Old English
as Sylvanus Heythorp
1929
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
1924
Twenty Dollars a Week
as John Reeves
1923
The Green Goddess
as Rajah of Rukh
1922
The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery Royle
1921
The Devil
as Dr. Müller
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/9/1868
Day of Death
2/5/1946
Place of Birth
London, England, UK