George Arliss
Born
April 9, 1868
Died
February 5, 1946 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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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.
Known For
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
1984
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
1943
The Eternal Jew
Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
Land of Liberty
Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
1939
Doctor Syn
Dr Syn
1937
His Lordship
Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
1936
East Meets West
Sultan of Rungay
1936
The Tunnel
Prime Minister of Great Britain
1935
The Guv'nor
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
The Iron Duke
Duke of Wellington
1934
The Last Gentleman
Cabot Barr
1934
The House of Rothschild
Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
1934
Voltaire
Voltaire
1933
The Working Man
John Reeves alias John Walton
1933
The King's Vacation
Phillip, the King
1933
A Successful Calamity
Henry Wilton
1932
The Man Who Played God
Montgomery Royle
1932
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
1931
Impressions of Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1931
The Millionaire
James Alden
1931
Old English
Sylvanus Heythorp
1930
The Green Goddess
The Raja
1930
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1929
Twenty Dollars a Week
John Reeves
1924
The Green Goddess
Rajah of Rukh
1923
The Man Who Played God
Montgomery Royle
1922
The Ruling Passion
1922
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1921
The Devil
Dr. Müller
1921