George Arliss
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1868-04-09
Day of Death
1946-02-05 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
George Arliss
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Acting
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
(1943)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
(1940)
The Eternal Jew
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1939)
Land of Liberty
as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
(1937)
Doctor Syn
as Dr Syn
(1936)
East Meets West
as Sultan of Rungay
(1936)
His Lordship
as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
(1935)
Cardinal Richelieu
as Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
The Guv'nor
as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
(1935)
The Tunnel
as Prime Minister of Great Britain
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
(1934)
The Last Gentleman
as Cabot Barr
(1934)
(1933)
The Working Man
as John Reeves alias John Walton
(1933)
The King's Vacation
as Phillip, the King
(1933)
Voltaire
as Voltaire
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as Henry Wilton
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery Royle
(1931)
The Millionaire
as James Alden
(1931)
Alexander Hamilton
as Alexander Hamilton
(1931)
Impressions of Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
(1930)
Old English
as Sylvanus Heythorp
(1930)
The Green Goddess
as The Raja
(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
(1922)
(1921)
The Devil
as Dr. Müller
(1921)
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
Crew
(1931)
Alexander Hamilton
Writer
(1922)
The Ruling Passion
Producer