logo
home/actors/

George Arliss

placeholder

George Arliss

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 9, 1868 (158 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sSelf (archive footage)
1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
1940The Eternal JewMayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)
1939Land of LibertyAlexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
1937Doctor SynDr Syn
1936His LordshipRichard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
1936East Meets WestSultan of Rungay
1935Cardinal RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
1935The TunnelPrime Minister of Great Britain
1935The Guv'norFrançois Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
1934The House of RothschildMayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
1934The Last GentlemanCabot Barr
1934The Iron DukeDuke of Wellington
1933The Working ManJohn Reeves alias John Walton
1933The King's VacationPhillip, the King
1933VoltaireVoltaire
1932The Man Who Played GodMontgomery Royle
1932A Successful CalamityHenry Wilton
1931The MillionaireJames Alden
1931Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton
1931Impressions of DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli
1930The Green GoddessThe Raja
1930Old EnglishSylvanus Heythorp
1929DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli
1924Twenty Dollars a WeekJohn Reeves
1923The Green GoddessRajah of Rukh
1922The Man Who Played GodMontgomery Royle
1922The Ruling Passion
1921The DevilDr. Müller
1921DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli
Production
1922The Ruling PassionProducer
Writing
1931Alexander HamiltonWriter