George Arliss

Apr 09, 1868 - Feb 05, 1946 (77 years old) in 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

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Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self (archive footage)

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The Working Man

John Reeves alias John Walton

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The Iron Duke

Duke of Wellington

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Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

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The House of Rothschild

Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

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The Devil

Dr. Müller

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A Successful Calamity

Henry Wilton

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Old English

Sylvanus Heythorp

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

Credits

Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984

Self (archive footage)

★ 10
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

★ 5.3
The Eternal Jew 1940

Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 4.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
Land of Liberty 1939

Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')

★ NR
Doctor Syn 1937

Dr Syn

★ 6.6
His Lordship 1936

Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster

★ 5.5
East Meets West 1936

Sultan of Rungay

★ NR
The Tunnel 1935

Prime Minister of Great Britain

★ 5.3
The Guv'nor 1935

François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor

★ 7.3
Cardinal Richelieu 1935

Cardinal Richelieu

★ 7.4
The Iron Duke 1934

Duke of Wellington

★ NR
The Last Gentleman 1934

Cabot Barr

★ 3
The House of Rothschild 1934

Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

★ 6.2
Voltaire 1933

Voltaire

★ 5.7
The Working Man 1933

John Reeves alias John Walton

★ 6.6
The King's Vacation 1933

Phillip, the King

★ 5
A Successful Calamity 1932

Henry Wilton

★ 5.2
The Man Who Played God 1932

Montgomery Royle

★ 7.2
Alexander Hamilton 1931

Alexander Hamilton

★ 4
Impressions of Disraeli 1931

Benjamin Disraeli

★ NR
The Millionaire 1931

James Alden

★ 7.5
Old English 1930

Sylvanus Heythorp

★ 4
The Green Goddess 1930

The Raja

★ 4.5
Disraeli 1929

Benjamin Disraeli

★ 5
Twenty Dollars a Week 1924

John Reeves

★ NR
The Ruling Passion 1922

★ NR
The Devil 1921

Dr. Müller

★ 6.1