George Arliss
April 9, 1868 (156 years old) in London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2014 ·And the Oscar Goes To...as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 ·Going Hollywood: The '30sas Self (archive footage)
- 1943 ·The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
- 1940 ·The Eternal Jewas Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1940 ·Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self (archive footage)
- 1939 ·Land of Libertyas Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
- 1937 ·Doctor Synas Dr Syn
- 1936 ·His Lordshipas Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
- 1936 ·East Meets Westas Sultan of Rungay
- 1935 ·The Tunnelas Prime Minister of Great Britain
- 1935 ·The Guv'noras François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
- 1935 ·Cardinal Richelieuas Cardinal Richelieu
- 1934 ·The Iron Dukeas
- 1934 ·The Last Gentlemanas Cabot Barr
- 1934 ·The House of Rothschildas Mayer Rothschild
- 1933 ·Voltaireas Voltaire
- 1933 ·The Working Manas John Reeves alias John Walton
- 1933 ·The King's Vacationas Phillip, the King
- 1932 ·A Successful Calamityas Henry Wilton
- 1932 ·The Man Who Played Godas Montgomery Royle
- 1931 ·Alexander Hamiltonas Alexander Hamilton
- 1931 ·Impressions of Disraelias Benjamin Disraeli
- 1931 ·The Millionaireas James Alden
- 1930 ·Old Englishas Sylvanus Heythorp
- 1930 ·The Green Goddessas The Raja
- 1929 ·Disraelias Benjamin Disraeli
- 1924 ·Twenty Dollars a Weekas John Reeves
- 1923 ·The Green Goddessas Rajah of Rukh
- 1922 ·The Man Who Played Godas Montgomery Royle
- 1922 ·The Ruling Passionas
- 1921 ·Disraelias Benjamin Disraeli
- 1921 ·The Devilas Dr. Müller