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George Arliss

George Arliss

Born: 1868-04-09 • 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.

Filmography
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 • Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World poster
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 • Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew poster
The Eternal Jew
1940 • Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 • Self (archive footage)
Land of Liberty poster
Land of Liberty
1939 • Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Doctor Syn poster
Doctor Syn
1937 • Dr Syn
His Lordship poster
His Lordship
1936 • Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
East Meets West poster
East Meets West
1936 • Sultan of Rungay
The Tunnel poster
The Tunnel
1935 • Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Guv'nor poster
The Guv'nor
1935 • François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Cardinal Richelieu poster
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • Cardinal Richelieu
The Iron Duke poster
The Iron Duke
1934 • Duke of Wellington
The Last Gentleman poster
The Last Gentleman
1934 • Cabot Barr
The House of Rothschild poster
The House of Rothschild
1934 • Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Voltaire poster
Voltaire
1933 • Voltaire
The Working Man poster
The Working Man
1933 • John Reeves alias John Walton
The King's Vacation poster
The King's Vacation
1933 • Phillip, the King
A Successful Calamity poster
A Successful Calamity
1932 • Henry Wilton
The Man Who Played God poster
The Man Who Played God
1932 • Montgomery Royle
Alexander Hamilton poster
Alexander Hamilton
1931 • Alexander Hamilton
Impressions of Disraeli poster
Impressions of Disraeli
1931 • Benjamin Disraeli
The Millionaire poster
The Millionaire
1931 • James Alden
Old English poster
Old English
1930 • Sylvanus Heythorp
The Green Goddess poster
The Green Goddess
1930 • The Raja
Disraeli poster
Disraeli
1929 • Benjamin Disraeli
No Image
Twenty Dollars a Week
1924 • John Reeves
The Green Goddess poster
The Green Goddess
1923 • Rajah of Rukh
The Man Who Played God poster
The Man Who Played God
1922 • Montgomery Royle
The Ruling Passion poster
The Ruling Passion
1922
Disraeli poster
Disraeli
1921 • Benjamin Disraeli
The Devil poster
The Devil
1921 • Dr. Müller