George Arliss
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 9, 1868
- Died
- February 5, 1946
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew 1940
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Land of Liberty 1939
as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Doctor Syn 1937
as Dr Syn
His Lordship 1936
as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
East Meets West 1936
as Sultan of Rungay
The Tunnel 1935
as Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Guv'nor 1935
as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Cardinal Richelieu 1935
as Cardinal Richelieu
The Iron Duke 1934
as Duke of Wellington
The Last Gentleman 1934
as Cabot Barr
The House of Rothschild 1934
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Voltaire 1933
as Voltaire
The Working Man 1933
as John Reeves alias John Walton
The King's Vacation 1933
as Phillip, the King
A Successful Calamity 1932
as Henry Wilton
The Man Who Played God 1932
as Montgomery Royle
Alexander Hamilton 1931
as Alexander Hamilton, Writer
Impressions of Disraeli 1931
as Benjamin Disraeli
The Millionaire 1931
as James Alden
Old English 1930
as Sylvanus Heythorp
The Green Goddess 1930
as The Raja
Disraeli 1929
as Benjamin Disraeli
- Twenty Dollars a Week
Twenty Dollars a Week 1924
as John Reeves
The Green Goddess 1923
as Rajah of Rukh
The Man Who Played God 1922
as Montgomery Royle
The Ruling Passion 1922
as James Alden, Producer
Disraeli 1921
as Benjamin Disraeli
The Devil 1921
as Dr. Müller
Credits from TMDB.