George Arliss
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 April 1868 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 5 February 1946
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 31
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as Self (archive footage)
- 1943The Voice That Thrilled the World as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
- 1940The Eternal Jew as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
- 1939Land of Liberty as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
- 1937Doctor Syn as Dr Syn
- 1936His Lordship as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
- 1936East Meets West as Sultan of Rungay
- 1935The Tunnel as Prime Minister of Great Britain
- 1935The Guv'nor as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
- 1935Cardinal Richelieu as Cardinal Richelieu
- 1934The Iron Duke as Duke of Wellington
- 1934The Last Gentleman as Cabot Barr
- 1934The House of Rothschild as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
- 1933Voltaire as Voltaire
- 1933The Working Man as John Reeves alias John Walton
- 1933The King's Vacation as Phillip, the King
- 1932A Successful Calamity as Henry Wilton
- 1932The Man Who Played God as Montgomery Royle
- 1931Alexander Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton
- 1931Impressions of Disraeli as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1931The Millionaire as James Alden
- 1930Old English as Sylvanus Heythorp
- 1930The Green Goddess as The Raja
- 1929Disraeli as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1924Twenty Dollars a Week as John Reeves
- 1923The Green Goddess as Rajah of Rukh
- 1922The Man Who Played God as Montgomery Royle
- 1922The Ruling Passion as James Alden
- 1921Disraeli as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1921The Devil as Dr. Müller
Writing 1
- 1931Alexander Hamilton · writer
Production 1
- 1922The Ruling Passion · producer