George Arliss
Known For
Acting
Born
1868-04-09 in London, England, UK
Died
1946-02-05
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
The Millionaire
as James Alden
The House of Rothschild
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
The Tunnel
as Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Eternal Jew
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Working Man
as John Reeves alias John Walton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Voltaire
as Voltaire
Land of Liberty
as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
The Iron Duke
as Duke of Wellington
The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery Royle
Cardinal Richelieu
as Cardinal Richelieu
The King's Vacation
as Phillip, the King
A Successful Calamity
as Henry Wilton
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Guv'nor
as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Alexander Hamilton
as Alexander Hamilton
Old English
as Sylvanus Heythorp
The Devil
as Dr. Müller