Portrait of George Arliss

George Arliss

Acting

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.

Born: April 9, 1868

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s

as Self (archive footage)

1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

1940
The Eternal Jew

as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1939
Land of Liberty

as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')

1937
Doctor Syn

as Dr Syn

1936
His Lordship

as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster

1936
East Meets West

as Sultan of Rungay

1935
The Tunnel

as Prime Minister of Great Britain

1935
The Guv'nor

as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor

1935
Cardinal Richelieu

as Cardinal Richelieu

1934
The Iron Duke

as Duke of Wellington

1934
The Last Gentleman

as Cabot Barr

1934
The House of Rothschild

as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

1933
Voltaire

as Voltaire

1933
The Working Man

as John Reeves alias John Walton

1933
The King's Vacation

as Phillip, the King

1932
A Successful Calamity

as Henry Wilton

1932
The Man Who Played God

as Montgomery Royle

1931
Alexander Hamilton

as Alexander Hamilton

1931
Impressions of Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli

1931
The Millionaire

as James Alden

1930
Old English

as Sylvanus Heythorp

1930
1929
Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli

1923
The Green Goddess

as Rajah of Rukh

1922
The Man Who Played God

as Montgomery Royle

1921
Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli

1921
The Devil

as Dr. Müller