George Arliss
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
- Born
- 1868-04-09 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 1946-02-05
Known for
- The Eternal Jew (1940) — Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Disraeli (1929) — Benjamin Disraeli
- The Tunnel (1935) — Prime Minister of Great Britain
- The House of Rothschild (1934) — Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
- The Green Goddess (1930) — The Raja
- The Man Who Played God (1932) — Montgomery Royle
- The Working Man (1933) — John Reeves alias John Walton
- The Millionaire (1931) — James Alden
- Alexander Hamilton (1931) — Alexander Hamilton
- A Successful Calamity (1932) — Henry Wilton
- Doctor Syn (1937) — Dr Syn
- Cardinal Richelieu (1935) — Cardinal Richelieu
- The Devil (1921) — Dr. Müller
- Voltaire (1933) — Voltaire
- The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) — Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
- The Guv'nor (1935) — François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor