George Arliss

George Arliss

🎂 9th April 1868 (157 yrs) 📍 London, England, UK

Known For

Disraeli

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.

George Arliss

Movies Featuring George Arliss

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew (1940)

as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Self (archive footage)
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty (1939)

as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn (1937)

as Dr Syn
His Lordship

His Lordship (1936)

as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
East Meets West

East Meets West (1936)

as Sultan of Rungay
The Tunnel

The Tunnel (1935)

as Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Guv'nor

The Guv'nor (1935)

as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu (1935)

as Cardinal Richelieu
The Iron Duke

The Iron Duke (1934)

as Duke of Wellington
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman (1934)

as Cabot Barr
The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild (1934)

as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Voltaire

Voltaire (1933)

as Voltaire
The Working Man

The Working Man (1933)

as John Reeves alias John Walton
The King's Vacation

The King's Vacation (1933)

as Phillip, the King
A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity (1932)

as Henry Wilton
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God (1932)

as Montgomery Royle
Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (1931)

as Alexander Hamilton
Impressions of Disraeli

Impressions of Disraeli (1931)

as Benjamin Disraeli
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1931)

as James Alden
Old English

Old English (1930)

as Sylvanus Heythorp
The Green Goddess

The Green Goddess (1930)

as The Raja
Disraeli

Disraeli (1929)

as Benjamin Disraeli
No Image

Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)

as John Reeves
The Green Goddess

The Green Goddess (1923)

as Rajah of Rukh
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God (1922)

as Montgomery Royle
The Ruling Passion

The Ruling Passion (1922)

Disraeli

Disraeli (1921)

as Benjamin Disraeli
The Devil

The Devil (1921)

as Dr. Müller