George Arliss
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.
Known For
Dr Syn
Doctor Syn
Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
John Reeves alias John Walton
The Working Man
The Raja
The Green Goddess
Montgomery Royle
The Man Who Played God
Henry Wilton
A Successful Calamity
Phillip, the King
The King's Vacation
Cabot Barr
The Last Gentleman
Voltaire
Voltaire
James Alden
The Millionaire
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
His Lordship
Sylvanus Heythorp
Old English
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Benjamin Disraeli
Impressions of Disraeli
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
Dr. Müller
The Devil
Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Land of Liberty
Duke of Wellington
The Iron Duke
Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Tunnel
Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Der ewige Jude
Rajah of Rukh
The Green Goddess
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor
Sultan of Rungay
East Meets West
Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
John Reeves
Twenty Dollars a Week
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Montgomery Royle
The Man Who Played God
The Ruling Passion
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthday
1868-04-09
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
George Augustus Andrews