George Arliss
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 9, 1868, London, England, UK
- Died
- February 5, 1946
- Movies
- 33
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | Self (archive footage) |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the World | Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage) |
| 1940 | The Eternal Jew | Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton') |
| 1937 | Doctor Syn | Dr Syn |
| 1936 | His Lordship | Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster |
| 1936 | East Meets West | Sultan of Rungay |
| 1935 | The Tunnel | Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 1935 | The Guv'nor | François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Cardinal Richelieu |
| 1934 | The Iron Duke | Duke of Wellington |
| 1934 | The Last Gentleman | Cabot Barr |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild | Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild |
| 1933 | Voltaire | Voltaire |
| 1933 | The Working Man | John Reeves alias John Walton |
| 1933 | The King's Vacation | Phillip, the King |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity | Henry Wilton |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played God | Montgomery Royle |
| 1931 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton |
| 1931 | Impressions of Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1931 | The Millionaire | James Alden |
| 1930 | Old English | Sylvanus Heythorp |
| 1930 | The Green Goddess | The Raja |
| 1929 | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1924 | Twenty Dollars a Week | John Reeves |
| 1923 | The Green Goddess | Rajah of Rukh |
| 1922 | The Man Who Played God | Montgomery Royle |
| 1922 | The Ruling Passion | James Alden |
| 1921 | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1921 | The Devil | Dr. Müller |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1931 | Alexander Hamilton | Writer |
| 1922 | The Ruling Passion | Producer |
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