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