George Arliss
Born: 1868-04-09
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Biography
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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.
Known For
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Disraeli
The Eternal Jew
A Successful Calamity
The Guv'nor
The Millionaire
The Working Man
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The King's Vacation
The House of Rothschild
Top Movie Credits
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
The Eternal Jew
Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
Henry Wilton
The Guv'nor
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
The Millionaire
James Alden
The Working Man
John Reeves alias John Walton
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
The King's Vacation
Phillip, the King
The House of Rothschild
Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild