About
George Arliss
Overview
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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
Acting |
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| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the World | Actor | Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Eternal Jew | Actor | Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | Actor | Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton') | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | Doctor Syn | Actor | Dr Syn | 59 Average |
| 1936 | His Lordship | Actor | Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster | 59 Average |
| 1936 | East Meets West | Actor | Sultan of Rungay | N/A N/A |
| 1935 | The Tunnel | Actor | Prime Minister of Great Britain | 58 Average |
| 1935 | The Guv'nor | Actor | François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Actor | Cardinal Richelieu | 59 Average |
| 1934 | The Iron Duke | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1934 | The Last Gentleman | Actor | Cabot Barr | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild | Actor | Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Voltaire | Actor | Voltaire | 58 Average |
| 1933 | The Working Man | Actor | John Reeves alias John Walton | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The King's Vacation | Actor | Phillip, the King | 59 Average |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity | Actor | Henry Wilton | 58 Average |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played God | Actor | Montgomery Royle | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Alexander Hamilton | Actor | Alexander Hamilton | 58 Average |
| 1931 | Impressions of Disraeli | Actor | Benjamin Disraeli | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | The Millionaire | Actor | James Alden | 59 Average |
| 1930 | Old English | Actor | Sylvanus Heythorp | 58 Average |
| 1930 | The Green Goddess | Actor | The Raja | 58 Average |
| 1929 | Disraeli | Actor | Benjamin Disraeli | 58 Average |
| 1924 | Twenty Dollars a Week | Actor | John Reeves | N/A N/A |
| 1923 | The Green Goddess | Actor | Rajah of Rukh | 58 Average |
| 1922 | The Man Who Played God | Actor | Montgomery Royle | N/A N/A |
| 1922 | The Ruling Passion | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1921 | Disraeli | Actor | Benjamin Disraeli | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | The Devil | Actor | Dr. Müller | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 1931 | Alexander Hamilton | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 1922 | The Ruling Passion | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |