George Arliss
View on IMDb ↗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
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Land of Liberty
The Iron Duke
The Millionaire
The Guv'nor
Cardinal Richelieu
The Man Who Played God
East Meets West
The Green Goddess
The Man Who Played GodFilmography (31)
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30sSelf (archive footage) - 1943
The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage) - 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage) - 1940
The Eternal JewMayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1939
Land of LibertyAlexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton') - 1937
Doctor SynDr Syn - 1936
East Meets WestSultan of Rungay - 1936
His LordshipRichard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster - 1935
The Guv'norFrançois Rothschild aka The Guv'nor - 1935
Cardinal RichelieuCardinal Richelieu - 1935
The TunnelPrime Minister of Great Britain - 1934
The Iron DukeDuke of Wellington - 1934
The House of RothschildMayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild - 1934
The Last GentlemanCabot Barr - 1933
The Working ManJohn Reeves alias John Walton - 1933
VoltaireVoltaire - 1933
The King's VacationPhillip, the King - 1932
The Man Who Played GodMontgomery Royle - 1932
A Successful CalamityHenry Wilton - 1931
The MillionaireJames Alden - 1931
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton - 1931
Impressions of DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli - 1930
Old EnglishSylvanus Heythorp - 1930
The Green GoddessThe Raja - 1929
DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli - 1924Twenty Dollars a WeekJohn Reeves
- 1923
The Green GoddessRajah of Rukh - 1922
The Man Who Played GodMontgomery Royle - 1922
The Ruling Passion - 1921
DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli - 1921
The DevilDr. Müller