George Arliss
Born
9 April 1868 (157)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
George Augustus Andrews
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.
Filmography (31)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
The Eternal Jew
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Land of Liberty
1939
Doctor Syn
1937
His Lordship
1936
East Meets West
1936
The Tunnel
1935
The Guv'nor
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
The Iron Duke
1934
The Last Gentleman
1934
The House of Rothschild
1934
Voltaire
1933
The Working Man
1933
The King's Vacation
1933
A Successful Calamity
1932
The Man Who Played God
1932
Alexander Hamilton
1931
Impressions of Disraeli
1931
The Millionaire
1931
Old English
1930
The Green Goddess
1930
Disraeli
1929
Twenty Dollars a Week
1924
The Green Goddess
1923
The Man Who Played God
1922
The Ruling Passion
1922
Disraeli
1921
The Devil
1921