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