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George Arliss
Acting
Born: April 9, 1868
London, England, UK
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.
Known For
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Working Man
as John Reeves alias John Walton
Cardinal Richelieu
as Cardinal Richelieu
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)
East Meets West
as Sultan of Rungay
The House of Rothschild
as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
A Successful Calamity
as Henry Wilton
The Tunnel
as Prime Minister of Great Britain
