George Arliss

Born: 1868-04-09, London, England, UK

Died: 1946-02-05

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

• Der ewige Jude (1940)
• The Millionaire (1931)
• The House of Rothschild (1934)
• The Man Who Played God (1932)
• Old English (1930)
• Land of Liberty (1939)
• The Working Man (1933)
• Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
• The King's Vacation (1933)
• The Iron Duke (1934)
• A Successful Calamity (1932)
• Doctor Syn (1937)
• The Last Gentleman (1934)
• The Ruling Passion (1922)
• Impressions of Disraeli (1931)