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George Arliss

Apr 09, 1868 - Feb 05, 1946 (77 years old) in London, England, UK

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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

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The Devil
Dr. Müller
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Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
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Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
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The Iron Duke
Duke of Wellington
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His Lordship
Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
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The House of Rothschild
Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
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The Man Who Played God
Montgomery Royle
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The Working Man
John Reeves alias John Walton
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Old English
Sylvanus Heythorp

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