George Arliss
Date of birth: 1868-04-09
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: George Augustus Andrews, Джордж Арлисс
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.
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Doctor Syn
1937-08-25
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this Britis
Disraeli
1929-11-01
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicane
The House of Rothschild
1934-04-07
The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued b
The Working Man
1933-04-20
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of hi
The Green Goddess
1930-02-13
An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner b
The Man Who Played God
1932-02-09
While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royle is deafe
A Successful Calamity
1932-09-17
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wil
The King's Vacation
1933-02-25
The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife
The Last Gentleman
1934-04-27
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arli
Voltaire
1933-08-05
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingl
The Millionaire
1931-05-01
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half int
Alexander Hamilton
1931-09-12
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
His Lordship
1936-11-12
A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the ambition
Old English
1930-08-12
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were
Impressions of Disraeli
1931-07-21
Celebrity endorsement: Stanley Baldwin introduces George Arliss playing the legendary PM.
Cardinal Richelieu
1935-04-18
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
The Devil
1921-01-17
Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He meets
Land of Liberty
1939-06-15
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
The Iron Duke
1934-11-30
The life and times of the Duke of Wellington
The Tunnel
1935-10-27
An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.
The Eternal Jew
1940-11-28
A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of
The Green Goddess
1923-08-13
The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by Wi
The Guv'nor
1935-10-01
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss
East Meets West
1936-08-26
The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to brea
Disraeli
1921-08-21
The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirl
Twenty Dollars a Week
1924-04-12
John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and l
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943-10-16
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's e
The Man Who Played God
1922-10-01
An eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.
The Ruling Passion
1922-01-22
A millionaire's health deteriorates when his doctor and family prevail upon him to retire.