About
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
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World1943 · Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
The Eternal Jew1940 · Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · Self (archive footage)
Land of Liberty1939 · Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Doctor Syn1937 · Dr Syn
His Lordship1936 · Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
East Meets West1936 · Sultan of Rungay
The Tunnel1935 · Prime Minister of Great Britain
The Guv'nor1935 · François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Cardinal Richelieu1935 · Cardinal Richelieu
The Iron Duke1934 · Duke of Wellington
The Last Gentleman1934 · Cabot Barr
The House of Rothschild1934 · Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild
Voltaire1933 · Voltaire
The Working Man1933 · John Reeves alias John Walton
The King's Vacation1933 · Phillip, the King
A Successful Calamity1932 · Henry Wilton
The Man Who Played God1932 · Montgomery Royle
Alexander Hamilton1931 · Alexander Hamilton