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George Arliss
Born: 1868-04-09 in London, England, UK
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.
Rated Filmography (28)
Sorted by Score9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
9.0
Land of Liberty
1939
8.0
The Iron Duke
1934
7.8
The Guv'nor
1935
7.6
The Millionaire
1931
7.3
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
7.2
The Man Who Played God
1932
7.0
The Green Goddess
1923
7.0
East Meets West
1936
7.0
Disraeli
1921
7.0
The Man Who Played God
1922
6.8
Doctor Syn
1937
6.8
The Devil
1921
6.5
The Working Man
1933
6.3
Old English
1930
6.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
6.2
The House of Rothschild
1934
6.2
Voltaire
1933
6.0
His Lordship
1936
6.0
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
5.7
The King's Vacation
1933
5.6
A Successful Calamity
1932
5.5
The Tunnel
1935
5.2
Disraeli
1929
5.0
The Last Gentleman
1934
4.9
The Green Goddess
1930
4.7
The Eternal Jew
1940
4.4
Alexander Hamilton
1931