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.

Known For

The Man Who Played God

Montgomery Royle

The House of Rothschild

Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

The King's Vacation

Phillip, the King

The Millionaire

James Alden

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self (archive footage)

The Eternal Jew

Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)