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 House of Rothschild

Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

The King's Vacation

Phillip, the King

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

The Man Who Played God

Montgomery Royle

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self (archive footage)

The Eternal Jew

Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli