George Arliss

Born: 1868-04-09

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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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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The Tunnel

as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Released: 1935-10-27

An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.

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The Eternal Jew

as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-28

A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage...

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The Devil

as Dr. Müller
Released: 1921-01-17

Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He...

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The House of Rothschild

as Mayer Rothschild
Released: 1934-04-07

The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and...

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Alexander Hamilton

as Alexander Hamilton
Released: 1931-09-12

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.

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The Last Gentleman

as Cabot Barr
Released: 1934-04-27

In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George...

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...

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The Man Who Played God

as Montgomery Royle
Released: 1932-02-09

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale is...

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The Green Goddess

as The Raja
Released: 1930-02-13

An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them...

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Cardinal Richelieu

as Cardinal Richelieu
Released: 1935-04-18

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

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The Millionaire

as James Alden
Released: 1931-05-01

A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half...

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1940-07-31

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...

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Voltaire

as Voltaire
Released: 1933-08-05

Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes...

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The Iron Duke

as uncredited
Released: 1934-11-30

The life and times of the Duke of Wellington

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Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli
Released: 1929-11-01

Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and...

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His Lordship

as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
Released: 1936-11-12

A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the...

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Land of Liberty

as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Released: 1939-06-15

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

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The Green Goddess

as Rajah of Rukh
Released: 1923-08-13

The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess...

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Old English

as Sylvanus Heythorp
Released: 1930-08-12

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

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The King's Vacation

as Phillip, the King
Released: 1933-02-25

The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the...

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A Successful Calamity

as Henry Wilton
Released: 1932-09-17

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie'...

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The Man Who Played God

as Montgomery Royle
Released: 1922-10-01

En eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.

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The Working Man

as John Reeves alias John Walton
Released: 1933-04-20

A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children...

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Doctor Syn

as Dr Syn
Released: 1937-08-25

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this...

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The Guv'nor

as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Released: 1935-10-01

The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George...

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The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
Released: 1943-10-16

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon...

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Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli
Released: 1921-08-21

The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.

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East Meets West

as Sultan of Rungay
Released: 1936-08-26

The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to...

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Impressions of Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli
Released: 1931-07-21

Celebrity endorsement: Stanley Baldwin introduces George Arliss playing the legendary PM.

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