
George Arliss
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 Millionaire
1931

Disraeli
1929

The Eternal Jew
1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

A Successful Calamity
1932

The Working Man
1933

Cardinal Richelieu
1935

Land of Liberty
1939

The King's Vacation
1933

The House of Rothschild
1934

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

The Man Who Played God
1932

Alexander Hamilton
1931

The Green Goddess
1930

The Guv'nor
1935

The Devil
1921

The Last Gentleman
1934

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943

The Ruling Passion
1922

The Tunnel
1935

Doctor Syn
1937

Old English
1930

The Iron Duke
1934

East Meets West
1936