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George Arliss

Highest Rated: 100% Disraeli (1921)

Lowest Rated: 80% Cardinal Richelieu (1935)

Birthday: Apr 10, 1868

Birthplace: London, UK

August London and New York stage performer who entered films in 1921 and specialized in playing the great historical figures--such as "Disraeli" (1921 and 1929), "Alexander Hamilton" (1931), "Voltaire" (1933), and "Cardinal Richelieu" (1935)--that had made him famous in the theater. Known as "The First Gentleman of the Screen" in the 1930s, Arliss occasionally appeared with his wife, Florence Montgomery Arliss; their son Leslie was a screenwriter and director.

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Highest rated movies

100% Disraeli
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100% 55% The House of Rothschild
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83% 40% Disraeli
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80% Cardinal Richelieu
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67% The Millionaire
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42% The Man Who Played God
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The King's Vacation
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Man of Affairs
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17% East Meets West
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The Green Goddess
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George Arliss

George Arliss THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD, George Arliss, 1934 THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD, Bette Davis (second left), George Arliss, Louise Closser Hale (right), 1932 THE IRON DUKE, George Arliss as the Duke of Wellington (left), 1934 THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD, George Arliss, Violet Heming, 1932 THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD, Bette Davis, George Arliss, 1932 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, 1931 THE MILLIONAIRE, David Manners, George Arliss, 1931 THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD, from left: George Arliss, Bette Davis, 1932 DISRAELI, Joan Bennett, George Arliss, 1929 View more photos

Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Syn Dr. Syn (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man of Affairs Richard Fraser/Lord Duncaster (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 17% East Meets West Sultan of Rungay (Character) - 1936
80% No Score Yet Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 100% The Guv'nor François Rothschild/The Guv'nor (Character) - 1935
100% 55% The House of Rothschild Mayer Rothschild/Nathan Rothschild (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Gentleman Cabot Barr (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Iron Duke Duke of Wellington (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The King's Vacation Phillip (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 50% Voltaire Voltaire (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 58% The Working Man Reeves (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 42% The Man Who Played God Montgomery Royle (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Successful Calamity Henry Wilton (Character) - 1932
No Score Yet 67% The Millionaire James Alden (Character) - 1931
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Character) - 1931
No Score Yet No Score Yet Old English Heythorp (Character) - 1930
No Score Yet 38% The Green Goddess The Raja (Character) - 1930
83% 40% Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli (Character) - 1929
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Green Goddess Rajah of Rukh (Character) - 1923
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Devil Dr. Muller (Character) - 1921
100% No Score Yet Disraeli Unknown (Character) - 1921