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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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Syn | Dr. Syn (Character) | - | 1937 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | East Meets West | Sultan of Rungay (Character) | - | 1936 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man of Affairs |
Richard Fraser/ |
- | 1936 |
| 80% | No Score Yet | Cardinal Richelieu | Cardinal Richelieu (Character) | - | 1935 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Guv'nor |
François Rothschild/ |
- | 1935 |
| 100% | 53% | The House of Rothschild |
Mayer Rothschild/ |
- | 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 | 64% | The Working Man | Reeves (Character) | - | 1933 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | 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% | 42% | 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 |