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George Arliss

1868 - 1946

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George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 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 of any category to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as Disraeli, Voltaire (1933), and Cardinal Richelieu (1935), as well as light comedies, which included The Millionaire (1931) and A Successful Calamity (1932). His career ranged from being a star of the legitimate theatre, then silent films, then sound films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Arliss is the 1,647th most popular actor (down from 1,391st in 2019), the 1,824th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,445th in 2019) and the 226th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, George Arliss ranks 1,647 out of 13,578. Before him are Dominic Purcell, Betty Grable, Oleg Popov, Haluk Bilginer, Louis Jouvet, and Martin Lawrence. After him are Timothy Spall, Ken Kercheval, Joaquim de Almeida, Lina Romay, Fess Parker, and Xander Berkeley.

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Among people born in 1868, George Arliss ranks 85. Before him are Keisuke Okada, Dawid Janowski, Venceslau Brás, Mary Parker Follett, Arturo Alessandri, and Aleksa Šantić. After him are Stanisław Przybyszewski, George Ellery Hale, Alice Keppel, La Belle Otero, Jaan Tõnisson, and Robert W. Wood. Among people deceased in 1946, George Arliss ranks 87. Before him are Hermann von Keyserling, Teizo Takeuchi, Hans Loritz, Mihai Antonescu, István Bethlen, and Benjamin I of Constantinople. After him are Joseph Stilwell, Chen Gongbo, Jorge Ubico, Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Saint Alphonsa, and Béla Imrédy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Arliss ranks 1,824 out of 8,785. Before him are Dominic Purcell (1970), Donovan (1946), Jerry Springer (1944), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Tony Martin (1957), and Roland Joffé (1945). After him are Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689), Mary Ann Bevan (1874), Timothy Spall (1957), John Martin (1789), Ælle of Sussex (500), and Stevie Young (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, George Arliss ranks 226. Before him are Rosamund Pike (1979), Paul Scofield (1922), Robert Pattinson (1986), Scott Adkins (1976), Claire Bloom (1931), and Dominic Purcell (1970). After him are Timothy Spall (1957), Rhys Ifans (1967), Martin Freeman (1971), Lynn Redgrave (1943), Jean Marsh (1934), and Ida Lupino (1918).

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