Portrait of George Arliss

Acting

George Arliss

Career

Active from 1921 to 1939, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Arliss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.2, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title · average score 39
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)

1930s

20 titles · average score 65
Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr Syn

The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor

Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cardinal Richelieu

The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild (1934)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

The King's Vacation
The King's Vacation (1933)
GoodWatch score 63

as Phillip, the King

The Working Man
The Working Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Reeves alias John Walton

Voltaire
Voltaire (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Voltaire

The Man Who Played God
The Man Who Played God (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Montgomery Royle

A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henry Wilton

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

as James Alden

Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alexander Hamilton

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as The Raja

1920s

7 titles · average score 67
Disraeli
Disraeli (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

as Benjamin Disraeli

Twenty Dollars a Week
Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)

as John Reeves

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1923)

as Rajah of Rukh

The Man Who Played God
The Man Who Played God (1922)

as Montgomery Royle

The Ruling Passion
The Ruling Passion (1922)

as James Alden

The Devil
The Devil (1921)

as Dr. Müller

Disraeli
Disraeli (1921)

as Benjamin Disraeli