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Ben Kingsley

Born: 1943

Biography

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; December 31, 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, he received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Kingsley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movies

Lucky Number Slevin

The Rabbi in Lucky Number Slevin

Oliver Twist

Fagin in Oliver Twist

Schindler's List

Itzhak Stern in Schindler's List

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Specialist (voice) in A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi

Death and the Maiden

Dr. Roberto Miranda in Death and the Maiden

Sneakers

Cosmo in Sneakers

To Be Hamlet

Self in To Be Hamlet

A Sound of Thunder

Charles Hatton in A Sound of Thunder

Joseph

Potifar in Joseph

C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

Himself in C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

Bugsy

Meyer Lansky in Bugsy

Moses

Moses in Moses

What Planet Are You From?

Graydon in What Planet Are You From?

Lenin: The Train

Lenin in Lenin: The Train

Rules of Engagement

Ambassador Mourain in Rules of Engagement

House of Sand and Fog

Behrani in House of Sand and Fog

The Confession

Harry Fertig in The Confession

Dave

Vice-President Nance in Dave

Shutter Island

Dr. Cawley in Shutter Island

The Ten Commandments

Narrator (voice) in The Ten Commandments

Slipstream

Avatar in Slipstream

TransSiberian

Grinko in TransSiberian

Sexy Beast

Don Logan in Sexy Beast

Alice in Wonderland

Major Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland

Suspect Zero

Benjamin O'Ryan in Suspect Zero

You Kill Me

Frank Falenczyk in You Kill Me

Elegy

David Kepesh in Elegy

Fear Is the Key

Royale in Fear Is the Key

The Love Guru

Guru Tugginmypuddha in The Love Guru

Maurice

Lasker-Jones in Maurice

Without a Clue

Dr. John Watson in Without a Clue

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Nizam in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

War, Inc.

Walken / The Viceroy in War, Inc.

Species

Xavier Fitch in Species

Harem

Selim in Harem

The Last Legion

Ambrosinus in The Last Legion

Teen Patti

Perci Trachtenberg in Teen Patti

Desert Warrior

Emperor Kisra in Desert Warrior

The Triumph of Love

Hermocrates in The Triumph of Love

Tuck Everlasting

Man in the Yellow Suit in Tuck Everlasting

The Wackness

Dr. Squires in The Wackness

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Bruce Pandolfini in Searching for Bobby Fischer

Jules

Milton Robinson in Jules

Thunderbirds

The Hood in Thunderbirds

The Children

Martin Boyne in The Children

50 Films to See Before You Die

Self in 50 Films to See Before You Die

Twelfth Night

Feste in Twelfth Night

Hugo

Georges Méliès in Hugo

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Imdad Khan / Croupier in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fergus in Fifty Dead Men Walking

Islam: Empire of Faith

Himself - Narrator in Islam: Empire of Faith

The Assignment

Amos in The Assignment

Iron Man 3

Trevor Slattery in Iron Man 3

Ender's Game

Mazer Rackham in Ender's Game

The Killer's Game

Zvi Rabinowitz in The Killer's Game

Schindler

Self - Narrator (2019) (voice) in Schindler

The Dictator

Tamir in The Dictator

A Force More Powerful

Narator in A Force More Powerful

Mrs. Harris

Herman Tarnower in Mrs. Harris

Silas Marner

Silas Marner in Silas Marner

The Desert of Forbidden Art

Voice in The Desert of Forbidden Art

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Self in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Turtle Diary

William Snow in Turtle Diary

Parting Shots

Renzo Locatelli in Parting Shots

A Common Man

The Man in A Common Man

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie (voice) in Freddie as F.R.O.7.

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

Narrator in It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

Spooky House

The Great Zamboni in Spooky House

A Therapy

Therapist in A Therapy

Testimony

Dmitri Shostakovich in Testimony

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

Self in No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

Pascali's Island

Basil Pascali in Pascali's Island

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

Self in Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Self in Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

Self in The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

Self in The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

Self in Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd in The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Betrayal

Robert in Betrayal

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Merenkahre in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Camille

Duval in Camille

The Physician

Ibn Sina (Avicenna) in The Physician

BloodRayne

Kagan in BloodRayne

Aral, the Lost Sea

in Aral, the Lost Sea

The Boxtrolls

Archibald Snatcher (voice) in The Boxtrolls

A Birder's Guide to Everything

Lawrence Konrad in A Birder's Guide to Everything

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

in The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Simon Wiesenthal in Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Poison

Dr. Ganderbai in Poison

Liberation

Narrator in Liberation

Muse of Fire

Self in Muse of Fire

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Ivanov in Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Self/less

Damian in Self/less

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Robot Overlords

Robin Smythe in Robot Overlords

War Story

Albert in War Story

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) in And the Oscar Goes To...

Antony and Cleopatra

Thidias in Antony and Cleopatra

Unlikely Heroes

Narrator in Unlikely Heroes

Walking with the Enemy

Regent Miklos Horthy in Walking with the Enemy

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Nun in Exodus: Gods and Kings

William Tell

in William Tell

Photographing Fairies

Rev. Templeton in Photographing Fairies

Journey to Mecca

Narrator in Journey to Mecca

The Jungle Book

Bagheera (voice) in The Jungle Book

Learning to Drive

Darwan in Learning to Drive

The Fifth Monkey

Cunda in The Fifth Monkey

Stonehearst Asylum

Silas Lamb in Stonehearst Asylum

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Self in Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

The Walk

Papa Rudy in The Walk

Life

Jack Warner in Life

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Julian Messenger in Weapons of Mass Distraction

Peace Is Every Step

Narrator in Peace Is Every Step

Deep Water

in Deep Water

Collide

Geran in Collide

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Drago (Voice) in Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Self in Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self in Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Self in The Making of ‘Sneakers’

Crime and Punishment

Magistrate Porfiry in Crime and Punishment

Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

Self in Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

Unity

Narrator (voice) in Unity

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Narrator in Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage) in Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

The Thursday Murder Club

Ibrahim Arif in The Thursday Murder Club

Knight of Cups

Storyteller (voice) in Knight of Cups

Necessary Love

in Necessary Love

The Making of Sexy Beast

Self in The Making of Sexy Beast

The War That Never Ends

Pericles in The War That Never Ends

The King of Kings

High Priest Caiaphas (voice) in The King of Kings

Cellini: A Violent Life

Governatore in Cellini: A Violent Life

An Ordinary Man

The General in An Ordinary Man

Of Dogs and Men

The Caller (voice) in Of Dogs and Men

War Machine

President Karzai in War Machine

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Woodruff in The Ottoman Lieutenant

Hard Labour

Naseem in Hard Labour

Night Hunter

Cooper in Night Hunter

Mary

King Herod in Mary

Security

Charlie in Security

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Ethan Levin in The Red Sea Diving Resort

Backstabbing for Beginners

Pasha in Backstabbing for Beginners

Spielberg

Self in Spielberg

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Henderson in Intrigo: Death of an Author

Operation Finale

Adolf Eichmann in Operation Finale

Spider in the Web

Adereth in Spider in the Web

Dalíland

Dalí in Dalíland

Romeo.Juliet

Father Capulet (voice) in Romeo.Juliet

Who Killed British Cinema?

Self in Who Killed British Cinema?

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Himself in Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Frank Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Self in Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Inside The Operation

Self in Inside The Operation

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

Al-Jazari / Librarian in 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

in I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

Locked Down

Malcolm in Locked Down

The Way of the Wind

in The Way of the Wind

The Medicine Buddha

Narration in The Medicine Buddha

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Self in Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

in The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

Self in The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Trevor Slattery in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Self in Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin

Narrator (voice) in Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin

Rabbit Ears -  Moses the Lawgiver

Narrator (voice) in Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver

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