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Ben Kingsley was born in England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was of Gujrati descent. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor, and also began to have roles in films and TV. His birth name was Krishna Bhanji - but he changed his name to "Ben Kingsley" soon after gaining fame as a stage actor... See full bio »

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Krishna Pandit Bhanji
in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
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2014 Mary Mother of Christ (pre-production)
King Herod
 
2014 Our Robot Overlords (pre-production)
Robin Smythe
 
2014 Eliza Graves (pre-production)
 
2013 A Doll's House (pre-production)
Dr. Rank
 
???? Cut Bank (pre-production)
 
2014 The Boxtrolls (filming)
Archibald Snatcher (voice)
 
2013 The Physician (post-production)
Ibn Sina
 
2013 Ender's Game (post-production)
Mazer Rackham
 
2013 Untitled Mark Jackson Project (post-production)
Albert
 
2013 Walking with the Enemy (post-production)
Regent Horthy
 
2013 A Birder's Guide to Everything
Lawrence Konrad
 
2013 Iron Man 3
The Mandarin
 
2012 A Therapy (short)
 
2012 The Dictator
Tamir
 
2012/III Noah
Narrator (voice)
 
2012 A Common Man
The Man
 
2010-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Stanley Wilson
– Episode #8.84 (2011)
– Episode #6.166 (2010) … Stanley Wilson (uncredited)
 
2011 Hugo
Georges Méliès
 
2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Sabine (voice)
 
2010 Aral. El mar perdido (short) (voice)
 
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Nizam
 
2010 Teen Patti
Perci Trachtenberg
 
2010 Shutter Island
Dr. Cawley
 
2010 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (short)
Al-Jazari/Librarian
 
2009 Journey to Mecca
Narrator
 
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking
Fergus
 
2008 The Love Guru
Guru Tugginmypudha
 
2008 War, Inc.
Walken/The Viceroy
 
2008/I Elegy
David Kepesh
 
2008 The Wackness
Dr. Squires
 
2008 Transsiberian
Grinko
 
2007 The Ten Commandments
Narrated by (voice)
 
2007 You Kill Me
Frank Falenczyk
 
2007 The Last Legion
Ambrosinus / Merlin
 
2006 Jackanory (TV series)
– The Magician of Samarkand (2006)
 
2006 Lucky Number Slevin
The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2005 BloodRayne
Kagan
 
2005 Mrs. Harris (TV movie)
Herman Tarnower
 
2005 Oliver Twist
Fagin
 
2005 A Sound of Thunder
Charles Hatton (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2004 Suspect Zero
Benjamin O'Ryan
 
2004 Thunderbirds
The Hood
 
2003 House of Sand and Fog
Behrani
 
2003 Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land (video)
Narrator
 
2002 Tuck Everlasting
Man in the Yellow Suit
 
2002 Spooky House
The Great Zamboni
 
2001 The Triumph of Love
Hermocrates
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Specialist (voice)
 
2001 Anne Frank: The Whole Story (TV mini-series)
Otto Frank
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Otto Frank
– Episode #1.1 (2001) … Otto Frank
 
2000 Sexy Beast
Don Logan
 
2000 Rules of Engagement
Ambassador Mourain
 
2000 What Planet Are You From?
Graydon
 
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Major Caterpillar
 
1999 The Confession
Harry Fertig
 
1998 Crime and Punishment (TV movie)
Porfiry
 
1998 Parting Shots
Renzo Locatelli
 
1997 The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV movie)
Sweeney Todd
 
1997 Photographing Fairies
Reverend Templeton
 
1997 The Assignment
Amos
 
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV movie)
Julian Messenger
 
1996 Twelfth Night or What You Will
Feste
 
1995 Moses (TV movie)
Moses
 
1995 Species
Xavier Fitch
 
1995 Joseph (TV movie)
Potiphar
 
1994 Death and the Maiden
Dr. Roberto Miranda
 
1993 Schindler's List
Itzhak Stern
 
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
Bruce Pandolfini
 
1993 Dave
Vice-President Nance
 
1992 Sneakers
Cosmo
 
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie (voice)
 
1991 Bugsy
Meyer Lansky
 
1991 L'amore necessario
Ernesto
 
1991 The War That Never Ends (TV movie)
Pericles
 
1990 O Quinto Macaco
Cunda
 
1990 Romeo.Juliet
Father Capulet (voice)
 
1990 Una vita scellerata
Governor
 
1990 The Children
Martin Boyne
 
1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV movie)
Simon Wiesenthal
 
1989 Slipstream
Avatar
 
1988 Lenin: The Train (TV movie)
Lenin
 
1988 Testimony
Dmitri Shostakovich
 
1988 Without a Clue
Dr. John Watson
 
1988 Pascali's Island
Basil Pascali
 
1988 The Secret of the Sahara (TV mini-series)
Sholomon
 
1987 Maurice
Lasker-Jones
 
1986 Stanley's Vision (TV movie)
Stanley Spencer
 
1985 Silas Marner (TV movie)
Silas Marner
 
1985 Harem
Selim
 
1985 Turtle Diary
William Snow
 
1984 Oxbridge Blues (TV series)
Geoff Craven
– Sleeps Six (1984) … Geoff Craven
 
1984 Camille (TV movie)
Duval
 
1983 Kean (TV movie)
Edmund Kean
 
1983 Betrayal
Robert
 
1982 The Merry Wives of Windsor (TV movie)
Frank Ford
 
1982 Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
 
1978-1979 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Ivanov / Robert Cibrario
– Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979) … Ivanov
– Thank You, Comrades (1978) … Robert Cibrario
 
1976-1979 Crown Court (TV series)
Jeremy Leigh / Jeremy Leigh QC
– Baby Love: Part 1 (1979) … Jeremy Leigh QC
– Lola: Part 3 (1976) … Jeremy Leigh
– Lola: Part 2 (1976) … Jeremy Leigh
– Lola: Part 1 (1976) … Jeremy Leigh
– You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbooi Comes: Part 1 (1976) … Jeremy Leigh
 
1977 The Velvet Glove (TV series)
Chakravarti
– The Warrior's Return (1977) … Chakravarti
 
1976 Dickens of London (TV mini-series)
Dr. John Elliotson
– Magic (1976) … Dr. John Elliotson
– Dreams (1976) … Dr. John Elliotson
 
1975 The Love School (TV series)
Rossetti / Dante Gabriel Rossetti
– The Artisan (1975) … Rossetti
– Beata Beatrix (1975) … Rossetti
– Remember Me (1975) … Rossetti
– An Impeccable Elopement (1975) … Rossetti
– The Brotherhood (1975) … Dante Gabriel Rossetti
 
1974 2nd House (TV series)
– Athol Fugard (1974)
 
1974 Antony and Cleopatra (TV movie)
Thidias
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Lord Uplandtowers
– Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973) … Lord Uplandtowers
 
1973 Play for Today (TV series)
Naseem
– Hard Labour (1973) … Naseem
 
1973 Full House (TV series)
The Misfortune cast member
– Episode dated 13 January 1973 (1973) … The Misfortune cast member
 
1973 A Misfortune (TV movie)
 
1973 The Adventurer (TV series)
Pierre
– The Good Book (1973) … Pierre
 
1972 Fear Is the Key
Royale
 
1966-1967 Coronation Street (TV series)
Ron Jenkins
– Episode #1.649 (1967) … Ron Jenkins
– Episode #1.648 (1967) … Ron Jenkins
– Episode #1.618 (1966) … Ron Jenkins
– Episode #1.617 (1966) … Ron Jenkins
– Episode #1.616 (1966) … Ron Jenkins
 
1966 Orlando (TV series)
Peter Batterby
– All in the Book (1966) … Peter Batterby
– Find the Lady (1966) … Peter Batterby
– Victory in Sight (1966) … Peter Batterby
– The Rhyme, But No Reason (1966) … Peter Batterby
– Skin Deep (1966) … Peter Batterby
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Roy
– The Switched-On Scene (1966) … Roy
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2001 The Triumph of Love (performer: "Forêts paisibles")
 
1996 Twelfth Night or What You Will (performer: "O Mistress Mine", "Heigh-Ho, The Wind and the Rain")
 
1982 Gandhi (performer: "God Save the King!" 1744 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Twelfth Night or What You Will (narrator - voice - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 Margin Call (thanks - as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2010/I The Scientist (special thanks)
 
2006 Twist by Polanski (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 My Karma (short) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2001 Ben Kingsley Talks About 'Gandhi' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (127 titles)
2013 Muse of Fire: A Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
 
2010-2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.27 (2013) … Himself
– Episode #7.9 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #5.27 (2010) … Himself
 
2013 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Ben Kingsley (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2008-2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 May 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode dated 15 December 2011 (2011) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode dated 18 May 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode dated 17 June 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2008-2013 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 2013 (2013) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 July 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2010-2013 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 May 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.929 (2013) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #1.553 (2011) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #1.253 (2010) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #21.135 (2013) … Himself - Guest (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.14 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Iron Man 3: Sky Movies Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 It Is No Dream (documentary)
Narrator
 
2012 Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2012 Skavlan (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.8 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2012 The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès (video short)
Himself (also archive footage) / Georges Méliès (also archive footage)
 
2012 The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo' (video short)
Himself (also archive footage) / Georges Méliès (also archive footage)
 
2012 Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (video short)
Himself/Georges Méliès (also archive footage)
 
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - presenter
 
2010-2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.103 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.13 (2010) … Himself
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Movie Talk with Peter Bart (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Sir Ben Kingsley (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011) (voice)
 
2010 The People Speak UK (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006-2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.158 (2010) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #4.316 (2008) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #4.295 (2008) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #4.193 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #4.92 (2007) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.208 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Election 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Guys Choice (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Sons of Cuba (2010) … Himself
 
2008-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008-2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #17.92 (2010) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode #15.132 (2008) … Himself - Guest (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2010 Fantástico (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 February 2010 (2010) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
– Episode dated 10 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 The Desert of Forbidden Art (documentary) (voice)
 
2008-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2010 In Conversation (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ben Kingsley (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2009 (TV movie)
Himself - Award Presenter (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 El hormiguero (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 November 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.29 (2009) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
1995-2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 29 December 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 June 2007 (2007) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 December 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
See all 7 episodes »
 
2009 Timewatch (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– QE2: The Final Voyage (2009) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2008 The Second Abu Dhabi Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Ben Kingsley/George Lopez (2008) … Himself
– Episode #2.20 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #1.20 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #1.15 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2008 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Happy Birthday BAFTA (TV movie)
 
2007 China's Stolen Children (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 The New 7 Wonders of the World (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2006 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2006 The Sopranos (TV series)
Himself
– Luxury Lounge (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Martha (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Twist by Polanski (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Düsseldorf (2005) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2005 The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer (video documentary)
Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 What We See When We Close Our Eyes (video documentary short)
Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2005 77th Annual Academy Awards - UK (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Los Angeles (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 July 2004 (2004) … Himself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2004 Behind the Scenes of 'House of Sand and Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Unlikely Heroes (documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner
 
2003 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History (TV special documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 From Hollywood to Borehamwood (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Autograph (TV series)
Himself
– Ben Kingsley (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter
 
2002 Seitenblicke (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Oscar Nominations (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.10 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Best Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2002 The Sound of 'A.I.' (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2002 Animating 'A.I.' (video documentary short) (voice)
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
 
2001 Ben Kingsley Talks About 'Gandhi' (video documentary short)
 
2001 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.26 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Islam: Empire of Faith (documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Steven Spielberg (2000) … Himself
 
1999 HARDtalk (TV series)
Himself
– Ben Kingsley (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Witness (TV series documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 The Making of 'Spooky House' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 A Force More Powerful (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1998 Peace Is Every Step: Meditation in Action: The Life and Work of Thich Nhat Hanh (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Religions of the World (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
– Buddhism … Narrator
 
1996 Joy to the World (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 The British Academy Craft Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself
– 28 oktober 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special & Presenter: Best Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
 
1995 The Lost Portrait (TV documentary)
 
1994 Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (TV documentary)
 
1994 Liberation (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993 The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Entertainment UK (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 18 August 1992 (1992) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– The Last Picture Show? (1990) … Himself
 
1988 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1985 Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (London Royal Gala) (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1983 The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama & New Male Star of the Year
 
1982 Étoiles et toiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dear Harold … Himself
 
1980 Playing Shakespeare (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Poetry and Hidden Poetry (1980) … Himself
– Passion and Coolness (1980) … Himself
– Irony and Ambiguity (1980) … Himself
– Language and Character (1980) … Himself
– The Two Traditions (1980) … Himself
 
1966 The Staffordshire Rebels (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2013 Movie Guide (TV series)
 
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
 
2010 The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters (video)
Ron Jenkins
 
2009 Stars on the Street (TV documentary)
Ron Jenkins (uncredited)
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2007 Making 'Cleaver' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2003 The Making of 'Sneakers' (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Sir Ben Kingsley

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving. See more »

Trivia:

One of eight actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki, Sessue Hayakawa, Mako, Haing S. Ngor, Pat Morita, Ken Watanabe, and Rinko Kikuchi. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn