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Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor,... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 69 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi
(1982)
Sexy Beast Don Logan
(2000)
A Lista de Schindler Itzhak Stern
(1993)
Homem de Ferro 3 Trevor Slattery
(2013)

Filmography

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  Dali Land (pre-production)
Salvador Dali
 2018 A Doll's House (pre-production)
Dr. Rank
 2019 Our Lady, LTD (TV Series) (filming)
Pastor Byron Brown
- Episode #1.10 ... Pastor Byron Brown
- Episode #1.9 ... Pastor Byron Brown
- Episode #1.8 ... Pastor Byron Brown
- Episode #1.7 ... Pastor Byron Brown
- Episode #1.6 ... Pastor Byron Brown
 2018 Watership Down (TV Mini-Series) (post-production)
General Woundwort
- The Siege (2018) ... General Woundwort (voice)
- The Escape (2018) ... General Woundwort (voice)
- The Raid (2018) ... General Woundwort (voice)
- The Journey (2018) ... General Woundwort (voice)
  Cousin Bazilio (TV Series) (announced)
The Councillor
- Pilot ... The Councillor
  Ich bin dann mal Charlie
Bernard Maris (rumored)
 2018 Intrigo: Death of an Author
Henderson
 2018 Nomis
Cooper
 2018 Operação Final
Adolph Eichmann
 2018 A Sombra da Verdade
Pasha
 2017 Máquina de Guerra
President Karzai
 2017 An Ordinary Man
The General
 2017 The Ottoman Lieutenant
Woodruff
 2017/I Assalto ao Shopping
Charlie
 2016/I Of Dogs and Men (Short)
The Caller (voice)
 2016 O Livro da Selva
Bagheera (voice)
 2015/II The Walk: O Desafio
Papa Rudy
 2015 Tut (TV Mini-Series)
Ay
- Part Three: Destiny (2015) ... Ay
- Part Two: Betrayal (2015) ... Ay
- Part One: Power (2015) ... Ay
 2015 Outro/Eu
Damian
 2015/I Life
Jack Warner
 2015 Cavaleiro de Copas (voice)
 2014 À Noite no Museu: O Segredo do Faraó
Merenkahre (Ahk's Father)
 2014 A Supremacia dos Robots
Robin Smythe
 2014 Aprender a Conduzir
Darwan
 2014 Os Monstros das Caixas
Snatcher (voice)
 2014 Eliza Graves - A Experiência
Silas Lamb
 2014 Saúdem o Rei! (Video short)
Trevor Slattery
 2014 Jaguar: Rendezvous (Video short)
 2014/I War Story
Albert
 2013 O Físico
Ibn Sina
 2013 Ender's Game - O Jogo Final
Mazer Rackham
 2013 Walking with the Enemy
Regent Miklos Horthy
 2013 A Common Man
The Man
 2013 A Birder's Guide to Everything
Lawrence Konrad
 2013 Homem de Ferro 3
Trevor Slattery
 2012 A Therapy (Short)
Psychiatrist
 2012 O Ditador
Tamir
 2012/III Noah
Narrator (voice)
 2011 A Invenção de Hugo
Georges Méliès
 2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Sabine (voice, as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 2010 Aral. El mar perdido (Short) (voice)
 2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series)
Stanley Wilson
- Episode #6.166 (2010) ... Stanley Wilson (uncredited)
 2010 Teen Patti
Perci Trachtenberg
 2010 Shutter Island
Dr. Cawley
 2009 Journey to Mecca
Narrator
 2008 Na Senda dos Condenados
Fergus
 2008 O Guru do Amor
Guru Tugginmypudha
 2008 Guerra, S.A.
Walken / The Viceroy
 2008/I Elegia
David Kepesh
 2008 Transiberiano
Grinko
 2008 Wackness - À Deriva
Dr. Squires
 2007 The Ten Commandments
Narrated by (voice)
 2007 Tu Matas-me
Frank Falenczyk
 2007 A Última Legião
Ambrosinus / Merlin
 2006 Jackanory (TV Series)
 2006 Os Sopranos (TV Series)
Ben Kingsley
- Luxury Lounge (2006) ... Ben Kingsley
 2006 Há Dias de Azar
The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 2005 BloodRayne
Kagan
 2005 Mrs. Harris (TV Movie)
Herman Tarnower
 2005 Oliver Twist
Fagin
 2005 O Som do Trovão
Charles Hatton (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 2004 O Suspeito Zero
Benjamin O'Ryan
 2004 Thunderbirds
The Hood
 2003 Uma Casa na Bruma
Behrani
 2002 A Fonte Misteriosa
Man in the Yellow Suit
 2002 Spooky House
The Great Zamboni
 2001 O Triunfo do Amor
Hermocrates
 2001 A.I. Inteligência Artificial
Specialist (voice)
 2001 Anne Frank: A História da Sua Vida (TV Mini-Series)
Otto Frank
- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... Otto Frank
- Episode #1.1 (2001) ... Otto Frank
 2000 Sexy Beast
Don Logan
 2000 Compromisso de Honra
Mourain
 2000 De que Planeta és Tu?
Graydon
 1999 Alice no País das Maravilhas (TV Movie)
Major Caterpillar
 1999 A Confissão
Harry Fertig
 1998 Parting Shots
Renzo Locatelli
 1998 Crime e Castigo (TV Movie)
Porfiry
 1997 Ceremony of Innocence (Video Game)
Victor Frolatti (voice)
 1997 The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV Movie)
Sweeney Todd
 1997 O Caçador de Sonhos
Reverend Templeton
 1997 Caça ao Terrorista
Amos
 1997 O Quarto Poder (TV Movie)
Julian Messenger
 1996 Noite de Reis
Feste
 1995 Moses (TV Mini-Series)
Moses
 1995 Espécie Mortal
Xavier Fitch
 1995 José (TV Mini-Series)
Potiphar
 1994 A Noite da Vingança
Dr. Roberto Miranda
 1993 A Lista de Schindler
Itzhak Stern
 1993 Jogada Inocente
Bruce Pandolfini
 1993 Dave: Presidente por Um Dia
Vice-President Nance
 1992 Heróis Por Acaso
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 The Children
Martin Boyne
 1990 O Quinto Macaco
Cunda
 1990 Romeo.Juliet
Father Capulet (voice)
 1990 Una vita scellerata
Governor
 1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV Movie)
Simon Wiesenthal
 1989 A Fúria do Vento
Avatar
 1988 Il treno di Lenin (TV Movie)
Lenin
 1988 O Império da Honra
Basil Pascali
 1988 Il segreto del Sahara (TV Mini-Series)
Sholomon
- Episode #1.4 (1988) ... Sholomon
- Episode #1.3 (1988) ... Sholomon
- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... Sholomon
- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... Sholomon
 1987 Testemunho
Dmitri Shostakovich
 1987 Maurice
Lasker-Jones
 1985 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (TV Movie)
Silas Marner
 1985 Harém
Selim
 1985 Ele, Ela e a Tartaruga
William Snow
 1984 Camille (TV Movie)
Duval
 1984 Oxbridge Blues (TV Series)
Geoff Craven
- Sleeps Six (1984) ... Geoff Craven
 1983 Kean (TV Movie)
Edmund Kean
 1982 The Merry Wives of Windsor (TV Movie)
Frank Ford
 1982 Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
 1980 Vikings! (TV Series)
- Halfdan Was Here (1980)
 1979 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Ivanov
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979) ... Ivanov
 1976-1979 Crown Court (TV Series)
Jeremy Leigh
- Baby Love: Part 1 (1979) ... Jeremy Leigh
- Lola: Part 3 (1976) ... Jeremy Leigh
- Lola: Part 2 (1976) ... Jeremy Leigh
- Lola: Part 1 (1976) ... Jeremy Leigh
 1978 Thank You, Comrades (TV Movie)
 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
- The Artisan (1975) ... Rossetti
- Beata Beatrix (1975) ... Rossetti
- Remember Me (1975) ... Rossetti
- An Impeccable Elopement (1975) ... Rossetti
- The Brotherhood (1975) ... Rossetti
 1974 2nd House (TV Series)
- Athol Fugard (1974)
 1974 Antony and Cleopatra (TV Movie)
Thidias
 1973 The Adventurer (TV Series)
Pierre
- The Good Book (1973) ... Pierre
 1973 Wessex Tales (TV Mini-Series)
Lord Uplandtowers
- Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973) ... Lord Uplandtowers
 1973 Play for Today (TV Series)
Naseem
- Hard Labour (1973) ... Naseem
 1973 A Misfortune (TV Movie)
 1973 Full House (TV Series)
The Misfortune cast member
- Episode dated 13 January 1973 (1973) ... The Misfortune cast member
 1972 O Medo é a Chave
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
 1966 Pardon the Expression (TV Series)
Roy
- The Switched-On Scene (1966) ... Roy
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He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Troilus and Cressida", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Michael Williams, Sebastian Shaw, Alan Howard, Norman Rodway, Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren in the cast. 'John Barton (II)' was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 6 Interviews | 14 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sir Ben Kingsley

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on the holocaust] It's like a big, hulking monster squatting in the middle of our history and it won't go away. See more »

Trivia:

The actor playing raving psychopath "Don" has an OBE. See more »

Trademark:

Rich, mellifluous voice and Shakespearean bearing See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn

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