Ben Kingsley

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AKA: Krishna Bhanji, Sir Ben Kingsley
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 12/31/1943
Birthplace: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

biography

Exuding an air of gravitas in whatever role he played, Academy-Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley made a specialty of playing historical characters, ranging from Dmitri Shostakovich in "Testimony (1987) to mobster Meyer Lansky in "Bugsy" (1991). His most acclaimed performance, however, was in Sir Richard Attenborough’s epic biopic “Gandhi” (1984), in which he played the title role of one of the 20th Century’s most revered and influential figures. Thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in “Gandhi,” Kingsley went from being a relatively obscure character actor to an international star overnight. Continued

Credits

Dr. Cawley
2010
David Kepesh
2008
Grinko
2008
Dr. Squires
2008
Guru Tugginmypuddha
2008
Walken/The Viceroy
2008
Voice of Narrator
2007
Ambrosinus/Merlin
2007
Frank Falenczyk
2007
The Rabbi
2006
Kagan
2006
Fagin
2005
Charles Hatton
2005
Benjamin O'Ryan
2004
The Hood
2004
Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
2003
Man in the Yellow Suit
2002
Hermocrates--The Philosopher
2002
Vice-President Nance
2002
of Specialist
2001
Don 'Malky' Logan
2001
Ambassador Mourain
2000
Narrator
1999
Amos
1997
Feste
1996
Fitch
1995
Cosmo
1992
Dimitri Shostakovich
1988
Lasker-Jones
1987
Mahatma Gandhi
1982
Renzo Locatelli
of Father Capulet
Meyer Lansky
Bruce Pandolfini
Avatar
Reverend Templeton
The Great Zamboni
Roberto Miranda
Robert
Selim
William Snow
Dr John Watson
Itzhak Stern
of Freddie the Frog
Narration
Basil Pascali
Martin Boyle
Geoff Craven

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Salford, England
1964 
Turned down by RADA, accepted into the Children's Theatre
1966 
Cast as Ron Jenkins on the British soap opera, "Coronation Street"
1967 
Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
1972 
First small film role, "Fear is the Key"
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