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AKA:
Krishna Bhanji
Sir
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Ben Kingsley
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
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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.
Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
2003
Man in the Yellow Suit
2002
Hermocrates--The Philosopher
2002
Vice-President Nance
2002
Dimitri Shostakovich
1988
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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