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 Kingsley at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | Krishna Bhanji December 31, 1943 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Morant (1966-1972) Alison Sutcliffe (1978-1992) Alexandra Christmann (2003-2005) Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro (m. The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Angela Morant is a British actress She is remembered for playing Octavia Minor in the 1976 BBC Television adaptation of I Claudius 2007) |
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born December 31, 1943) is a British actor. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mohandas Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor originated in 1948
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Biography
Early life
Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Anna Lyna Mary (née Goodman), an actress and model, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor. Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health [1] Kingsley's father, an Ismaili Muslim,[2] was born in Kenya of Indian Khoja Gujarati descent, as Kingsley's paternal grandfather was a spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where Kingsley's father lived until moving to England at the age of fourteen. For the Egyptian city see Ismaïlia. The Ismāʿīlī ( Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Ismaili Khojas About six hundred years ago the Persian -born Pir Sadruddin arrived in Sindh. Gujarati people ( Gujarati: ગુજરાતી લોકો Gujǎrātī loko ? Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [3][4][5] Kingsley's mother, born out of wedlock, was "loath to speak of her background"; she was the daughter of an English East London garment worker mother and a father who was believed by the family to have been a Russian or German Jew. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [6][7][8][9]
Kingsley grew up in Pendlebury, Salford, where he studied at University of Salford. Pendlebury is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. The University of Salford is a Plate glass university based in Salford Greater Manchester, England, with approximately 20000 registered students He then moved to Lancashire, where he studied at Pendleton College, which later became home to the Ben Kingsley Theatre. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Kingsley began his acting career on the stage at Manchester Grammar School, alongside Robert Powell, but made a transition to film roles early on. The Manchester Grammar School ( MGS) is an independent boys' school (ages 9-18 in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. Robert Powell (born 1 June 1944) is a well-known English television and film Actor, probably most famous for his title role in [9] Despite this focus on film, he continued to act on the stage, playing Mosca in Peter Hall's 1977 production of Ben Jonson's Volpone for the Royal National Theatre, and in Peter Brook's acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist Volpone, or The Fox (in Italian: "Big Fox" is a Comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606 drawing on elements The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE (born 21 March 1925) is a British theatre and Film director and innovator A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from It was at this time in his life that he changed his name from Krishna Bhanji to Ben Kingsley, fearing that a foreign name would hamper his career. [10][9]
Film and television career
Kingsley's first film role was a supporting turn in Fear Is the Key, released in 1972. Fear Is the Key is a 1961 thriller Novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, and a 1972 British film based Kingsley continued starring in bit roles in both film and television, including a role as Ron Jenkins on the soap opera Coronation Street from 1966-1967 and regular appearances as a defence counsel in the long-running British legal programme Crown Court. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Crown Court was an ITV afternoon television courtroom drama that started in 1972 which was the same year the Crown Court system replaced Assize He found fame only years later, starring as Mohandas Gandhi in the Academy Award-winning film Gandhi in 1982, his best-known role to date. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement [9] The audience also agreed with the critics, and Gandhi was a box-office success. Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement Kingsley won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize [9]
Kingsley has since appeared in a variety of roles. His credits included the films Turtle Diary, Maurice, Pascali's Island, Without a Clue (as Dr. Watson alongside Michael Caine's Sherlock Holmes), Suspect Zero, Bugsy--which led to an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Sneakers, Dave, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Schindler's List, Silas Marner, Death and the Maiden, Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, Sexy Beast, for which he received another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and House of Sand and Fog, which led to yet another Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Turtle Diary is a 1985 romantic - Drama film based on a novel of the same name by Russell Hoban. Maurice is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same title by E Pascali's Island is a novel by Barry Unsworth, first published in 1980 Without a Clue is a 1988 Comedy film starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 Suspect Zero is a 2004 thriller, directed by E Elias Merhige. Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sneakers is a 1992 caper Film directed by Phil Alden Robinson ( Field of Dreams) and written by Robinson Dave is a 1993 Comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in Searching for Bobby Fischer is an acclaimed 1993 Film based on the life of prodigy Chess player Joshua Waitzkin, played Schindler's List is a Biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic Novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans which was first published in 1861 Death and the Maiden is a Drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play by Ariel Dorfman, a Chilean exile who escaped Sexy Beast is a 2000 British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 American Drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. He won a Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2001. Crystal Globe is the main Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival first given out in the city of World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad Czech Republic.
In 1997, he provided voice talent for the video game Ceremony of Innocence. Ceremony of Innocence is a literature-inspired game It was created in 1997, uses a mystery narrative is a CD_ROM for the PC and is based on the In July 2006, he received an Emmy nomination for his performance in the made-for-TV film Mrs. Harris, in which he played famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower, who was murdered by his jilted lover, Jean Harris. Mrs Harris is a 2006 Television film, starring Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley, directed by Phyllis Nagy. Cardiology (from Greek grc καρδίᾱ kardiā, "heart" and grc -λογία -logia) is the branch of Internal medicine Herman Tarnower ( March 18, 1910 &ndash March 10, 1980) was a Cardiologist and the author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of Jean Harris (born Jean Struven in Cleveland Ohio on April 27, 1923) was the headmistress of The Madeira School for girls in McLean Virginia Later that year, Kingsley appeared in "Luxury Lounge", an episode on the HBO original series The Sopranos, playing himself getting an offer from Christopher Moltisanti and Carmine Lupertazzi into being casted on the fictional slasher film, Cleaver, which he turned down. " Luxury Lounge " is the seventy-second episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the seventh of the show's sixth season The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Carmine Lupertazzi Sr, played by Tony Lip, was the fictional Boss of the Brooklyn -based Lupertazzi crime family on the HBO The slasher film (sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies) is a Sub-genre Cleaver is a metafictional direct-to-DVD mafia - Slasher film &mdash described alternately as " Saw meets In 2007, Kingsley appeared as a Polish American mobster in the Mafia comedy You Kill Me, and was also slated to act out a Middle East oil minister to be assassinated in War, Inc.. A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent " Mobster " is a slang term for a person who participates in Organized crime, which is known as belonging to "the Mob" Mafia comedy films are a Sub-genre hybrid of Comedy films and crime / gangster films You Kill Me is a 2007 Mafia comedy Thriller film. Directed by John Dahl ( Kill Me Again, Red Rock West, War Inc is a dark Political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. An Indian Express story reported that Kingsley would appear as the "love guru" Osho in a film, of then-unknown title, due to be released in 2008. For bi-furicated southern edition see The New Indian Express The Indian Express is an Indian newspaper owned by Ramnath Goenka "Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain (रजनीश चन्द्र मोहन जैन (December 11 1931 – January 19 1990 also known as Acharya Rajneesh [11]
Honours
Kingsley was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2000. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. He was knighted in the 2001 New Years Honours list. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. On promotional material for the 2006 film Lucky Number Slevin, Kingsley was referred to as "Sir Ben Kingsley. Lucky Number Slevin, renamed for DVD as Lucky # Slevin (also known as The Wrong Man) is a 2006 crime Thriller " At first, the actor was singled out for some criticism, as such titles had generally come to be omitted from professional credits by that time. It was claimed that the inclusion of "Sir" was a mistake by a studio executive. In addition, in 2008, Kingsley was awarded the "Cinema for Peace Honorary Award", for the portrayal of the humanitarian role-models Simon Wiesenthal, Itzhak Stern and Gandhi. Cinema for Peace is an international charity-gala and a platform for peace and tolerance taking place annually at the Berlin International Film Festival, to the benefit
Personal life
Kingsley had four children as of the summer of 2007: Thomas Bhanji and artist Jasmin Bhanji by actress Angela Morant, and Edmund Kingsley and Ferdinand Kingsley, both of whom became actors, by theatrical director Alison Sutcliffe. Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟ born April 28 1974 better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress Angela Morant is a British actress She is remembered for playing Octavia Minor in the 1976 BBC Television adaptation of I Claudius Edmund Kingsley (born July 5 1982) is a British actor and writer the son of actor Ben Kingsley and director Alison Sutcliffe, and the brother Alison Sutcliffe is a prolific British theatre director who is the Bridge Project Director at the Bridge House Theatre Warwick. In 2005 he divorced German-born Alexandra Christmann, after pictures of her kissing another lover surfaced on the internet. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. [12] He currently lives in Spelsbury, England, where he has lived for over ten years. Spelsbury (ˈspɛlzb(əri locally) is a small English village in north-west Oxfordshire about one mile from Charlbury on a narrow hill between the Coldron and England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [13]
On September 3, 2007, Kingsley married Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, a Brazilian actress, in North Leigh, Oxfordshire. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius [14]
According to Quakernet. org, Kingsley is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. [15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | Gandhi | Mohandas Gandhi | Academy Award Win for Best Actor |
| 1983 | Betrayal | Robert | the film version of Harold Pinter's play |
| 1985 | Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe | Silas Marner | |
| Harem | Selim | ||
| 1986 | Turtle Diary | William Snow | screenplay by Harold Pinter |
| 1987 | The Secret of the Sahara (TV) | Sholomon | |
| Maurice | Lasker-Jones | ||
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Basil Pascali | |
| Without a Clue | Dr. Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Betrayal is Harold Pinter 's film adaptation of his semi-autobiographical 1978 play Betrayal. Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic Novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans which was first published in 1861 Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic Novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans which was first published in 1861 Harem is a 1985 French film starring Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley. Turtle Diary is a 1985 romantic - Drama film based on a novel of the same name by Russell Hoban. Maurice is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same title by E Pascali's Island is a novel by Barry Unsworth, first published in 1980 Without a Clue is a 1988 Comedy film starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. John Watson | ||
| Testimony - The Story of Shostakovich | Dmitri Shostakovich | ||
| 1989 | Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story | Simon Wiesenthal | |
| 1990 | The 5th Monkey | Cunda | |
| 1991 | Bugsy | Meyer Lansky | Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1992 | Sneakers | Cosmo | |
| Freddie as F.R.O.7 | Freddie The Frog | Voice | |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Bruce Pandolfini | |
| Dave | Vice President Gary Nance | ||
| Schindler's List | Itzhak Stern | ||
| 1994 | Death and the Maiden | Dr. Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ( Russian: ru Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович ( &ndash 9 August 1975 was a Russian Composer Simon Wiesenthal ( Buczacz, December 31, 1908 &ndash Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Jewish The 5th Monkey ( 1990) is a Drama film starring Ben Kingsley. Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Meyer Lansky (born Majer Suchowliński, July 4, 1902 &ndash January 15, 1983) was a gangster who with Charles Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sneakers is a 1992 caper Film directed by Phil Alden Robinson ( Field of Dreams) and written by Robinson Freddie as FRO7 is a 1992 British Animated film written and directed by Jon Acevski. Searching for Bobby Fischer is an acclaimed 1993 Film based on the life of prodigy Chess player Joshua Waitzkin, played Bruce Pandolfini is a Chess author teacher and coach He was famously portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer Dave is a 1993 Comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in Schindler's List is a Biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. Itzhak Stern ( January 25, 1901 - 1969 was a Jewish Accountant to German industrialist Oskar Schindler Death and the Maiden is a Drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play by Ariel Dorfman, a Chilean exile who escaped Roberto Miranda | |
| 1995 | Species | Xavier Fitch | |
| Joseph | Potiphar | ||
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Feste | from the play by William Shakespeare |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV) | Julian Messenger | |
| The Assignment | Amos | ||
| 1998 | The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV) | Sweeney Todd | Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actor |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland (TV) | Major Caterpillar | |
| The Confession | Harry Fertig | ||
| 2000 | What Planet Are YOU From? | Graydon | |
| Rules of Engagement | Ambassador Mourain | ||
| Islam: Empire of Faith | Narrator | voice only | |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story | Otto Frank | |
| Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor | |
| AI: Artificial Intelligence | Specialist | voice | |
| 2002 | The Triumph of Love | Hermocrates | Marivaux's play |
| Tuck Everlasting | Man in the Yellow Suit | ||
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Mr. Species is a 1995 Science fiction thriller by Roger Donaldson. The Bible Joseph is a German / Italian / American television movie from 1995 which tells the story of Joseph from the Old Testament. Potiphar (or Potifar) (; Egyptian origin p-di-p-rʿ; "he whom Ra gave Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by William Shakespeare ( baptised This article is about the 1997 Film. It is also a Dysphemism used within the Anti-war movement in place of " Weapons of mass destruction The Assignment is a 1997 spy Thriller film directed by Christian Duguay and starring Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 Television movie directed by John Schlesinger. Sweeney Todd is a semi-fictional character who first appeared as one of the Protagonists of a Penny dreadful serial entitled The String of Pearls Alice in Wonderland was a Television movie first broadcast in 1999 on NBC. The Confession is also the English title to the 1970 French-Italian film L'Aveu, as well as the title of a story written by French author What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 Comedy film starring Garry Shandling and Annette Bening. Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American movie starring Samuel L Islam Empire of Faith is a documentary series made in 2000 that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet Anne Frank The Whole Story (also known as Anne Frank) was a Mini-series based on the book Anne Frank The Biography by Melissa Müller Otto Heinrich Frank ( May 12, 1889 &ndash August 19, 1980) was the father of Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Sexy Beast is a 2000 British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and For the Broadway musical see Triumph of Love. The Triumph of Love is a 2001 Romantic comedy film, based Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, commonly referred to as Marivaux ( February 4, 1688 - February 12, 1763) was a French Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 film based on the Children's book of the same title by Natalie Babbitt published in 1975 House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 American Drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. Behrani | Academy Award nomination for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | "The Hood" | loosely based on the super-marionation programme created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson |
| Suspect Zero | Benjamin O'Ryan | ||
| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Charles Hatton | |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | ||
| Mrs. Harris | Herman Tarnower | ||
| BloodRayne | Kagan | ||
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Appearance as himself | Installment 72 - "Luxury Lounge" |
| Lucky Number Slevin | The Rabbi | ||
| 2007 | You Kill Me | Frank Falenczyk | |
| The Last Legion | Ambrosinus | ||
| The Ten Commandments | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Walken |
Upcoming films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Elegy | David Kepesh | awaiting release |
| Transsiberian | Grinko | awaiting release | |
| The Wackness | Dr. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Thunderbirds is a 2004 Science fiction - Adventure film based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s directed Supermarionation (a Blend of "super" "marionette" and "animation" is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production For a detailed article on collaborations with Sylvia Anderson see Sylvia and Gerry Anderson; the separated strands aren't working - GA is the common thread throughout For complete histories of her work with Gerry Anderson, and of AP Films/Century 21 Productions see the linked articles Suspect Zero is a 2004 thriller, directed by E Elias Merhige. A Sound of Thunder is a Science fiction Film released in 2005 directed by Peter Hyams. Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman Polanski. It is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Mrs Harris is a 2006 Television film, starring Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley, directed by Phyllis Nagy. Herman Tarnower ( March 18, 1910 &ndash March 10, 1980) was a Cardiologist and the author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of BloodRayne is a 2006 horror / Fantasy Film based on the eponymous Video game from Majesco and the game developer The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. " Luxury Lounge " is the seventy-second episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the seventh of the show's sixth season Lucky Number Slevin, renamed for DVD as Lucky # Slevin (also known as The Wrong Man) is a 2006 crime Thriller You Kill Me is a 2007 Mafia comedy Thriller film. Directed by John Dahl ( Kill Me Again, Red Rock West, The Last Legion is a 2007 movie directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others it is based on a 2003 Italian The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network ( MERLIN) is an Interferometer array of Radio telescopes spread across England and the The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce. War Inc is a dark Political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. Elegy is a 2008 drama directed by Spanish director Isabel Coixet and based on a Phillip Roth novel The Transsiberian is a neo-noir thriller directed by Brad Anderson, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18 The Wackness is a film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen and Olivia Thirlby. Squires | awaiting release | |
| The Love Guru | Guru Tugginmypudha | awaiting release | |
| Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Narrator (voice) | post-production | |
| Fifty Dead Men Walking | Martin McGartland | post-production | |
| 2009 | Ashecliffe | Dr. The Love Guru is a 2008 American Comedy film, directed by Marco Schnabel and starring Mike Myers and Jessica Noah's Ark The New Beginning is an upcoming Animated film featuring an ensemble voice cast Shutter Island, also known as "Ashecliffe" is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo John Cawley | filming;[16] |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time[17] | Nizam [18] | pre-production |
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- ^ Tatiana Siegel. "Kingsley signs on to 'Shutter Island'", Variety, 2007-12-03. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (2008-06-03). Simon Reynolds (born 1963 in London, England; raised in Hertfordshire) is an English Music critic who is well-known for his writings on 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Molina, Kingsley join 'Prince Of Persia'. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering
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External links
- Ben Kingsley at the Internet Movie Database
- Ben Kingsley at TV.com
- Interview, 9/27/05, Cinema Confidential
- Interview, 9/22/05, Dark Horizons
- Interview, 7/28/04, IGN Films
- Interview, 12/03, About.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Fonda for On Golden Pond |
Academy Award for Best Actor 1982 for Gandhi |
Succeeded by Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies |
| Preceded by William Warfield for Copland: A Lincoln Portrait |
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording 1985 for The Words of Gandhi |
Succeeded by Original Broadway cast of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kingsley, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bhanji, Krishna |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scarborough, Yorkshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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