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Ben Kingsley


Ben Kingsley was born in England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was of Gujrati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was British. 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 ... See full bio »
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Won 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 48 nominations. See more awards »

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 2015 Tut (TV Mini-Series) (announced)
Ay (2015)
 2014 A Doll's House (pre-production)
Doctor Rank
 2014 King Tut (TV Mini-Series) (pre-production)
Ay (2014)
 2015 Life (post-production)
Jack Warner
 2014/I Autobahn (post-production)
Geran
 2014 Robot Overlords (completed)
Robin Smythe
 2014 Stonehearst Asylum
Silas Lamb
 2014 Jaguar: Rendezvous (Short)
 2014 War Story
Albert
 2013 Walking with the Enemy
Regent Horthy
 2010-2013 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series)
Stanley Wilson
- Episode #9.122 (2013)
- Episode #8.84 (2011)
- Episode #6.166 (2010) ... Stanley Wilson (uncredited)
 2013 A Common Man
The Man
 2013 A Birder's Guide to Everything
Lawrence Konrad
 2012 A Therapy (Short)
Psychiatrist
 2012 The Dictator
Tamir
 2012/III Noah
Narrator (voice)
 2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Sabine (voice)
 2010 Aral. El mar perdido (Short) (voice)
 2010 Teen Patti
Perci Trachtenberg
 2010 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (Short)
Al-Jazari / Librarian
 2009 Journey to Mecca
Narrator
 2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking
Fergus
 2008/I Elegy
David Kepesh
 2006 Jackanory (TV Series)
 2006 Lucky Number Slevin
The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 2005 BloodRayne
Kagan
 2005 Mrs. Harris (TV Movie)
Herman Tarnower
 2005 A Sound of Thunder
Charles Hatton (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
 2003 Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land (Video)
Narrator
 2002 Spooky House
The Great Zamboni
 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
 1999 The Confession
Harry Fertig
 1998 Crime and Punishment (TV Movie)
Porfiry
 1997 Photographing Fairies
Reverend Templeton
 1997 The Assignment
Amos
 1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction (TV Movie)
Julian Messenger
 1995 Moses (TV Movie)
Moses
 1995 Joseph in Egypt (TV Movie)
Potiphar
 1992 Sneakers
Cosmo
 1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie (voice)
 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
 1989 Slipstream
Avatar
 1988 Lenin: The Train (TV Movie)
Lenin
 1988 Pascali's Island
Basil Pascali
 1988 The Secret of the Sahara (TV Mini-Series)
Sholomon
 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
 1978-1979 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Ivanov / Robert Cibrario
- Thank You, Comrades (1978) ... Robert Cibrario
 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
 1974 2nd House (TV Series)
- Athol Fugard (1974)
 1974 Antony and Cleopatra (TV Movie)
Thidias
 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
 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 Pardon the Expression (TV Series)
Roy
- The Switched-On Scene (1966) ... Roy
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Other Works:

He acted in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of John Vanbrugh's play, "The Relapse," at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Donald Sinden, Janet Suzman, Patrick Stewart, Charles Thomas, Susan Fleetwood, Alan Howard, Frances de la Tour, David Waller, Lila Kaye, Roy Kinnear, and Roger Rees in the cast. Trevor Nunn... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 6 Interviews | 13 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Ben Kingsley

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Hailee Steinfeld] She's very focused, very mature in her work, and I can see her simply going from strength to strength. She's very well-rooted in her craft. There's nothing woolly or peripheral about her. See more »

Trivia:

Awarded a "star" (#2410) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Offering their support at the event were his son Edmund Kingsley, wife Daniela Lavender, friends Bruce Willis and Jerry Bruckheimer. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn