Ben Kingsley filmography

Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born Krishna Bhanji; Gujarati:કૃષ્ણા પંડિત ભાણજી; 31 December 1943) is an English actor who has received numerous accolades in his career which spans over 5 decades, including a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award from four nominations. He is known for starring as Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi in 1982, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films Schindler's List (1993), Sexy Beast (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), Iron Man 3 (2013),[1] and The Jungle Book (2016).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972Fear Is the KeyRoyale
1982GandhiMahatma GandhiAcademy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor (also for Betrayal)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
1983BetrayalRobertEvening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor (also for Gandhi)
1985HaremSelim
1986Turtle DiaryWilliam Snow
1987MauriceLasker-Jones
1988Pascali's IslandBasil Pascali
Without a ClueDr. John Watson
Testimony — The Story of ShostakovichDmitri Shostakovich
1989SlipstreamAvatar
1990The 5th MonkeyCunda
A Violent LifeGovernor
1991BugsyMeyer LanskyNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Necessary LoveErnesto
1992SneakersCosmo
Freddie as F.R.O.7Freddie the FrogVoice
1993Searching for Bobby FischerBruce Pandolfini
DaveVice President Gary Nance
Schindler's ListItzhak SternEvening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1994Death and the MaidenDr. Roberto Miranda
1995SpeciesXavier Fitch
Moses (miniseries) Moses
1996Twelfth NightFeste
1997The AssignmentAmos
Photographing FairiesMinister Templeton
1999The ConfessionHarry Fertig
Parting ShotsRenzo Locatelli
CNN Millennium Narrator[2]
2000Spooky HouseThe Great Zamboni
What Planet Are You From?Graydon
Rules of EngagementAmbassador Mourain
Islam: Empire of FaithNarratorVoice
Documentary
Sexy BeastDon LoganBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
European Film Award for Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated—Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceSpecialistVoice
2002The Triumph of LoveHermocrates
Tuck EverlastingMan in the Yellow Suit
2003House of Sand and FogMassoud BehraniPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2004Thunderbirds"The Hood"
Suspect ZeroBenjamin O'Ryan
2005A Sound of ThunderCharles Hatton
Oliver TwistFagin
BloodRayneKaganNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
2006Lucky Number SlevinThe Rabbi
2007You Kill MeFrank FalenczykPrism Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
The Last LegionAmbrosinus
The Ten CommandmentsNarratorVoice
2008ElegyDavid KepeshNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
War, Inc.WalkenNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
The Love GuruGuru TugginmypudhaNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
The WacknessDr. SquiresNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
TranssiberianGrinko
China's Stolen ChildrenNarratorVoice
Documentary
Fifty Dead Men WalkingFergus
2009Noah's Ark: The New BeginningNarratorVoice
Journey to MeccaNarratorVoice
Documentary
2010Shutter IslandDr. John CawleyNominated—Scream Award for Best Supporting Actor
Teen PattiPerci Trachtenberg
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeNizam
1001 inventions and the library of secretsThe LibrarianShort Educational Film
2011HugoGeorges MélièsNominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
The Desert of Forbidden ArtNarratorVoice
Documentary
Beatles StoriesHimselfDocumentary
2012The DictatorTamir
A TherapyTherapistShort film
2013Iron Man 3Trevor Slattery / MandarinSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
Ender's GameMazer Rackham
A Common ManThe ManMadrid International Film Festival Award for Best Lead Actor
Walking with the EnemyRegent Horthy
The PhysicianIbn Sina
A Birder's Guide to EverythingLawrence Conrad
2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the KingTrevor SlatteryShort film
War StoryAlbert
The BoxtrollsArchibald SnatcherVoice
Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Learning to DriveDarwan
Stonehearst AsylumSilas Lamb
Exodus: Gods and KingsNun
Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombMerenkahre
Robot OverlordsRobin Smythe
2015Knight of CupsThe VoiceVoice
LifeJack L. Warner
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's CurseDrago the DragonVoice[3][4]
Unity[5]NarratorVoice
Documentary
Self/lessDamian
The WalkPapa Rudy
2016The Jungle BookBagheeraVoice[6]
CollideGeran
2017The Ottoman LieutenantGarrett Woodruff
SecurityCharlie
War MachineHamid Karzai
An Ordinary ManThe General
2018Backstabbing for BeginnersPasha
Operation FinaleAdolf Eichmann
Night HunterMichael Cooper
Intrigo: Death of an AuthorHenderson
2019The Red Sea Diving ResortEthan Levin
Spider in the WebAdereth
2021Locked DownSolomon
TBAThe Way of the WindPost-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1966Pardon the ExpressionRoyEpisode: "The Switched-On Scene"
OrlandoPeter Batterby6 episodes
1966–1967Coronation StreetRon Jenkins5 episodes
1973The AdventurerPierreEpisode: "The Good Book"
Play for TodayNaseemEpisode: "Hard Labour"
Full House"A Misfortune" Cast MemberEpisode: "13 January 1973"
Wessex TalesLord UplandtowersEpisode: "Barbara of the House of Grebe"
1974Antony and CleopatraThidiasTelevision film
1975The Love SchoolRosetti5 episodes
1976Dickens of LondonDr. John Elliotson2 episodes
1977Velvet GloveChakravartiEpisode: "The Warrior's Return"
1976–1979Crown CourtJeremy Leigh5 episodes
1978–1979BBC2 PlayhouseIvanov
Robert Cibrario
2 episodes
1982The Merry Wives of WindsorFrank FordTelevision film
1983KeanEdmund KeanTelevision film
1984CamilleDuvalTelevision film
Oxbridge BluesGeoff CravenEpisode: "Sleeps Six"
Nominated—CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series
1985Silas MarnerSilas MarnerTelevision movie
Nominated—BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
1986Stanley's VisionStanley SpencerTelevision film
1988The Secret of the SaharaSholomon4 episodes
Lenin: The TrainLeninTelevision film
1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StorySimon WiesenthalTelevision film
Golden Camera for Best International Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1991The War That Never EndsPericlesTelevision film
1995JosephPotipharTelevision film
Nominated—CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
MosesMosesTelevision film
1997Weapons of Mass DistractionJulian MessengerTelevision film
Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
1998The Tale of Sweeney ToddSweeney ToddTelevision film
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Crime and PunishmentPorfiryTelevision film
1999Alice in WonderlandMajor CaterpillarTelevision film
2001Anne Frank: The Whole StoryOtto Frank2 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated—American Film Institute TV Award for Actor of the Year – Male – Movie or Mini-Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2005Mrs. HarrisHerman TarnowerTelevision movie
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2006The SopranosHimselfEpisode: "Luxury Lounge"
2014Garfunkel & OatesHimselfEpisode: "The Fadeaway"
2015TutAy3 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2018Watership DownGeneral WoundwortVoice
4 episodes
2019Perpetual Grace, LTDPastor Byron Brown10 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1995Kiyeko and the Lost NightStorytellerVoice role
1997Ceremony of InnocenceVictor FrolattiVoice role
2010Fable IIISabineVoice role
Credited as Sir Ben Kingsley

References

  1. Johnston, Sheila (4 April 2009). "Ben Kingsley interview: dark soul of the knight". The Daily Telegraph (Review). pp. 10–11.
  2. Shales, Tom (1999-10-09). "A Journey Of aThousand Years". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  3. "Sir Ben Kingsley explores his animated side in 'The Boxtrolls'". winnipegsun.com. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  4. "'The Boxtrolls': Ben Kingsley Talks Voicing a Villain; Will Trevor Slattery Return?". screenrant.com. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  5. Dave McNary (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. "Ben Kingsley To Voice Bagheera In Disney's 'The Jungle Book'". Deadline. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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