Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

1943-12-31 Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK 169 Credits

Biography

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and received the Br...

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Deep Water

Deep Water

2026

Acting

An eclectic group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters...

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

2025

as Ibrahim Arif

Acting

Four septuagenarian friends who live in a retirement community and, led by a former spy, form the Thursday Murder Club to solve cold cases for fun. Bu...

The King of Kings

The King of Kings

2025

as High Priest Caiaphas (voice)

8.5
Acting

Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vi...

William Tell

William Tell

2025

as King Albrecht

6.0
Acting

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, de...

The Killer's Game

The Killer's Game

2024

as Zvi Rabinowitz

6.4
Acting

When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But wh...

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swa...

Poison

Poison

2023

as Dr. Ganderbai

6.9
Acting

When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

as Imdad Khan / Croupier

7.2
Acting

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

Jules

Jules

2023

as Milton Robinson

7.2
Acting

A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.

Dalíland

Dalíland

2022

as Dalí

6.2
Acting

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New Yor...

Dalíland

Dalíland

2022

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New Yor...

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

2022

as Self

10.0
Acting

Robin Williams. The comic genius with an electric mind, with a range of talent that left us breathless. The one who amazed and kept us entertained unt...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

as Trevor Slattery

7.5
Acting

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

Locked Down

Locked Down

2021

as Malcolm

5.2
Acting

During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive ...

The Medicine Buddha

The Medicine Buddha

2019

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Acting

This one-of-a-kind documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley is a profoundly cinematic portrait of the renowned Mongolian Buddhist...

Night Hunter

Night Hunter

2019

as Cooper

6.6
Acting

A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for severa...

The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019

as Ethan Levin

6.8
Acting

Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid r...

Spider in the Web

Spider in the Web

2019

as Adereth

4.9
Acting

A young operative is sent on a mission to follow an older agent who's behavior has come into question.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.3
Acting

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...

Inside The Operation

2018

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at Operation Finale.

Who Killed British Cinema?

Who Killed British Cinema?

2018

as Self

5.0
Acting

A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK structures past, present and currently for the future...

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Intrigo: Death of an Author

2018

as Henderson

5.3
Acting

A young author comes into possession of a manuscript sent by critically acclaimed writer, Germund Rein, shortly before he commits suicide.

Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

Schindler's List: 25 Years Later

2018

as Self

Acting

Perhaps Steven Spielberg's best movie! The amazing story of Oskar Schindler, who saved more than 3500 Jews from death during World War II. He bribed t...

Operation Finale

Operation Finale

2018

as Adolf Eichmann

6.7
Acting

In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argent...

Backstabbing for Beginners

Backstabbing for Beginners

2018

as Pasha

6.2
Acting

An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve h...

An Ordinary Man

An Ordinary Man

2017

as The General

6.3
Acting

A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6
Acting

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

War Machine

War Machine

2017

as President Karzai

5.6
Acting

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

The Ottoman Lieutenant

The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017

as Woodruff

6.1
Acting

Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lilli...

Security

Security

2017

as Charlie

6.3
Acting

An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. O...

Of Dogs and Men

Of Dogs and Men

2016

as The Caller (voice)

Acting

Of Dogs and Men explores the lengths people will go to change their station in life, and whether the path to survival is to betray-or to adopt the tra...

Collide

Collide

2016

as Geran

5.5
Acting

An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autoba...

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016

as Bagheera (voice)

6.9
Acting

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentative steps on the road to success. Long before they w...

The Walk

The Walk

2015

as Papa Rudy

7.0
Acting

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

2015

as Storyteller (voice)

5.7
Acting

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in...

Life

Life

2015

as Jack Warner

6.0
Acting

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...

Self/less

Self/less

2015

as Damian

6.4
Acting

An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy you...

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

2015

as Drago (Voice)

5.4
Acting

When aspiring knight Gareth goes in search of a fallen comet rumored to contain gold, he is shocked to instead find the dragon Drago. After Drago save...

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

as Merenkahre

6.2
Acting

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on...

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

as Nun

5.9
Acting

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its ter...

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

2014

as Silas Lamb

6.9
Acting

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea ...

Robot Overlords

Robot Overlords

2014

as Robin Smythe

4.8
Acting

Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014

as Snatcher (voice)

6.7
Acting

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the ...

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

as Self

4.8
Acting

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive

2014

as Darwan

6.2
Acting

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company ...

Walking with the Enemy

Walking with the Enemy

2014

as Regent Miklos Horthy

6.4
Acting

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hu...

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

2014

as Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin

6.7
Acting

A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

War Story

War Story

2014

as Albert

4.2
Acting

Lee is a world-weary American woman who arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, incessant smoking and her disregard of the persisten...

The Physician

The Physician

2013

as Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

7.3
Acting

England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many ye...

Ender's Game

Ender's Game

2013

as Mazer Rackham

6.6
Acting

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in t...

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...

A Common Man

A Common Man

2013

as The Man

5.7
Acting

A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.

A Birder's Guide to Everything

A Birder's Guide to Everything

2013

as Lawrence Konrad

5.9
Acting

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes...

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

2013

as Trevor Slattery

6.9
Acting

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

2012

as Narrator

Acting

The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the moder...

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

2012

as Self

Acting

Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of South...

A Therapy

A Therapy

2012

as Therapist

5.3
Acting

Short by Roman Polanski shot for Prada.

The Dictator

The Dictator

2012

as Tamir

6.2
Acting

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

This documentary looks back at the history of automata but also briefly examines the design of the automaton seen in the film "Hugo."

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

The cast and crew of "Hugo" discuss the process of adapting the book to screen, the work of director Martin Scorsese, the story's themes, the origins ...

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

2012

as Self

Acting

A look back at the life, style and influences of the famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and an examination of his role in the story of "Hugo."

Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

A humorous short piece that looks at Sacha Baron Cohen's approach to his role in the film "Hugo."

Hugo

Hugo

2011

as Georges Méliès

7.2
Acting

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the statio...

The Desert of Forbidden Art

The Desert of Forbidden Art

2011

as Voice

4.7
Acting

How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or G...

Aral, the Lost Sea

2010

2.7
Acting

Documentary produced for the We Are Water Foundation, on the ecological disaster of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Aral was just 50 years ago, the four...

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

2010

as Narrator

6.4
Acting

Walking With Destiny highlights Churchill's years in the political wilderness, his early opposition to Adolf Hitler and Nazism, and his support for Je...

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

2010

as Self

8.0
Acting

This thoughtful, often fascinating featurette focuses on the psychiatric aspects of "Shutter Island" and how consultant James Gilligan counseled the a...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

as Nizam

6.3
Acting

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable ...

Teen Patti

Teen Patti

2010

as Perci Trachtenberg

3.8
Acting

A professor uses the three-card game to prove his probability thesis. He involves some of his students on his research and later realizes it was a big...

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010

as Dr. Cawley

8.2
Acting

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his ...

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

2010

as Al-Jazari / Librarian

5.5
Acting

Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of 'The Dark Ages'. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingeniou...

Journey to Mecca

Journey to Mecca

2009

as Narrator

6.3
Acting

The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Ba...

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking

2008

as Fergus

6.3
Acting

It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the...

Elegy

Elegy

2008

as David Kepesh

6.3
Acting

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Casti...

The Wackness

The Wackness

2008

as Dr. Squires

6.4
Acting

Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions wit...

The Love Guru

The Love Guru

2008

as Guru Tugginmypuddha

4.1
Acting

Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skill...

War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008

as Walken / The Viceroy

5.5
Acting

In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the Unite...

TransSiberian

TransSiberian

2008

as Grinko

6.4
Acting

A TransSiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious p...

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

2007

as Narrator (voice)

5.6
Acting

This vibrantly animated feature recounts the biblical epic of the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Ten Commandments. Led by the word of God, Moses challen...

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

2007

7.7
Acting

"I Have Never Forgotten You" is a comprehensive look at the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter and humanitarian. Narrated by A...

The Last Legion

The Last Legion

2007

as Ambrosinus

5.6
Acting

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

You Kill Me

You Kill Me

2007

as Frank Falenczyk

6.1
Acting

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return ...

C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

2006

as Self

6.2
Acting

A documentary about the life and faith of C.S. Lewis and his inspiration for the Chronicles of Narnia, only available on the 4-disc extended edition D...

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

2006

as Self

Acting

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

2006

as Self

Acting
50 Films to See Before You Die

50 Films to See Before You Die

2006

as Self

8.5
Acting

Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled ...

Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

2006

as Herman Tarnower

5.9
Acting

Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean ...

Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

as The Rabbi

7.5
Acting

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get ...

The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

The Life and Faith of CS Lewis

2006

Acting

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, this multi-award-winning program is the most complete portrait of C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), widely known ...

Peace Is Every Step

2005

as Narrator

Acting

The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored in this biographical documentary. For more than 50...

BloodRayne

BloodRayne

2005

as Kagan

4.1
Acting

In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid Rayne escapes and plots to take down her father, ...

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005

as Fagin

6.7
Acting

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who a...

A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder

2005

as Charles Hatton

4.9
Acting

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

as Self

10.0
Acting
Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero

2004

as Benjamin O'Ryan

5.5
Acting

A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

2004

as The Hood

5.0
Acting

Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton),...

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

as Self

6.5
Acting

Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with ...

House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

2003

as Behrani

7.2
Acting

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. ...

Unlikely Heroes

Unlikely Heroes

2003

as Narrator

7.3
Acting

For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and a few isolated acts throughout W...

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

Acting

Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as act...

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

as Self

Acting

Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).

Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land

2003

as Narrator

Acting

Relive Helenas journey as she discovers the land of Jesus.

Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting

2002

as Man in the Yellow Suit

6.6
Acting

Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater ...

Spooky House

Spooky House

2002

as The Great Zamboni

5.9
Acting

A magician with a mysterious secret lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an old mansion rigged with magic tricks and hidden chamb...

The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love

2001

as Hermocrates

6.2
Acting

A princess is determined to restore her homeland's throne to its rightful heir, a young prince with whom she falls in love.

The Making of Sexy Beast

The Making of Sexy Beast

2001

as Self

Acting

A brief promotional featurette about the film including comments from most of the cast, as well as from director Jonathan Glazer.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

as Specialist (voice)

7.0
Acting

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...

Islam: Empire of Faith

Islam: Empire of Faith

2001

as Self - Narrator

8.4
Acting

Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empir...

Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

2000

as Don Logan

7.0
Acting

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shat...

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000

as Ambassador Mourain

6.2
Acting

A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

2000

as Graydon

5.5
Acting

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their...

A Force More Powerful

1999

as Narator

9.0
Acting

A Force More Powerful is a 1999 feature-length documentary film and a 2000 PBS series written and directed by Steve York about non-violent resistance ...

Parting Shots

Parting Shots

1999

as Renzo Locatelli

5.6
Acting

Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he ...

The Confession

The Confession

1999

as Harry Fertig

5.7
Acting

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk respon...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Major Caterpillar

6.2
Acting

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy W...

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1998

as Magistrate Porfiry

6.5
Acting

This is the story of Rodya Raskalnikov (Patrick Dempsey), an intellectual who is suspended from University and is living in poverty in 19th century Ru...

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

1998

as Sweeney Todd

5.7
Acting

The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned me...

The Assignment

The Assignment

1997

as Amos

6.4
Acting

Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over...

Photographing Fairies

Photographing Fairies

1997

as Rev. Templeton

5.7
Acting

Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photogra...

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Julian Messenger

5.1
Acting

As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations ...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1996

as Feste

6.9
Acting

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman ...

Species

Species

1995

as Xavier Fitch

6.0
Acting

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on ho...

Joseph

Joseph

1995

as Potifar

8.2
Acting

Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Jo...

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden

1994

as Dr. Roberto Miranda

7.1
Acting

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994

as Self

Acting

A documentary about actor Michael Caine. Narrated by Caine himself, it includes interviews of his family, friends and colleagues and clips from some o...

Liberation

Liberation

1994

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

Liberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler's genoci...

Schindler's List

Schindler's List

1993

as Itzhak Stern

8.6
Acting

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during ...

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

as Bruce Pandolfini

7.1
Acting

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Dave

Dave

1993

as Vice-President Nance

6.7
Acting

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre...

Sneakers

Sneakers

1992

as Cosmo

6.9
Acting

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'b...

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as Freddie (voice)

5.0
Acting

The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt Messina and hired by British Intelligence to solve...

Bugsy

Bugsy

1991

as Meyer Lansky

6.4
Acting

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitat...

Necessary Love

Necessary Love

1991

9.2
Acting

In the 19th century Europe, an aging scheming couple decides to manipulate and seduce a couple of young newlyweds in love, just for the fun of it.

Rabbit Ears - Moses the Lawgiver

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

This is the miraculous story of how Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God atop Mt. Sinai and leads the Israelites across the Red Sea on their f...

Rabbit Ears - The Tiger and the Brahmin

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

When a Brahmin accidentally releases a tiger, the tiger is bent on eating the Brahmin. However, a clever jackal is the one who helps the Brahmin in hi...

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

as Pericles

1.0
Acting

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and o...

The Fifth Monkey

The Fifth Monkey

1990

as Cunda

9.0
Acting

When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is s...

The Children

The Children

1990

as Martin Boyne

3.8
Acting

Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new relati...

Cellini: A Violent Life

Cellini: A Violent Life

1990

as Governatore

4.8
Acting

The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked ...

Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train

1990

as Lenin

6.2
Acting

March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zürich Germany and...

Romeo.Juliet

Romeo.Juliet

1990

as Father Capulet (voice)

5.0
Acting

The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a boat to set sail for the new world. It has not been ...

The Making of Slipstream

The Making of Slipstream

1989

Acting

The making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream

Slipstream

Slipstream

1989

as Avatar

4.5
Acting

In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of t...

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989

as Simon Wiesenthal

6.6
Acting

A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation ...

Testimony

Testimony

1988

as Dmitri Shostakovich

4.5
Acting

The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

1988

as Basil Pascali

6.4
Acting

1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archaeologist appears, who ...

Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988

as Dr. John Watson

6.6
Acting

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he ha...

Maurice

Maurice

1987

as Lasker-Jones

7.6
Acting

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

Silas Marner

Silas Marner

1985

as Silas Marner

5.6
Acting

Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stole...

Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

1985

as William Snow

6.5
Acting

Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd,...

Harem

Harem

1985

as Selim

4.4
Acting

Diane is a sophisticated trainee on the New York Stock Exchange who is suddenly kidnapped and held captive in a North African desert hideaway by Selim...

To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985

as Self

Acting

Documentary examination of the role of Hamlet, in which ten prominent actors who have played the part discuss Hamlet's personality, Shakespeare's play...

Camille

Camille

1984

as Duval

5.6
Acting

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hop...

Schindler

Schindler

1983

as Self - Narrator (2019) (voice)

8.0
Acting

The true story of German-Czech businessman Oskar Schindler (1908-74) as told by some of the Jews — more than a thousand people — whose lives he saved ...

Betrayal

Betrayal

1983

as Robert

5.8
Acting

An affair between a literary agent and his best friend's wife, unfolding in reverse-chronological order.

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

1983

as Self

Acting

The making of the film Gandhi (1982).

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Frank Ford

8.0
Acting

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. Wh...

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Mahatma Gandhi

7.6
Acting

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian ...

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

1979

as Ivanov

Acting

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Sov...

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1975

as Thidias

7.0
Acting

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Hard Labour

Hard Labour

1973

as Naseem

6.5
Acting

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

Fear Is the Key

Fear Is the Key

1972

as Royale

5.9
Acting

A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.

Desert Warrior

N/A

as Emperor Kisra

Acting

An honorable and mysterious rogue, known as Hanzala, makes himself an enemy of the Emperor Kisra after he helps a fugitive king and princess in the de...

Mary

N/A

as King Herod

Acting

Under the reign of terror of Herod the Great and against all odds, Mary and Joseph survive as young parents in one of the most treacherous times in hi...

The Way of the Wind

The Way of the Wind

N/A

Acting

A dramatization of several episodes in the life of Christ.