Ben Kingsley

Actor | Executive Producer | Creator

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; December 31, 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, he received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed En...

Place of Birth: Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Date of Birth: Dec 31, 1943

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Filmography

Actor (178 Known Credits)

Jules

Milton Robinson

Poison

Dr. Ganderbai

Marvel Studios Legends

Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Trevor Slattery

Marvel Studios Assembled

Self

Locked Down

Malcolm

Night Hunter

Cooper

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Ethan Levin

Spider in the Web

Adereth

Perpetual Grace LTD

Pastor Byron “Pa” Brown

The Medicine Buddha

Narration

An Ordinary Man

The General

Backstabbing for Beginners

Pasha

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Henderson

Operation Finale

Adolf Eichmann

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Himself

Watership Down

General Woundwort (voice)

Who Killed British Cinema?

Himself

All or Nothing: Manchester City

Narrator

War Machine

President Karzai

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Woodruff

Charlie

Himself

Geran

Bagheera (voice)

The Caller (voice)

Self

(voice)

Damian

Robin Smythe

Papa Rudy

Jack Warner

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Drago (Voice)

Unity

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Tut

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Nun

The Boxtrolls

Archibald Snatcher (voice)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Merenkahre

Stonehearst Asylum

Silas Lamb

War Story

Albert

And the Oscar Goes To...

Himself - Interviewee

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Trevor Slattery

Walking with the Enemy

Regent Miklos Horthy

Learning to Drive

Darwan

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Himself

Ben Kingsley

Trevor Slattery

Mazer Rackham

The Man

Ibn Sina

A Birder's Guide to Everything

Lawrence Konrad

Muse of Fire

Himself

The Dictator

Tamir

A Therapy

Therapist

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

Narrator

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Himself

The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'

Self

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

Self

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Self

Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime

Self

Hugo

Georges Méliès

The Desert of Forbidden Art

Voice

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Nizam

Shutter Island

Dr. John Cawley

तीन पत्ती

Perci Trachtenberg

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Narrator

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

Al-Jazari / Librarian

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse

Self

Narrator

Grinko

David Kepesh

Guru Tugginmypuddha

Walken / The Viceroy

Dr. Squires

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fergus

Frank Falenczyk

Ambrosinus

Narrator (voice)

Self

The Rabbi

Herman Tarnower

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

Self

C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia

Himself

50 Films to See Before You Die

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Fagin

Charles Hatton

Kagan

Narrator

Benjamin O'Ryan

The Hood

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Self

House of Sand and Fog

Behrani

Unlikely Heroes

Narrator

Tuck Everlasting

Man in the Yellow Suit

Spooky House

The Great Zamboni

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Specialist (voice)

Sexy Beast

Don Logan

The Triumph of Love

Hermocrates

Islam: Empire of Faith

Himself - Narrator

Islam: Empire of Faith

Narrator

Anne Frank: The Whole Story

Otto Frank

What Planet Are You From?

Graydon

Ambassador Mourain

Himself

Ben Kingsley

Major Caterpillar

Harry Fertig

A Force More Powerful

Narator

Parting Shots

Renzo Locatelli

CNN Millennium

Narrator

Crime and Punishment

Porfiry

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

The Assignment

Amos

Photographing Fairies

Rev. Templeton

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Julian Messenger

Feste

Potifar

Xavier Fitch

Potifar

Inside the Actors Studio

Self

Death and the Maiden

Dr. Roberto Miranda

Liberation

Narrator

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Self

Schindler's List

Itzhak Stern

Dave

Vice-President Nance

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Bruce Pandolfini

Cosmo

Freddie (voice)

Meyer Lansky

Lenin

Martin Boyne

Cunda

Governatore

Father Capulet (voice)

Slipstream

Avatar

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Simon Wiesenthal

Without a Clue

Dr. John Watson

Pascali's Island

Basil Pascali

Testimony

Dimitri Shostakovich

The Secret of the Sahara

Sholomon

Lenin

Lasker-Jones

Selim

William Snow

Ben Kingsley

Duval

Geoff Craven

Robert

Schindler: The Documentary

Self - Narrator (2019) (voice)

The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Self

Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Frank Ford

Wanna bet, that..?

Self

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Ivanov

Dr. John Elliotson

Thidias

Ivanov

Robert Cibrario

Naseem

Royale

Pierre

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

himself

Orlando

Peter Batterby

Pardon the Expression

Roy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Duval

himself

King Herod

Salvador Dali

self

Religion of the World

Narrator

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Imdad Khan

Wonder Man

Trevor Slattery

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Desert Warrior

Emperor Kisra

Jules (2023)

Milton Robinson

Poison (2023)

Dr. Ganderbai

Marvel Studios Legends (2021 - 2023)

Trevor Slattery / The Mandarin (archive footage)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Trevor Slattery

Marvel Studios Assembled (2021)

Self

Locked Down (2021)

Malcolm

Night Hunter (2019)

Cooper

The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)

Ethan Levin

Spider in the Web (2019)

Adereth

Perpetual Grace LTD (2019)

Pastor Byron “Pa” Brown

The Medicine Buddha (2019)

Narration

An Ordinary Man (2018)

The General

Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

Pasha

Intrigo: Death of an Author (2018)

Henderson

Operation Finale (2018)

Adolf Eichmann

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

Himself

Watership Down (2018)

General Woundwort (voice)

Who Killed British Cinema? (2018)

Himself

All or Nothing: Manchester City (2018)

Narrator

War Machine (2017)

President Karzai

The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

Woodruff

Security (2017)

Charlie

Spielberg (2017)

Himself

Collide (2016)

Geran

The Jungle Book (2016)

Bagheera (voice)

Of Dogs and Men (2016)

The Caller (voice)

Lip Sync Battle (2015 - 2019)

Self

Knight of Cups (2015)

(voice)

Self/less (2015)

Damian

Robot Overlords (2015)

Robin Smythe

The Walk (2015)

Papa Rudy

Life (2015)

Jack Warner

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)

Drago (Voice)

Unity (2015)

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Tut (2015)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014 - 2020)

Self

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Nun

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Archibald Snatcher (voice)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Merenkahre

Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

Silas Lamb

War Story (2014)

Albert

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Himself - Interviewee

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)

Trevor Slattery

Walking with the Enemy (2014)

Regent Miklos Horthy

Learning to Drive (2014)

Darwan

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

Himself

Garfunkel and Oates (2014)

Ben Kingsley

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Trevor Slattery

Ender's Game (2013)

Mazer Rackham

A Common Man (2013)

The Man

The Physician (2013)

Ibn Sina

A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)

Lawrence Konrad

Muse of Fire (2013)

Himself

The Dictator (2012)

Tamir

A Therapy (2012)

Therapist

It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl (2012)

Narrator

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)

Himself

The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo' (2012)

Self

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès (2012)

Self

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012)

Self

Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime (2012)

Self

Hugo (2011)

Georges Méliès

The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011)

Voice

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Nizam

Shutter Island (2010)

Dr. John Cawley

तीन पत्ती (2010)

Perci Trachtenberg

Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny (2010)

Narrator

1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (2010)

Al-Jazari / Librarian

Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse (2010)

Self

Journey to Mecca (2009)

Narrator

Transsiberian (2008)

Grinko

Elegy (2008)

David Kepesh

The Love Guru (2008)

Guru Tugginmypuddha

War, Inc. (2008)

Walken / The Viceroy

The Wackness (2008)

Dr. Squires

Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

Fergus

You Kill Me (2007)

Frank Falenczyk

The Last Legion (2007)

Ambrosinus

The Ten Commandments (2007)

Narrator (voice)

The One Show (2006 - 2019)

Self

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

The Rabbi

Mrs. Harris (2006)

Herman Tarnower

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel (2006)

Self

C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia (2006)

Himself

50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005 - 2014)

Self

Oliver Twist (2005)

Fagin

A Sound of Thunder (2005)

Charles Hatton

BloodRayne (2005)

Kagan

Peace Is Every Step (2005)

Narrator

Suspect Zero (2004)

Benjamin O'Ryan

Thunderbirds (2004)

The Hood

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

Self

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

Behrani

Unlikely Heroes (2003)

Narrator

Tuck Everlasting (2002)

Man in the Yellow Suit

Spooky House (2002)

The Great Zamboni

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Specialist (voice)

Sexy Beast (2001)

Don Logan

The Triumph of Love (2001)

Hermocrates

Islam: Empire of Faith (2001)

Himself - Narrator

Islam: Empire of Faith (2001)

Narrator

Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)

Otto Frank

What Planet Are You From? (2000)

Graydon

Rules of Engagement (2000)

Ambassador Mourain

Rove (1999 - 2009)

Himself

The Sopranos (1999 - 2007)

Ben Kingsley

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Major Caterpillar

The Confession (1999)

Harry Fertig

A Force More Powerful (1999)

Narator

Parting Shots (1999)

Renzo Locatelli

CNN Millennium (1999)

Narrator

Crime and Punishment (1998)

Porfiry

The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)

Sweeney Todd

The Assignment (1997)

Amos

Photographing Fairies (1997)

Rev. Templeton

Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)

Julian Messenger

Twelfth Night (1996)

Feste

Joseph (1995)

Potifar

Moses (1995)

Moses

Species (1995)

Xavier Fitch

Joseph (1995)

Potifar

Inside the Actors Studio (1994 - 2018)

Self

Death and the Maiden (1994)

Dr. Roberto Miranda

Liberation (1994)

Narrator

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994)

Self

Schindler's List (1993)

Itzhak Stern

Dave (1993)

Vice-President Nance

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Bruce Pandolfini

Sneakers (1992)

Cosmo

Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)

Freddie (voice)

Bugsy (1991)

Meyer Lansky

Lenin: The Train (1990)

Lenin

The Children (1990)

Martin Boyne

O Quinto Macaco (1990)

Cunda

Una vita scellerata (1990)

Governatore

Romeo.Juliet (1990)

Father Capulet (voice)

Slipstream (1989)

Avatar

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)

Simon Wiesenthal

Without a Clue (1988)

Dr. John Watson

Pascali's Island (1988)

Basil Pascali

Testimony (1988)

Dimitri Shostakovich

The Secret of the Sahara (1988)

Sholomon

Lenin... The Train (1988)

Lenin

Maurice (1987)

Lasker-Jones

Harem (1985)

Selim

Silas Marner (1985)

Silas Marner

Turtle Diary (1985)

William Snow

To Be Hamlet (1985)

Ben Kingsley

Camille (1984)

Duval

Oxbridge Blues (1984)

Geoff Craven

Betrayal (1983)

Robert

Schindler: The Documentary (1983)

Self - Narrator (2019) (voice)

The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)

Self

Gandhi (1982)

Mahatma Gandhi

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

Frank Ford

Wanna bet, that..? (1981 - 2011)

Self

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)

Ivanov

Dickens Of London (1976)

Dr. John Elliotson

Antony and Cleopatra (1975)

Thidias

Playhouse (1974 - 1981)

Ivanov

Playhouse (1974 - 1981)

Robert Cibrario

Hard Labour (1973)

Naseem

Fear Is the Key (1972)

Royale

The Adventurer (1972)

Pierre

Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966 - 2019)

himself

Orlando (1965 - 1968)

Peter Batterby

Pardon the Expression (1965 - 1966)

Roy

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951 - 2011)

Duval

Bambi Awards (1948 - 2018)

himself

Mary

King Herod

Dali Land

Salvador Dali

Seitenblicke

self

Religion of the World

Narrator

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Imdad Khan

Wonder Man

Trevor Slattery

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Desert Warrior

Emperor Kisra

Executive Producer (1 Known Credits)

Dali Land

Executive Producer

Dali Land

Executive Producer

Creator (2 Known Credits)

Lenin... The Train

Creator

Religion of the World

Creator

Lenin... The Train (1988)

Creator

Religion of the World

Creator

Age At Time Of Release

Lucky Number Slevin

Oliver Twist

Schindler's List

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Gandhi

Ben Kingsley

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