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Mar 2, 2024 · This article is more than 2 months old. Interview. Sir Ben Kingsley: ‘Any door that leads the younger generation to me is wonderful’. Rich Pelley. The actor, 80, describes his roles in Iron...
- Early life
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Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor, ...
Kingsley first earned international fame for his performance in the drama movie Gandhi (1982). His performance as Mohandas K. Gandhi earned him international fame. He won many awards - including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also won Golden Globe, BAFTA and London Film Critics' Circle Awards. After acting in Gandhi (1982), Ben was recognized ...
In 2002, Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's New Years Honours for his services to drama. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. That same year, he also received the Fellowship Award at the Asian Awards in London, England.
- December 31, 1943
Apr 29, 2024 · Ben Kingsley, British actor recognized for playing a wide range of roles, including that of the title character in Gandhi (1982), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor. He also appeared in such critically acclaimed films as Schindler’s List (1993) and Sexy Beast (2000).
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Jul 30, 2022 · As a young child, Kingsley received a round of applause for something he hadn't actually done, though this incident inspired him to make many applause-worthy achievements later in life.
Nov 26, 2011 · SBK: I don’t know whether I glimpsed it when I was very young, or whether it’s Marty’s piecing together of them, but the Powell-Pressburger films were amazing. There’s something about the purity of performance and narrative and the scope of the myth that they embrace.
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Dec 30, 2023 · But the young performer rather chose to join the Royal Shakespeare Company and was a theater actor for the next 15 years. He also took on minor television and film roles before his breakthrough...
Nov 26, 2012 · North Yorkshire born actor Sir Ben Kingsley began his career in the theatre. Having been turned down by the prestigious London acting school RADA in 1965, he was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company two years later.
