Ben Kingsley Net Worth

Krishna Bhanji net worth is
$70 Million

Krishna Pandit Bhanji was born on the 31st December 1943, in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, but is best known to the world under his stage name Ben Kingsley, and is an Oscar-winning actor, best known for his roles in “Gandhi” (1982), “Bugsy”, “Schindler’s List”, “Sexy Beast” and “House of Sand and Fog”, among many others. Kingsley has won a Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and most importantly an  Oscar, also received three additional Oscar nominations. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1966.

Have you ever wondered how rich Ben Kingsley is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ben Kingsley’s net worth is as high as $70 million, an amount earned through his successful career as an actor. In addition to being extremely popular on screen, he has also worked in the theatre which has added to his wealth.

Ben Kingsley Net Worth $70 Million

Krishna Bhanji was born to a Kenyan father Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a doctor, and English mother Anna Lyna Mary, an actress and model. He grew up near Manchester, and went to Manchester Grammar School, then Pendleton College before studying at the University of Salford. At this point, Bhanji decided to change his name to Ben Kingsley, to have a better chance of landing roles in theatre and on television.

He started working in theatre in 1966, and the same year made his television debut in the TV series “Pardon the Expression”, and then in “Orlando” (1966) and “Coronation Street” (1966-1967), which helped him build his career, and also establish his net worth. Kingsley made a break from TV to play on stage, so he made his London West End theatre debut, and although had an offer to pursue a career in the music industry, so remained working on the stage for the next 15 years.

In the meantime, Kingsley did appear in a couple of TV movies, such as “Fear Is the Key” (1972), and “Antony and Cleopatra” (1974), but his most distinguished role came in 1982, when director Sir Richard Attenborough selected him to play the title role in “Gandhi”, a part which changed his career for good, as the film was not only successful at the box office in many countries, and for Ben’s net worth, but also won eight Oscars including for Best Actor in Leading Role for Ben.

So Kingsley became an international sta,r and was subsequently cast in numerous blockbuster movies. During the ’80’s, Kingsley had leading roles in “Betrayal” with Jeremy Irons and Patricia Hodge, “Turtle Diary” (1985), “Silas Marner” (1985), “Without a Clue” (1985) with Michael Caine, “Testimony” (1988), “Lenin: The Train” (1988), and “Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story” (1989), which all helped to considerably increase his net worth. He received an Oscar nomination for portraying infamous gangster Meyer Lansky in Barry Livingston’s “Bugsy” (1991) co-starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and Harvey Keitel, increasing further his real as well as net worth.

Kingsley also appeared in “Sneakers” (1992) with Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd and Sidney Poitier, “Searching for Bobby Fischer” (1993), and was a supporting actor in Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” (1993) starring Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. He continued with notable roles in Roman Polanski’s “Death and the Maiden” (1994) with Sigourney Weaver and Stuart Wilson, “Joseph” (1995), “Moses” (1995), and “The Assignment” (1997) with Aidan Quinn and Donald Sutherland, all adding funds to his overall wealth.

Towards the end of the ’90s, Kingsley had several more parts, significantly in  “The Tale of Sweeney Todd” (1997), “Crime and Punishment” (1998), and “Alice in Wonderland” (1999). In 2000, Kingsley received another Oscar nomination for playing the role of psychotic bully Don Logan in Jonathan Glazer’s “Sexy Beast”, with Ray Winstone and Ian McShane. He later played in “The Triumph of Love” (2001), before starring in Vadim Perelman’s heartbreaking drama “House of Sand and Fog” (2003) for which he received his latest Oscar nomination, playing the Iranian immigrant Behrani. His net worth was still rising.

Ben Kingsley went on to play in Polanski’s “Oliver Twist” (2005), then starred in “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Morgan Freeman.. He later filmed “Trans-Siberian” (2008) with Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, and “Fifty Dead Men Walking” (2008).

In this decade, Kingsley has had parts in Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer and Mark Ruffalo, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” (2010),  “Learning to Drive” (2014) with Patricia Clarkson, and Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” (2014). Most recently, he appeared in “Self/less” (2015), Robert Zemeckis’ “The Walk” (2015), and gave his voice to Bagheera in “The Jungle Book” (2016), which have also added a considerable amount to his net worth. He is currently filming “War Machine” (2017), “Backstabbing for Beginners” (2017), and “An Ordinary Man” (2017).

In his impressive career, Ben has appeared in over 100 films on the big screen, and over 50 TV productions. In addition to specific awards already mentioned, he was made a Knight Bachelor in 2002 for his service to the British film industry,  a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment, and has the Indian civilian honour Padma Shri since 1984.

Regarding his personal life, Ben Kingsley has married four times: to Angela Morant from 1966 to 1977, Alison Sutcliffe from 1978 to 1992, Alexandra Christmann from 2003 to 2005, and to Daniela Lavender since 2007 – they are still together, and reside in Oxfordshire. Kingsley has four children; two with Morant and two with Sutcliffe.


Full NameBen Kingsley
Net Worth$70 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 31, 1943
Place Of BirthSnainton, United Kingdom
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
ProfessionActor, Producer
EducationPendleton College, University of Salford, Manchester Grammar School
NationalityBritish
SpouseDaniela Lavender (m. 2007), Alexandra Christmann (m. 2003–2005), Alison Sutcliffe (m. 1978–1992), Angela Morant (m. 1966–1976)
ChildrenEdmund Kingsley, Thomas Kingsley, Jasmin Kingsley
ParentsAnna Lyna Mary Goodman, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/benkingsley
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ben.kingsley/
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001426/
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor, Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1982), Screen Actors Guild Award
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1991), BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1993), Academy Award for Best Actor (2003), Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2003)
Movies“Gandhi” (1982), “Schindler's List” (1993), "Bugsy" (1991), "Sexy BeastH (2000), House of Sand and Fog" (2003), “Oliver Twist” (2005), “You Kill Me” (2007), “The Wackness” (2008), “Elegy” (2008), “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” (2010), “The Jungle Book” (2016),...
TV ShowsTut, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Jackanory, The Love School, The Adventurer, Pardon the Expression, Dickens of London, The Secret of the Sahara, BBC2 Playhouse, Seitenblicke, Watership Down, Orlando, Playing Shakespeare, 50 Films to See Before You Die, Wessex Tales, The Directors, Magician of Samar...
#Trademark
1Rich, mellifluous voice and Shakespearean bearing
2Performances which are often both very reserved and yet vocally animated
3Often portrays sinister villains or sympathetic friends of the main character
4Shaved head
#Quote
1Glue all of my films together and arrange them in a certain kind of way and you'll have the history of 20th and 21st century by SBK [Sir Ben Kingsley].
2I actually don't ever really socialize on the film-set. I'm hermit-like. I go home, get room service and I work on the lines for tomorrow, because that's my job. I can have fun other ways, other times, but for me the joy of acting is to know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.
3[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.
4[on his heritage] I'm not Jewish... and though there might be some Russian-Jewish heritage way back on my mother's side, the thread is so fine there's no real evidence.
5[on actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan] It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion (2007), and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and outstanding actor. She is a shining example of beauty from India, and I'm sure we will be seeing her in more Hollywood movies real soon. (August 2006)
6[on the holocaust] It's like a big, hulking monster squatting in the middle of our history and it won't go away.
7But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.
8Being a leading man on a film set under the direction of somebody like Dickie Attenborough [Sir Richard Attenborough] is very empowering, and you have to be extremely careful how you use that power.
9As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now.
10All the great writers root their characters in true human behavior.
11Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and I perhaps know from either the script or the first meeting that it isn't going to work.
12As an actor, there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
13[on winning the Oscar for Best Actor in Gandhi (1982)] If I knew I was going to win, I would not have gone dressed as a waiter.
14In an ideal way, in an ideal world, myself and the director are one. And as you rightly say, in an ideal world, you can't see the horizon between sky and sea. I felt that the times with Spielberg [Steven Spielberg] on Schindler's List (1993), we were moving as one creature.
#Fact
1Has worked with eight directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Sir Richard Attenborough, Barry Levinson, Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, William Friedkin, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese and Robert Zemeckis.
2He played Mohandas K. Gandhi between the ages of 23 (in 1893) and 78 (in 1948) in Gandhi (1982).
3Has appeared in three productions depicting the Exodus: Moses (1995), The Ten Commandments (2007) and Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
4Was approached for the Bollywood movie Shikhar (2005) but declined the role as he was not comfortable speaking Hindi. The role eventually went to Javed Shaikh.
5Is shown being eaten by a "Grasshopper-raptor" in an episode of The Simpsons (1989).
6According to Kingsley, one of his fondest movie memories is watching his father go hysterical while viewing Danny Kaye as a car salesman in Knock on Wood (1954). After that his father often jokingly referred to him as the "Danny Kaye of the Family".
7Kingsley considers this an extraordinary coincidence that five days before Sir Richard Attenborough called him for the lead role in Gandhi (1982), he was given a library book on Gandhi.
8Kingsley joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987.
9As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Gandhi (1982), Bugsy (1991), Schindler's List (1993) and Hugo (2011). Of those, Gandhi (1982) and Schindler's List (1993) won in the category.
10Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from the University of Hull, Scarborough Campus, degree ceremony on July 18, 2008.
11Was awarded the Grammy Award for "Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording" in 1985 for "The Words of Gandhi".
12He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 27, 2010. Offering their support at the event were his son Edmund Kingsley, wife Daniela Lavender, friends Bruce Willis and Jerry Bruckheimer.
13The initials of his professional name are a reversal of the initials of his birth name.
14Is one of eight actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki, Sessue Hayakawa, Mako, Haing S. Ngor, Pat Morita, Ken Watanabe and Rinko Kikuchi.
15On September 3, 2007, he married his fourth wife Daniela Lavender at Eynsham Hall in North Leigh, Oxfordshire.
16At the age of ten, he went busking outside a cinema with his friend Shirley Edwards in Llanelli, South Wales.
17Has three films on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time: Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) at #96, Gandhi (1982) at #29, and Schindler's List (1993) at #3.
18His performance as Don Logan in Sexy Beast (2000) is ranked #97 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
19Was originally cast as Ephraim in Munich (2005), but later had to withdraw from the project due to scheduling conflicts. The role went to Geoffrey Rush.
20Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998.
21Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2005 and 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category on the 2005 ballot for his role in the film Thunderbirds (2004). And he was suggested again the next year in the Worst Supporting Actor category of the 2006 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film A Sound of Thunder (2005). He failed to receive either nomination. The very next year (2007) though, he got a Worst Supporting Actor Razzie Nomination for his performance in the film BloodRayne (2005).
22Made his London stage debut in 1966 as the narrator of "A Smashing Day" produced by The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein. He wrote the music for the production as well as sang and played guitar for same. After one performance, John Lennon and Ringo Starr came backstage and told him that he should go into music and that if he didn't, "he would regret it for the rest of his life." He was subsequently offered a deal by the same publishers who handled The Beatles, but he chose to remain an actor. The next year, he was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company and his choice was made.
23Has four children: Jasmin Bhanji and Thomas Alexis Bhanji, with Angela Morant; and Edmund Kingsley and Ferdinand Kingsley, with Alison Sutcliffe.
24Ben Kingsley's paternal family was from the Indian state of Gujarat, the same state Mohandas K. Gandhi was from.
25Kingsley's father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born physician of Gujrati Indian descent. Kingsley's mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman) Bhanji, was an English fashion model and actress; she appeared in films in the 1920s and 1930s. Kingsley's maternal grandfather was believed by the family to have been of Russian Jewish or German Jewish descent, while Kingsley's maternal grandmother was of English background, and worked in the garment district of East London. Kingsley's mother was born outside of marriage, and was raised by her own mother.
26Derived his stage name from his grandfather's nickname "Clove King". His grandfather was a spice trader in Zanzibar.
27He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.
28Attended and graduated from Manchester Grammar School in Manchester, England.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Crime and Punishment1998TV MoviePorfiry
The Tale of Sweeney Todd1997TV MovieSweeney Todd
Photographing Fairies1997Reverend Templeton
The Assignment1997Amos
Weapons of Mass Distraction1997TV MovieJulian Messenger
Ceremony of Innocence1997Video GameVictor Frolatti (voice)
Twelfth Night or What You Will1996Feste
Moses1995TV MovieMoses
Species1995Xavier Fitch
Joseph1995TV MoviePotiphar
Death and the Maiden1994Dr. Roberto Miranda
Schindler's List1993Itzhak Stern
Searching for Bobby Fischer1993Bruce Pandolfini
Dave1993Vice-President Nance
Sneakers1992Cosmo
Freddie as F.R.O.7.1992Freddie (voice)
Bugsy1991Meyer Lansky
L'amore necessario1991Ernesto
The War That Never Ends1991TV MoviePericles
The Children1990Martin Boyne
O Quinto Macaco1990Cunda
Romeo.Juliet1990Father Capulet (voice)
Una vita scellerata1990Governor
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story1989TV MovieSimon Wiesenthal
Slipstream1989Avatar
Il treno di Lenin1988TV MovieLenin
Testimony1988Dmitri Shostakovich
Without a Clue1988Dr. Watson
Pascali's Island1988Basil Pascali
Secret of the Sahara1988TV Mini-SeriesSholomon
Maurice1987Lasker-Jones
Silas Marner1985TV MovieSilas Marner
Harem1985Selim
Turtle Diary1985William Snow
Camille1984TV MovieDuval
Oxbridge Blues1984TV SeriesGeoff Craven
Kean1983TV MovieEdmund Kean
Betrayal1983Robert
The Merry Wives of Windsor1982TV MovieFrank Ford
Gandhi1982Mahatma Gandhi
Vikings!1980TV Series
BBC2 Playhouse1979TV SeriesIvanov
Crown Court1976-1979TV SeriesJeremy Leigh
Thank You, Comrades1978TV Movie
The Velvet Glove1977TV SeriesChakravarti
Dickens of London1976TV Mini-SeriesDr. John Elliotson
The Love School1975TV SeriesRossetti
2nd House1974TV Series
Antony and Cleopatra1974TV MovieThidias
Wessex Tales1973TV Mini-SeriesLord Uplandtowers
Play for Today1973TV SeriesNaseem
A Misfortune1973TV Movie
Full House1973TV SeriesThe Misfortune cast member
The Adventurer1973TV SeriesPierre
Fear Is the Key1972Royale
Coronation Street1966-1967TV SeriesRon Jenkins
Orlando1966TV SeriesPeter Batterby
Pardon the Expression1966TV SeriesRoy
Ich bin dann mal CharlieBernard Maris (rumored)
An Ordinary Man2017post-productionThe General
Security2017completed
A Doll's House2017pre-productionDr. Rank
Backstabbing for Beginners2017post-productionPasha
War Machine2017post-production
Mary2016announcedKing Herod
Of Dogs and Men2016/IShort completedThe Caller (voice)
Wakeannounced
Watership DownTV Mini-Series filmingGeneral Woundwort
The Ottoman Lieutenant2016Woodruff
Collide2016/IGeran
The Jungle Book2016Bagheera (voice)
The Walk2015/IIPapa Rudy
Tut2015TV Mini-SeriesAy
Self/less2015Damian
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse2015VideoDrago (voice)
Life2015/IJack Warner
Knight of Cups2015voice
Night at the Museum 32014Merenkahre (Ahk's Father)
Exodus: Gods and Kings2014Nun
Robot Overlords2014Robin Smythe
Learning to Drive2014Darwan
The Boxtrolls2014Archibald Snatcher (voice)
Stonehearst Asylum2014Silas Lamb
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King2014Video shortTrevor Slattery
Jaguar: Rendezvous2014Video short
War Story2014/IAlbert
The Physician2013Ibn Sina
Ender's Game2013Mazer Rackham
Walking with the Enemy2013Regent Horthy
A Common Man2013The Man
A Birder's Guide to Everything2013Lawrence Konrad
Iron Man Three2013Trevor Slattery
A Therapy2012ShortPsychiatrist
The Dictator2012Tamir
Noah2012/IIINarrator (voice)
Hugo2011Georges Méliès
Fable III2010Video GameSabine (voice, as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Aral. El mar perdido2010Short voice
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2010TV SeriesStanley Wilson
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time2010Nizam
Teen Patti2010Perci Trachtenberg
Shutter Island2010Dr. Cawley
Journey to Mecca2009Narrator
Fifty Dead Men Walking2008Fergus
The Love Guru2008Guru Tugginmypudha
War, Inc.2008Walken The Viceroy
Elegy2008/IDavid Kepesh
The Wackness2008Dr. Squires
Transsiberian2008Grinko
The Ten Commandments2007Narrated by (voice)
You Kill Me2007Frank Falenczyk
The Last Legion2007Ambrosinus Merlin
Jackanory2006TV Series
Lucky Number Slevin2006The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
BloodRayne2005Kagan
Mrs. Harris2005TV MovieHerman Tarnower
Oliver Twist2005Fagin
A Sound of Thunder2005Charles Hatton (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Suspect Zero2004Benjamin O'Ryan
Thunderbirds2004The Hood
House of Sand and Fog2003Behrani
Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land2003VideoNarrator
Tuck Everlasting2002Man in the Yellow Suit
Spooky House2002The Great Zamboni
The Triumph of Love2001Hermocrates
A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001Specialist (voice)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story2001TV Mini-SeriesOtto Frank
Sexy Beast2000Don Logan
Rules of Engagement2000Ambassador Mourain
What Planet Are You From?2000Graydon
Alice in Wonderland1999TV MovieMajor Caterpillar
The Confession1999Harry Fertig
Parting Shots1998Renzo Locatelli

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
An Ordinary Man2017producer post-production

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2015TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Triumph of Love2001performer: "Forêts paisibles"
Twelfth Night or What You Will1996performer: "O Mistress Mine", "Heigh-Ho, The Wind and the Rain"
Gandhi1982performer: "God Save the King!" 1744 - uncredited

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Twelfth Night or What You Will1996narrator - voice, uncredited

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Margin Call2011thanks - as Sir Ben Kingsley
The Scientist2010/Ispecial thanks
Twist by Polanski2006Video documentary short special thanks
My Karma2004Short the producers wish to thank
Ben Kingsley Talks About 'Gandhi'2001Video documentary short special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché2016Documentary post-productionHimself
Lip Sync Battle2016TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2015-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
Today2015-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
The Talk2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Entertainment Tonight2008-2016TV SeriesHimself
Larry King Now2016TV SeriesHimself - guest
22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2016TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
How Shakespeare Changed My Life2016Video shortHimself
Janela Indiscreta2010-2015TV SeriesHimself
Let's Go, DFW!2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Celebrity Conversations2015TV SeriesHimself
Made in Hollywood2010-2015TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood Health Report2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Charlie Rose1995-2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Unity2015DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Live with Kelly and Michael2008-2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Celebrity P.O.V.2015TV Series documentaryHimself
Guys Choice Awards 20152015TV MovieHimself
20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards2015TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Conan2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2006-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Queen Latifah Show2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film2014DocumentaryHimself
Garfunkel and Oates2014TV SeriesHimself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
And the Oscar Goes To...2014TV Movie documentaryHimself - Actor
Good Day L.A.2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards2014TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The British Film Industry: Elitist, Deluded or Dormant?2014DocumentaryHimself
The American Cinematheque Tribute to Jerry Bruckheimer2013TV MovieHimself
Cinema 32008-2013TV SeriesHimself
Muse of Fire2013DocumentaryHimself
Good Morning America2010-2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Tavis Smiley2008-2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Colbert Report2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2010-2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Vivir de cine2013TV SeriesHimself
Evening Urgant2013TV SeriesHimself
The Jonathan Ross Show2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Iron Man 3: Sky Movies Special2013TV Movie documentaryHimself
It Is No Dream2012DocumentaryNarrator
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard2012TV Movie documentaryHimself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2008-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Skavlan2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime2012Video shortHimself (uncredited)
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'2012Video shortHimself / Georges Méliès
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès2012Video shortHimself / Georges Méliès
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of 'Hugo'2012Video shortHimself / Georges Méliès
The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards2012TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2012TV SpecialHimself
Movie Talk with Peter Bart2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards2012TV SpecialHimself - Audience Member
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards2012TV SpecialHimself
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet2012TV SpecialHimself
Independent Lens2011TV Series documentary
The People Speak UK2010DocumentaryHimself
The Sands of Time: The Making of 'Prince of Persia'2010Video documentaryHimself
Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny2010DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Shutter Island: Behind the Shutters2010Video documentary shortHimself
Shutter Island: Into the Lighthouse2010Video documentary shortHimself
The 7PM Project2010TV SeriesHimself
Election 20102010TV MovieHimself
Guys Choice2010TV MovieHimself
The Fabulous Picture Show2010TV SeriesHimself
Late Show with David Letterman2008-2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Fantástico2010TV Series documentaryHimself
The One Show2009-2010TV SeriesHimself
The Desert of Forbidden Art2010Documentary voice
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets2010Documentary shortAl-Jazari / Librarian
In Conversation2010TV Series documentaryHimself
Pride of Britain Awards 20102010TV SpecialHimself
The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 20092009TV SpecialHimself - Award Presenter (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Días de cine2009TV SeriesHimself
El hormiguero2009TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Xposé2009TV SeriesHimself
The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards2009TV SpecialHimself
Timewatch2009TV Series documentaryHimself - Interviewee
The 81st Annual Academy Awards2009TV SpecialHimself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Second Abu Dhabi Film Festival Awards2008TV SpecialHimself
Shootout2004-2008TV SeriesHimself
Breakfast2008TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Caiga quien caiga2008TV SeriesHimself
Happy Birthday BAFTA2007TV MovieHimself
The New 7 Wonders of the World2007TV MovieHimself - Host
China's Stolen Children2007TV Movie documentaryNarrator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal2007DocumentaryHimself
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel2006Video documentaryHimself
Making 'Lucky Number Slevin'2006Video shortHimself
50 Films to See Before You Die2006TV Movie documentaryHimself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies2006TV Movie documentaryHimself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
The Sopranos2006TV SeriesHimself
Last Call with Carson Daly2006TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Martha2006TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Twist by Polanski2006Video documentary shortHimself
Wetten, dass..?2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 100 Greatest War Films2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
What We See When We Close Our Eyes2005Video documentary shortHimself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
77th Annual Academy Awards - UK2005TV SpecialHimself
Los Angeles2005Documentary shortHimself
GMTV2004TV SeriesHimself
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004Documentary
Behind the Scenes of 'House of Sand and Fog'2004Video documentary shortHimself
The 76th Annual Academy Awards2004TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Oprah Winfrey Show2004TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Film '722004TV SeriesHimself
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
Tinseltown TV2004TV SeriesHimself
Unlikely Heroes2003DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Arena2003TV Series documentaryHimself
The 75th Annual Academy Awards2003TV SpecialHimself - Past Winner
75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History2003TV Special documentaryHimself - Interviewee
From Hollywood to Borehamwood2003TV Series documentaryHimself
Animating 'A.I.'2002Video documentary short voice
The Sound of 'A.I.'2002Video documentary shortHimself (voice)
Autograph2002TV SeriesHimself
The 74th Annual Academy Awards2002TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter
Seitenblicke2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Inside the Actors Studio2002TV SeriesHimself - Guest
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2002TV SpecialHimself
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards2002TV Special documentaryHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Best Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The 100 Greatest Films2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards2001TV SpecialHimself
Ben Kingsley Talks About 'Gandhi'2001Video documentary shortHimself
Rove Live2001TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show2001TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Islam: Empire of Faith2000DocumentaryNarrator
The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine2000TV Movie documentaryHimself
Behind the Rules of Engagement2000Video documentary shortHimself
The Directors2000TV Series documentaryHimself
The Making of 'Spooky House'1999Video documentary shortHimself
A Force More Powerful1999DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
HARDtalk1999TV SeriesHimself
The Witness1999TV Series documentaryNarrator (voice)
Religions of the World1998TV Mini-Series documentaryNarrator
The 70th Annual Academy Awards1998TV SpecialHimself - Past Winner (uncredited)
Peace Is Every Step: Meditation in Action: The Life and Work of Thich Nhat Hanh1998DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Religions of the World: Judaism1998Video documentaryNarrator (voice)
Religions of the World: Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity1998Video documentaryNarrator (voice)
Joy to the World1996TV MovieHimself
The British Academy Craft Awards1996TV SpecialHimself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg1996TV Special documentaryHimself
The Lost Portrait1995TV Movie documentary
Gomorron1995TV SeriesHimself
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1995TV SpecialHimself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special & Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
Liberation1994DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold1994TV Movie documentaryHimself
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream1993TV Movie documentaryHimself
The South Bank Show1992TV Series documentaryHimself - Guest
Entertainment UK1992TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
The 64th Annual Academy Awards1992TV SpecialHimself - Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards1992TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards1991TV SpecialHimself
This Week1990TV SeriesHimself
Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches1988TV SeriesHimself
Stanley's Vision1986TV Movie documentaryStanley Spencer
Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (London Royal Gala)1985TV MovieHimself - Performer
The Great Hamlets1983TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
The 55th Annual Academy Awards1983TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi1983TV MovieHimself
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards1983TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama & New Male Star of the Year
Playing Shakespeare1982TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Étoiles et toiles1982TV Series documentaryHimself
The Staffordshire Rebels1966TV Movie documentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight2016TV SeriesHimself
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC2015TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Inside Edition2015TV Series documentaryHimself
The Third Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special2015VideoHimself (uncredited)
Richard Attenborough: A Life2014TV MovieHimself - Actor (1992) (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Movie Guide2013TV SeriesThe Mandarin
Too Young to Die2012TV Series documentaryHimself
Room 2372012/IDocumentaryItzhak Stern (uncredited)
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters2010VideoRon Jenkins
Stars on the Street2009TV Movie documentaryRon Jenkins (uncredited)
Live from Studio Five2009TV SeriesHimself
British Film Forever2007TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Making 'Cleaver'2007TV Short documentaryHimself
The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer2005Video documentaryHimself (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Celebrities Uncensored2004TV SeriesHimself
The Making of 'Sneakers'2003Video documentary shortHimself
Memories of 1970-19911991TV Series documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015AnnieAnnie AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated Feature ProductionThe Boxtrolls (2014)
2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature FilmThe Boxtrolls (2014)
2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature FilmThe Boxtrolls (2014)
2014Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Supporting ActorIron Man Three (2013)
2013Britannia AwardBAFTA/LA Britannia AwardsAlbert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment
2013Festival AwardMadrid International Film Festival, ESBest Lead ActorA Common Man (2013)
2011Capri Legend AwardCapri, Hollywood
2010Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 27 May 2010. At 6931 Hollywood Blvd.
2009Honorary AwardSeville European Film Festival
2008EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Depiction of Nudity or SexualityElegy (2008)
2008EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsMost Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love InterestThe Wackness (2008)
2005Maverick Tribute AwardCinequest San Jose Film Festival
2004PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2003Career Achievement AwardFt. Lauderdale International Film Festival
2002Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002FFCC AwardFlorida Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleSexy Beast (2000)
2002Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, DramaSexy Beast (2000)
2002ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2001BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001British Independent Film AwardBritish Independent Film AwardsBest ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001European Film AwardEuropean Film AwardsEuropean ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World CinemaKarlovy Vary International Film Festival
2001OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2001SDFCS AwardSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001TFCA AwardToronto Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting Performance, MaleSexy Beast (2000)
1995Evening Standard British Film AwardEvening Standard British Film AwardsBest ActorSchindler's List (1993)
1995Special Career AwardFantasporto
1995François Truffaut AwardGiffoni Film Festival
1994BambiBambi AwardsFilm - InternationalBugsy (1991)
1990Golden CameraGolden Camera, GermanyBest International ActorMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
1984Evening Standard British Film AwardEvening Standard British Film AwardsBest ActorGandhi (1982)
1984ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsActor of the YearGandhi (1982)
1983OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleGandhi (1982)
1983Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaGandhi (1982)
1983Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USANew Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - MaleGandhi (1982)
1983BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest ActorGandhi (1982)
1983BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsMost Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film RolesGandhi (1982)
1982KCFCC AwardKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorGandhi (1982)
1982LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorGandhi (1982)
1982NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest ActorGandhi (1982)
1982NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorGandhi (1982)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesTut (2015)
2013Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie VillainIron Man Three (2013)
2012Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Supporting ActorHugo (2011)
2012Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActorHugo (2011)
2012IOMAItalian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)Hugo (2011)
2011Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Supporting ActorShutter Island (2010)
2010Scream AwardScream AwardsBest Supporting ActorShutter Island (2010)
2009ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsBritish Actor of the YearElegy (2008)
2009Razzie AwardRazzie AwardsWorst Supporting ActorThe Love Guru (2008)
2008Prism AwardPrism AwardsPerformance in a Feature FilmYou Kill Me (2007)
2007Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionMrs. Harris (2005)
2007EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsMost Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love InterestYou Kill Me (2007)
2007Razzie AwardRazzie AwardsWorst Supporting ActorBloodRayne (2005)
2007Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalYou Kill Me (2007)
2006Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieMrs. Harris (2005)
2006Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsTV Movie/Mini Lead ActorMrs. Harris (2005)
2006OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesMrs. Harris (2005)
2006Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionMrs. Harris (2005)
2005ALFS AwardLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsBritish Actor of the YearHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2005Stinker AwardThe Stinkers Bad Movie AwardsWorst Supporting ActorA Sound of Thunder (2005)
2004OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004COFCA AwardCentral Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsLead ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Male LeadHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2004VFCC AwardVancouver Film Critics CircleBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2003ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2003WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)
2002OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleSexy Beast (2000)
2002Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureSexy Beast (2000)
2002Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2002Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002AFI AwardAFI Awards, USAActor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-SeriesAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2002CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002Sierra AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2002Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2002ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleSexy Beast (2000)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieAnne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
2001ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleSexy Beast (2000)
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesCrime and Punishment (1998)
1999ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or MiniseriesThe Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)
1997CableACECableACE AwardsActor in a Movie or MiniseriesWeapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
1995Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a SpecialJoseph (1995)
1995CableACECableACE AwardsSupporting Actor in a Movie or MiniseriesJoseph (1995)
1994BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleSchindler's List (1993)
1992OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleBugsy (1991)
1992Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureBugsy (1991)
1990Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
1990CableACECableACE AwardsActor in a Movie or MiniseriesMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
1989Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a SpecialMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
1987ACECableACE AwardsActor in a Dramatic SeriesOxbridge Blues (1984)
1986BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest ActorSilas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2002NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
2001NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorSexy Beast (2000)
1983NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActorGandhi (1982)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2004DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorHouse of Sand and Fog (2003)

Known for movies

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