Ben Kingsley Documentary - Stars - [BroadbandTV]

Its a rich cultural mix of exotic influences that go to make up the revered actor - Sir Ben Kingsley.




05:50
Kingsleys unforgettable portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Ghandi, won him an Academy Award for Best Actor and the hearts of the world!

06:04
Born in England, the son of a Russian Jewish mother and Indian father Ben Kingsley is one of the most honoured actors in Britain.

06:14
Kingsley deftly avoids typecasting by choosing a colorful variety of roles from the lonely widower in Turtle Diary, to a portrayal of Dr. Watson alongside Michael Caines Sherlock Holmes, to the epic tragedy and joy of playing Schindlers secretary Itzhak Stern in Schindler's List.

06:35
Schindler's List , directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the story of a German businessman who saved the lives of over one thousand Polish Jews during Hilters Final Solution. The film received Academy Awards for Best Film and Best Director.

06:52
Perhaps Kingsleys most surprising role to date was the exiled English mobster Don Logan in Sexy Beast. Kingsley described his violent and disturbing character as "the unhappiest man in the world". Sexy Beast is listed as the 15th greatest British film of all time.

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