Ben Kingsley

Did You Know?

• Ben has three children from two marriages.
• Ben says he became an actor "to be seen and heard."
• Ben's father was a doctor and his mother was a model.
• Ben is Indian-English.
• His real name is Krishna Bhanji. He changed his name on his father's advice. "If you want an acting career, you better get an English name."
• For his role of Gandhi, Ben lost over 20 pounds and read 23 volumes of Gandhi's works in preparation.

Movie Highlights

Gandhi (1982)
Ben won an Oscar for his role as Ghandi.

Actor Credits

1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
2. Shutter Island (2010)
3. A Great Education (2010)
4. Fifty Dead Men Walking (2009)
5. Queen of the South (2009)
6. Elegy (2008)
7. The Wackness (2008)
8. Transsiberian (2008)
9. The Love Guru (2008)
10. War, Inc. (2008)
11. The Ten Commandments (2007)
12. The Last Legion (2007)
13. You Kill Me (2007)
14. Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
15. BloodRayne (2006)
16. Mrs. Harris (2006)
17. A Sound Of Thunder (2005)
18. Oliver Twist (2005)
19. Species Trilogy (2005)
20. Suspect Zero (2004)
21. Thunderbirds (2004)
22. House Of Sand And Fog (2003)
23. Spooky House (2003)
24. Tuck Everlasting (2002)
25. Triumph Of Love (2002)
26. Sexy Beast (2001)
27. Anne Frank (2001)
28. Rules Of Engagement (2000)
29. What Planet Are You From? (2000)
30. The Confession (1999)
31. Alice In Wonderland (1999)
32. Crime And Punishment (1998)
33. Parting Shots (1998)
34. The Tale Of Sweeney Todd (1998)
35. Photographing Fairies (1997)
36. The Assignment (1997)
37. Weapons Of Mass Distraction (1997)
38. Moses (1996)
39. Twelfth Night (1996)
40. Joseph (1995)
41. Species (1995)
42. Death And The Maiden (1994)
43. Dave (1993)
44. Schindler's List (1993)
45. Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993)
46. Sneakers (1992)
47. Bugsy (1991)
48. The Fifth Monkey (1990)
49. The Children (1990)
50. Slipstream (1989)
51. Murderers Among Us: Simon Wiesenthal... (1989)
52. Pascali's Island (1988)
53. Without A Clue (1988)
54. Testimony (1987)
55. Maurice (1987)
56. Turtle Diary (1985)
57. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985)
58. Sleeps Six (1984)
59. Camille (1984)
60. Betrayal (1983)
61. Gandhi (1982)
62. Fear Is The Key (1972)

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