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* Trevor Slattery in ''Film/IronMan3''
* Dr. Watson, but not TheWatson, in ''Film/WithoutAClue''
* The villainous Archibald Snatcher in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls''

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* Trevor Slattery in ''Film/IronMan3''
''Film/IronMan3'' and ''Film/AllHailTheKing''.
* Dr. Watson, but not TheWatson, in ''Film/WithoutAClue''
''Film/WithoutAClue''.
* The villainous Archibald Snatcher in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'' ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls''.



* Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale in ''Film/{{Selfless}}''
* Bagheera in the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheJungleBook''.

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* Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale in ''Film/{{Selfless}}''
''Film/{{Selfless}}''.
* Bagheera in the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 live-action adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheJungleBook''.
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* Pedophile-hunting vigilante Cooper in ''Film/{{Night Hunter|2019}}''.

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* Pedophile-hunting Rapist-hunting vigilante Cooper in ''Film/{{Night Hunter|2019}}''.
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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji to an Indian father and a British mother on December 31, 1943.
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->''"When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don't play him."''

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. One of the truly great dramatic actors of cinema, he will also take on more lowbrow roles [[AwesomeDearBoy if he thinks he'll get to have fun]].

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943.

With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. One of the truly great dramatic actors of cinema, he will also take on more lowbrow roles [[AwesomeDearBoy if he thinks he'll get to have fun]].
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* The Caterpillar in ''Film/AliceInWonderland1999''
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* The Mandarin[[spoiler:'s in-universe actor, Trevor Slattery]] in ''Film/IronMan3''

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* [[RetiredBadass Mazer Rackham]] in the film adaptation of ''Literature/EndersGame''.

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* [[RetiredBadass Mazer Rackham]] in the film adaptation of ''Literature/EndersGame''.''Film/EndersGame''.
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* The Hood in the live-action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie, commonly cited as one of the better parts; per [[WordOfGod Jonathan Frakes]], he took the role as it was less emotionally taxing compared to most of his work, and [[SoMyKidsCanWatch his kids urged him to take the part.]]
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That's not true. He has participated in Freddie As FRO 7 and The Ten Commandments.


* The villainous Archibald Snatcher in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', his first animated role.

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* Bagheera in the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheJungleBook''.
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* Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale in ''Film/{{Selfless}}''

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* AsHimself in ''Series/TheSopranos'', where Christopher Moltesanti tries to pitch him his idea for a gangster-horror movie.
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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. One of the truly great dramatic actors of cinema, he will also take on more lowbrow roles [[AwesomeDearBoy if he thinks he'll get to have fun]].
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* Otto Frank in ''Series/AnneFrankTheWholeStory''.
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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.



* ''{{Gandhi}}'', where he plays the man himself, Mahatma Gandhi. His first major role, directed by Richard Attenborough.

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* ''{{Gandhi}}'', ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', where he plays the man himself, Mahatma Gandhi.UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi. His first major role, directed by Richard Attenborough.



* Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList''. Interestingly, when Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar, Attenborough wanted Creator/StevenSpielberg to win for ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and Spielberg would later direct Kingsley in this film.

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* Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList''.''Film/SchindlersList''. Interestingly, when Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar, Attenborough wanted Creator/StevenSpielberg to win for ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and Spielberg would later direct Kingsley in this film.
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* The villainous Archibald Snatcher in TheBoxtrolls, his first animated role.

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* TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen comedy ''Film/TheDictator'' (not only did Cohen star in ''Hugo'', but the role of Tamir is very similar to Nizam in ''Prince of Persia'').

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* The sinister psychologist Dr. Cawley in ''Film/ShutterIsland''.
* TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen Creator/SachaBaronCohen comedy ''Film/TheDictator'' (not only did Cohen star in ''Hugo'', but the role of Tamir is very similar to Nizam in ''Prince of Persia'').



* Dr. Watson, but not TheWatson, in ''WithoutAClue''

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Creator/GeorgesMelies in MartinScorsese's Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
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* TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen (Cohen starred in ''Hugo'' also) comedy ''Film/TheDictator''.

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* TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen (Cohen starred in ''Hugo'' also) comedy ''Film/TheDictator''.''Film/TheDictator'' (not only did Cohen star in ''Hugo'', but the role of Tamir is very similar to Nizam in ''Prince of Persia'').
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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and GeorgesMelies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and GeorgesMelies Creator/GeorgesMelies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.



* GeorgesMelies in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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* GeorgesMelies Creator/GeorgesMelies in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Georges Melies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Georges Melies GeorgesMelies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.



* Georges Melies in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.

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* An TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen (Cohen starred in ''Hugo'' also) comedy ''Film/TheDictator''.

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already released in the UK, next week in the US


* [[RetiredBadass Mazer Rackham]] in the upcoming film adaptation of ''Literature/EndersGame''.

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* The Mandarin in ''Film/IronMan3''

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* The Mandarin Mandarin[[spoiler:'s in-universe actor, Trevor Slattery]] in ''Film/IronMan3''
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[[caption-width-right:300:Yes, he's also Indian.]]

British actor, born Krishna Pandit Bhanji on December 31, 1943. With a BadassBeard, a BaldOfAwesome and a great voice, he is best known for his roles as the title character in ''{{Gandhi}}'', Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList'', and Georges Melies in MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
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!!Notable Roles for Sir Ben Kingsley:
* ''{{Gandhi}}'', where he plays the man himself, Mahatma Gandhi. His first major role, directed by Richard Attenborough.
* The title character of a movie adaptation of ''Literature/SilasMarner''.
* Itzhak Stern in ''SchindlersList''. Interestingly, when Gandhi won the Best Picture Oscar, Attenborough wanted Creator/StevenSpielberg to win for ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and Spielberg would later direct Kingsley in this film.
* [[BigBad Lord Kagan]] in the first ''Film/BloodRayne'' film. [[AwesomeDearBoy He always wanted to play a Vampire Lord.]]
* Don Logan in ''Film/SexyBeast'', for which he was nominated for 16 awards, and won 11.
* Nizam in the ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' movie.
* Massoud Amir Behrani in ''Literature/HouseOfSandAndFog''.
* Georges Melies in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
* Robert in the film of ''Theatre/{{Betrayal}}''.
* An TreacherousAdvisor Tamir in the SachaBaronCohen (Cohen starred in ''Hugo'' also) comedy ''Film/TheDictator''.
* [[RetiredBadass Mazer Rackham]] in the upcoming film adaptation of ''Literature/EndersGame''.
* The Mandarin in ''Film/IronMan3''
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