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Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards. He is known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films Schindler's List (1993), Sexy Beast (2000), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Hugo (2011), and Iron Man 3 (2013). Kingsley was made a Knight Bachelor in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013 he received the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire. He is the son of Anna Lyna Mary (born Goodman; 1914–2010), an actress and model who appeared in films in the 1920s and 1930s, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji (1914–1968), a medical doctor.
Top 10 Ben Kingsley Performances
Sir Ben Kingsley Lends His Voice to The Jungle Book
Sir Ben Kingsley Destroys an Audience Member's Phone
Ben Kingsley Wins Best Actor: 1983 Oscars
Learning to Drive Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson Romantic Comedy HD
Sir Ben Kingsley Interview on The Jonathan Ross Show 6/4/13
John Lennon & Ringo Starr Urged Sir Ben Kingsley To Be A Pop Star - CONAN on TBS
1001 Inventions and The Library of Secrets - starring Sir Ben Kingsley as Al-Jazari
Baywatch Starring Zac Efron, Bill Hader & Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley Being Great (Sexy Beast)