Ben Kingsley

Sir

Ben Kingsley
Kingsley at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Krishna Pandit Bhanji

(1943-12-31) 31 December 1943 (age 81)
Snainton, Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1966–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1966; div. 1976)​
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    (m. 1978; div. 1992)​
  • Alexandra Christmann
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    (m. 2003; div. 2005)​
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    (m. 2007)​
Children4, including Ferdinand Kingsley

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is a British actor.[1] He was born in Snainton, North Yorkshire, England.[2] His father was an Indian who was born in Kenya. He is best known for his role as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. The first movie he acted in was Fear Is the Key in 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Kingsley Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ben Kingsley Biography". Bio/A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

Other websites

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