![Actor Ben Kingsley](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/ben-kingsley.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Krishna Bhanji
Profession: Actor
Nationality: ![England](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/england.svg)
English
Biography: Gandhi, Bugsy and Sexy Beast.
Born: December 31, 1943
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Age: 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Capricorn
Married Life
- 2007-09-03 Oscar winning actor Ben Kingsley (63) weds Brazilian actress Daniela Lavender (33) in North Leigh, Oxfordshire
Historical Events
- 1982-11-30 "Gandhi" directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley and John Gielgud premieres in New Delhi (Best Picture 1983)
- 1983-01-29 40th Golden Globes: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ben Kingsley & Meryl Streep win
- 1983-04-11 55th Academy Awards: "Gandhi", Ben Kingsley & Meryl Streep win
- 1993-11-30 "Schindler's List", American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1994)