Ben Kingsley
(1943-), ActorSir Ben Kingsley (né Krishna Bhanji)
Sitter in 5 portraits
Born Krishna Bhanji in Snaiton near Scarborough in Yorkshire. Came to prominence when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 appearing in numerous productions in their classic repertoire. His performance as the title-role in Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi (1982) won him Best Actor Oscar and a British Academy award. Subsequent films have included Betrayal (1983), Turtle Diary (1985), Maurice (1987), Bugsy (1992), Schindler's List (1993), Photographing Fairies (1997) and Sexy Beast (2001). Knighted in 2002.
Ben Kingsley; Richard Attenborough
by Lord Snowdon
chromogenic print, 1982
NPG x34553
Ben Kingsley; Jeremy Irons; Albert Finney; Antony Sher; Graham Crowden
by Alistair Morrison
bromide print, May 1987
NPG x36500
by Tim Richmond
bromide fibre print, February 1989
NPG x33951
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