Ben Kingsley

Emmy Nominee: Lead Actor In A Miniseries or Movie — LEE CELANO/AFP/Getty Images

Ben Kingsley poses backstage with his award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries for "Anne Frank," at the 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 10, 2002. This year, he is nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Herman Tarnower in "Mrs. Harris." If he wins, it will be his first Emmy; he has nominated three times before.

Ben Kingsley arrives at the American Film Institute Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 5, 2002. For the Emmy Awards, his previous nominations were: Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special, 1989, "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story"; Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, 2001, "Anne Frank: The Real Story," and Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special, 1995, "Joseph."

Patrick Stewart, left, and Ben Kingsley talk as Stewart's wife, Wendy Neuss, looks on at the 10th annual Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 4, 2000. Director Steven Spielberg received the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film.

Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley and producer/director Steven Spielberg attend a ceremony marking the release on DVD of "Schindler's List" at the Shoah Foundation on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles on March 3, 2004.

Ben Kingsley is seen here in a scene from the movie "Sexy Beast." He was nominated for an Oscar in 2002 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie. He won the Oscar in 1982 for his work in the lead role in "Gandhi."

Ben Kingsley and then-wife Alexandra arrive for the 74th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 24, 2002. Kingsley was nominated for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in "Sexy Beast." He lost to Jim Broadbent, who won for his work in "Iris."

Ben Kingsley arrives at the U.K. film premiere of "Thunderbirds" on July 18, 2004 in London. Only the year before, he was nominated for an Oscar for his lead performance in "House of Sand and Fog." Sean Penn won for "Mystic River."

Actress Jennifer Connelly and actor Ben Kingsley attend a party for the DreamWorks Pictures screening of "House Of Sand And Fog" in New York on Dec. 5, 2003.

Ben Kingsley signs a poster during a Q&A session for the Variety Screening Series 2003 of "House of Sand and Fog" in Hollywood on Dec. 10, 2003.

Ben Kingsley and Jonathan Ahdout attend the 9th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2004. Kingsley was nominated for best actor for "House of Sand and Fog," but that award went to Sean Penn for "Mystic River." The same scenario would play out a couple of months later at the Oscars.

Ben Kingsley and then-wife Alexandra Christmann attend the 76th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on Feb. 29, 2004. Christmann was his third wife; they split up in 2005 after two years of marriage. He was previously wed to Angela Morant (1966 to 1972) and Alison Sutcliffe (1978 to 1992).

Eva Marie Saint and Ben Kingsley arrive at the "Don't Come Knocking" premiere in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 13, 2006. Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Yorkshire, England, on Dec. 31, 1943. His paternal family was from the Indian state of Gujarat, the same state as Gandhi.

Ben Kingsley, left, Lucy Liu and Josh Hartnett attend the premiere of "Lucky Number Slevin" at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 21, 2006. Kingsley has four grown children, two from his first marriage and two from his second.

Ben Kingsley and host Craig Ferguson speak during a segment of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" at CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles on April 6, 2006.

Ben Kingsley and actress Daniela Lavender attend the opening of "Waist Down: Skirts By Miuccia Prada," a fashion event held at Prada in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 13, 2006.

Barney Clark as Oliver Twist, left, and Ben Kingsley as Fagin perform in a scene from the 2005 movie "Oliver Twist," directed by Roman Polanski.