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Alex Karras

1935 - 2012

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Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial class. As an actor, Karras played Mongo in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Alex Karras is the 8,561st most popular actor (up from 8,612th in 2024), the 13,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,712th in 2019) and the 3,993rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Alex Karras ranks 8,561 out of 13,578. Before him are Emily Bergl, Carmit Bachar, Josh Herdman, Sandra Ng, Yūko Mizutani, and Lily Rabe. After him are Hélène Rollès, Kristoffer Joner, Maggie Shiu, Aaron Ashmore, Ian Bohen, and IJustine.

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Among people born in 1935, Alex Karras ranks 528. Before him are Erich Kunzel, Eddie Hopkinson, Kofi Awoonor, Irma P. Hall, Billy Boy Arnold, and Rosemary Leach. After him are Manuel Aaron, Bob Denver, Bhama Srinivasan, Gabriel Elorde, Dorothy Masuka, and Rajmohan Gandhi. Among people deceased in 2012, Alex Karras ranks 474. Before him are Joe Kubert, Sylvia Fedoruk, Bill Hinzman, Milt Campbell, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Nina Bawden. After him are Frederica Sagor Maas, Arlen Specter, A. K. Hangal, António Leitão, Elizabeth Catlett, and Joyce Redman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Karras ranks 13,090 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessie Ralph (1864), Banks (1988), Carmit Bachar (1974), Bonnie Blair (1964), Frederick Hauck (1941), and Lily Rabe (1982). After him are Liza Koshy (1996), Ian Bohen (1976), IJustine (1984), Frank Brian (1923), Mark Cerny (1964), and Richard Libertini (1933).

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Among actors born in United States, Alex Karras ranks 3,995. Before him are Constance Money (1956), Leo Rossi (1946), Breckin Meyer (1974), Jessie Ralph (1864), Carmit Bachar (1974), and Lily Rabe (1982). After him are Ian Bohen (1976), IJustine (1984), Richard Libertini (1933), Karyn Parsons (1966), Jason Behr (1973), and Jeff Kober (1953).

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