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Amrish Puri

1932 - 2005

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Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular and iconic actors in Indian cinema. Puri is remembered for playing various roles in a variety of film genres, especially iconic villainous roles in Hindi cinema, as well as international cinema. He reigned supreme in villainous roles in the 1980s and 1990s, when his dominating screen presence and distinctive deep voice made him stand out amongst the other villains of the day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amrish Puri is the 1,633rd most popular actor (down from 1,076th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from India (down from 195th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Amrish Puri ranks 1,633 out of 13,578. Before him are Hou Hsiao-hsien, Marianne Koch, Tracy Morgan, Fritz Wepper, Tomas Milian, and Jenna Dewan. After him are Anny Ondra, Rob Schneider, Edward Herrmann, Jon Favreau, Danny Kaye, and Pauley Perrette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Amrish Puri ranks 148. Before him are Zózimo, Momoko Kōchi, Christy Brown, Ieng Thirith, Shintaro Ishihara, and Gato Barbieri. After him are Per Nørgård, Anna Moffo, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Nadira, Spyros Kyprianou, and Alvin Plantinga. Among people deceased in 2005, Amrish Puri ranks 86. Before him are Shirley Chisholm, Charly Gaul, Zhang Chunqiao, Richard Pryor, Ghena Dimitrova, and Simone Simon. After him are Andre Gunder Frank, Erich Topp, Vasco Gonçalves, Amrita Pritam, Alberto Lattuada, and John Mills.

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In India

Among people born in India, Amrish Puri ranks 295 out of 1,861. Before him are Morarji Desai (1896), The Great Gama (1878), Meher Baba (1894), Chand Bibi (1550), Afzal-ud-Daulah (1827), and Prabhas (1979). After him are M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Tarabai (1675), Jaswant Singh (1938), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), and Charan Singh (1902).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Amrish Puri ranks 29. Before him are Dharmendra (1935), Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Lara Dutta (1978), Suniel Shetty (1961), John Abraham (1972), and Prabhas (1979). After him are Jaya Bachchan (1948), Savitri (1936), Vijay (1974), Vikram (1966), Vidya Balan (1979), and Malaika Arora (1973).

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