FILM DIRECTOR

Andrew V. McLaglen

1920 - 2014

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Andrew Victor McLaglen (July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was an American film and television director, known for Westerns and adventure films, often starring John Wayne or James Stewart. According to one obituary "His career in many ways mirrored that of Ted Post, another inexhaustible director of series television and undemanding movies: reliable rather than stylish, both were nimble soldiers of fortune renowned for bringing work in on time and on budget... Like the best journeymen, he took us on some heroic, enjoyable excursions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew V. McLaglen is the 434th most popular film director (up from 774th in 2019), the 1,889th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,746th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew V. McLaglen ranks 434 out of 2,041. Before him are Richard Boleslawski, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Zack Snyder, Harold Prince, and Walter Lantz. After him are Assi Dayan, Michael Radford, Yves Boisset, Guy Hamilton, Kon Ichikawa, and Jacques Tourneur.

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Among people born in 1920, Andrew V. McLaglen ranks 136. Before him are Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Saul Bass, Eva Dahlbeck, Miguel Delibes, Henrietta Lacks, and Marie Tharp. After him are Yevgeny Dragunov, Richard Adams, Thomas Gold, Dick Francis, Alf Ramsey, and John Maynard Smith. Among people deceased in 2014, Andrew V. McLaglen ranks 125. Before him are Edward Herrmann, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Go Seigen, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Gloria Leonard, and Abdelmajid Lakhal. After him are Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Tatiana Samoilova, Assi Dayan, Robert Hansen, Leslie Manigat, and Ana María Matute.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew V. McLaglen ranks 1,889 out of 8,785. Before him are K. K. Downing (1951), Terry Eagleton (1943), Ernest Jones (1879), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Thomas Heath (1861), and Alexander Cunningham (1814). After him are Princess Beatrice of York (1988), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Hugh Fraser (1945), Steven Runciman (1903), Gytha of Wessex (1053), and Christina Rossetti (1830).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Andrew V. McLaglen ranks 33. Before him are Anthony Minghella (1954), Tom Hooper (1972), Roland Joffé (1945), John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), and Michael Apted (1941). After him are John Boorman (1933), Sam Mendes (1965), David Yates (1963), David Byrne (1952), Michael Anderson (1920), and J. Stuart Blackton (1875).

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