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Barry Nelson

1917 - 2007

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Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen; April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Nelson is the 441st most popular actor (up from 1,558th in 2019), the 956th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,613th in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Actor.

Barry Nelson is most famous for playing James Bond in the 1954 television adaptation of Casino Royale.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barry Nelson ranks 441 out of 13,578. Before him are Penélope Cruz, Matt Damon, John Gavin, Jada Pinkett Smith, Hugh Laurie, and Diana Rigg. After him are Michael Landon, Jean Seberg, Claudia Mori, Ryan O'Neal, Anthony Perkins, and Zoe Saldaña.

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Among people born in 1917, Barry Nelson ranks 35. Before him are Leonid Hurwicz, Óscar Romero, Andrew Huxley, William Standish Knowles, Otto Günsche, and Nur Muhammad Taraki. After him are Joan Fontaine, Kiro Gligorov, Mel Ferrer, John B. Calhoun, Rochus Misch, and Ko Arima. Among people deceased in 2007, Barry Nelson ranks 27. Before him are Albert Ellis, Paul Cohen, Theodore Maiman, Ralph Asher Alpher, Gian Carlo Menotti, and István Sándorfi. After him are Jerry Falwell, Deborah Kerr, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Arthur Kornberg, Paul Tibbets, and Nils Liedholm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Nelson ranks 956 out of 20,380. Before him are Les Paul (1915), Jared Diamond (1937), Ed McBain (1926), Mel Brooks (1926), Jada Pinkett Smith (1971), and Andrew Tate (1986). After him are Michael Landon (1936), Jean Seberg (1938), Doug Emhoff (1964), Crazy Horse (1840), Richard R. Schrock (1945), and Selena (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barry Nelson ranks 225. Before him are Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), William Hurt (1950), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Matt Damon (1970), John Gavin (1931), and Jada Pinkett Smith (1971). After him are Michael Landon (1936), Jean Seberg (1938), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Anthony Perkins (1932), Zoe Saldaña (1978), and Roy Scheider (1932).

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