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Brian Aherne

1902 - 1986

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William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Constance Bennett and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). On TV, he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode, "The Trouble With Templeton", Wagon Train and Rawhide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Aherne is the 5,952nd most popular actor (down from 5,763rd in 2019), the 4,628th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,306th in 2019) and the 682nd most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Brian Aherne ranks 5,952 out of 13,578. Before him are Jang Keun-suk, Laura Leighton, Rodrigo de la Serna, Strother Martin, Laverne Cox, and Edward Arnold. After him are Peter Mark Richman, Sidney Blackmer, Austin St. John, Melinda Clarke, James Frain, and Zach Galligan.

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Among people born in 1902, Brian Aherne ranks 288. Before him are Frederick Sheffield, Skip James, Barton MacLane, Leonid Trauberg, Ross Taylor, and Koloman Sokol. After him are Moe Berg, Fred Tootell, Pua Kealoha, Leo Losert, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, and Maria Polydouri. Among people deceased in 1986, Brian Aherne ranks 252. Before him are James Fifer, Blanche Sweet, Robert Alda, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Snorri Hjartarson, and John Braine. After him are Dan Pagis, Albert Scherrer, Romeo Rivers, Harry Benjamin, Yukiko Okada, and Domingo García.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 4,629 out of 8,785. Before him are William Michael Rossetti (1829), Maurice Greene (1696), Jason Orange (1970), John Speed (1551), George Cornet (1877), and Peter Mark Roget (1779). After him are Michael Caton-Jones (1957), James Frain (1968), Yvonne Blake (1940), Charles Allston Collins (1828), George Back (1796), and Amina J. Mohammed (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 682. Before him are Dexter Fletcher (1966), Emily Ratajkowski (1991), Ron Moody (1924), Clive Dunn (1920), John Richardson (1934), and Paul Anderson (1978). After him are James Frain (1968), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Indira Varma (1973), Daniel Sharman (1986), Owain Yeoman (1978), and Gary Daniels (1963).

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