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Charles Grodin

1935 - 2021

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Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) where he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. As well, he starred in 11 Harrowhouse (1974), for which he also wrote the adaptation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Grodin is the 1,710th most popular actor (up from 1,984th in 2019), the 3,131st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,247th in 2019) and the 834th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Charles Grodin ranks 1,710 out of 13,578. Before him are Mimsy Farmer, J. T. Walsh, Franco Interlenghi, Lindsay Lohan, Olympia Dukakis, and Felicia Montealegre Bernstein. After him are Andrew Lincoln, Wendy Hiller, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Rubens de Falco, Shirley Knight, and Lindsay Wagner.

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Among people born in 1935, Charles Grodin ranks 140. Before him are Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Djamila Bouhired, Chaim Topol, Jerry Fodor, Kurt Westergaard, and Inger Christensen. After him are Khalil al-Wazir, Diane Ladd, Helmut Lachenmann, Lola Novaković, Hans Tilkowski, and France-Albert René. Among people deceased in 2021, Charles Grodin ranks 163. Before him are Ned Beatty, Kurt Westergaard, János Kornai, Joan Didion, Michael Apted, and Olympia Dukakis. After him are Humberto Maturana, Renée Simonot, Christian Boltanski, Dusty Hill, Vladimir Menshov, and Etel Adnan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Grodin ranks 3,131 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Reid (1862), Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Maurice White (1941), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), and Olympia Dukakis (1931). After him are Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), Paula Abdul (1962), Elihu Root (1845), Tito Puente (1923), Joseph Stilwell (1883), and Joseph W. Tobin (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Grodin ranks 834. Before him are Alfre Woodard (1952), Matthew Fox (1966), Mimsy Farmer (1945), J. T. Walsh (1943), Lindsay Lohan (1986), and Olympia Dukakis (1931). After him are Shirley Knight (1936), Lindsay Wagner (1949), Jeffrey Tambor (1944), Chris Sarandon (1942), Harry Reems (1947), and Tom Sizemore (1961).

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