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Christopher Walken

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Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. His work on stage and screen has earned him accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States. Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Roseland (1977) and Annie Hall (1977), before coming to wider attention as the troubled Vietnam War veteran Nick Chevotarevich in The Deer Hunter (1978). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Walken is the 223rd most popular actor (down from 165th in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from United States (down from 337th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Actor.

Christopher Walken is an American actor, dancer, and singer who is best known for his roles in The Deer Hunter, Annie Hall, and Hairspray.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher Walken ranks 223 out of 13,578. Before him are Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Lange, John Lithgow, and Marsha Hunt. After him are Gary Oldman, Claude Rains, Nicole Kidman, James Hong, Robert Taylor, and Romina Power.

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Among people born in 1943, Christopher Walken ranks 26. Before him are Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Joe Pesci, Ben Kingsley, Keith Richards, Sadako Sasaki, and Elena Ferrante. After him are Salvatore Adamo, Joseph Stiglitz, Horst Köhler, Jean-Louis Tauran, Jean-Jacques Annaud, and Khalifa Haftar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Walken ranks 514 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Kerouac (1922), Jessica Lange (1949), Katherine Johnson (1918), John Lithgow (1945), Marsha Hunt (1917), and Ice Cube (1969). After him are Nicole Kidman (1967), J. P. Morgan (1837), James Hong (1929), Robert Taylor (1911), Talcott Parsons (1902), and Stanford Moore (1913).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Christopher Walken ranks 115. Before him are Fred Astaire (1899), Eddie Fisher (1928), Gene Kelly (1912), Jessica Lange (1949), John Lithgow (1945), and Marsha Hunt (1917). After him are Nicole Kidman (1967), James Hong (1929), Robert Taylor (1911), Romina Power (1951), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), and David Morse (1953).

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