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Don Rickles

1926 - 2017

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Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety series titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972). A veteran headline performer at Las Vegas hotel-casinos and peripheral member of the Rat Pack via friendship with Frank Sinatra, Rickles received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on talk and variety shows, including The Dean Martin Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and voiced Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Rickles is the 21st most popular comedian (up from 26th in 2019), the 2,650th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,828th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Don Rickles ranks 21 out of 98. Before him are Bob Hope, Bob Odenkirk, Chevy Chase, Lucille Ball, Ricky Gervais, and Joan Rivers. After him are Sinbad, Richard Pryor, Henry Winkler, Chris Rock, Larry David, and Bob Saget.

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Among people born in 1926, Don Rickles ranks 137. Before him are Peter Graves, Yevgeny Leonov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Marian Jaworski, Norman Jewison, and Paul Baran. After him are Riz Ortolani, Andrea Kékesy, Peter Shaffer, Elias Hrawi, Ray Price, and Claude Akins. Among people deceased in 2017, Don Rickles ranks 119. Before him are Jannis Kounellis, Charles Bachman, Tsutomu Hata, Colin Dexter, Joachim Meisner, and Karin Dor. After him are Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Luis Bacalov, George Young, Robert Hardy, Richard Hatch, and Juan Goytisolo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Rickles ranks 2,650 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Michael Phelps (1985), Jean Tatlock (1914), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Shirley Chisholm (1924), and John C. Calhoun (1782). After him are Stephen Crane (1871), LP (1981), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Aaron Spelling (1923), Glenn Davis (1934), and Daryl Hannah (1960).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Don Rickles ranks 18. Before him are David Cross (1964), Bob Newhart (1929), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Chevy Chase (1943), Lucille Ball (1911), and Joan Rivers (1933). After him are Sinbad (1956), Richard Pryor (1940), Henry Winkler (1945), Chris Rock (1965), Larry David (1947), and Bob Saget (1956).

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