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Erik Bruhn

1928 - 1986

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Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Bruhn is the 916th most popular actor (down from 686th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 119th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Danish Actor.

Erik Bruhn is most famous for his work as a ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer for the Royal Danish Ballet from 1954 to 1991, and he was a guest artist with the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Erik Bruhn ranks 916 out of 13,578. Before him are Nick Adams, Terence Stamp, Gert Fröbe, Ann-Margret, Richard Lynch, and Florinda Bolkan. After him are Bubba Smith, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Weller, Setsuko Hara, Lee J. Cobb, and Til Schweiger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Erik Bruhn ranks 95. Before him are John Stewart Bell, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Mondale, Pierre Mauroy, Jim Lovell, and Colin Chapman. After him are Marco Ferreri, Hubert Selby Jr., Hans Blix, Arman, Roddy McDowall, and Christa Ludwig. Among people deceased in 1986, Erik Bruhn ranks 55. Before him are Donna Reed, Coluche, Aleksandr Akimov, Michel de Certeau, Theodor Busse, and Minoru Yamasaki. After him are Adolfo Celi, Otto Preminger, Gusztáv Sebes, Ferdinand Daučík, Marcel Dassault, and Raymond Loewy.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Erik Bruhn ranks 148 out of 1,032. Before him are Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Lars Ulrich (1963), and Connie Nielsen (1965). After him are Brigitte Nielsen (1963), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Morten Olsen (1949), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), Eric III of Denmark (1100), and Bent Larsen (1935).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Erik Bruhn ranks 6. Before him are Asta Nielsen (1881), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anna Karina (1940), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), and Connie Nielsen (1965). After him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Jean Hersholt (1886), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), and Viggo Larsen (1880).

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