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George Bancroft

1882 - 1956

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George Bancroft (September 30, 1882 – October 2, 1956) was an American film actor, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1925 to 1942. A star of pre-Code Hollywood, he is best known as the tough guy lead in four Josef von Sternberg films, the last of which, Thunderbolt (1929) earned him a Best Actor Award nomination. He was later a supporting actor in a number of notable movies, including Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and Stagecoach (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Bancroft is the 4,365th most popular actor (down from 3,716th in 2019), the 6,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,571st in 2019) and the 2,010th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, George Bancroft ranks 4,365 out of 13,578. Before him are Morgana King, Laura Bailey, Steven Culp, Ann Sheridan, P. Bhanumathi, and Louie Anderson. After him are Kyeon Mi-ri, Gabrielle Réjane, Juliane Köhler, Justin Chambers, Krista Allen, and Yvette Mimieux.

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Among people born in 1882, George Bancroft ranks 208. Before him are Paul Bekker, Alfred Keller, Purushottam Das Tandon, Elin Wägner, Giovanni Amendola, and Percy Grainger. After him are Pierre Mac Orlan, Ivan Olbracht, Albert Coates, Ossip Bernstein, Richard Johansson, and Leonard Nelson. Among people deceased in 1956, George Bancroft ranks 161. Before him are Grigory Shajn, Teresa Feoderovna Ries, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Louis Calhern, and Albert Kluyver. After him are Juan José de Amézaga, René Bougnol, César Espinoza, Max Beerbohm, Augustin Chantrel, and Pelageya Shajn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 6,950 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Smith (1873), Steven Culp (1955), Shane Black (1961), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), Ann Sheridan (1915), and Louie Anderson (1953). After him are Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), Tarana Burke (1973), Kaitlyn Ashley (1971), William Shepherd (1949), and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774).

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Among actors born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 2,011. Before him are Nicholas Hammond (1950), Morgana King (1930), Laura Bailey (1981), Steven Culp (1955), Ann Sheridan (1915), and Louie Anderson (1953). After him are Justin Chambers (1970), Krista Allen (1971), Yvette Mimieux (1942), Chris Mulkey (1948), Sarah Rafferty (1972), and Neil Flynn (1960).

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