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Harry Andrews

1911 - 1989

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Henry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was a British actor often known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill (1965) earned Andrews the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in The Red Beret in 1953. Prior to his film career, Andrews was a theatre actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in the UK as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp and Brussels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Andrews is the 3,001st most popular actor (down from 2,080th in 2019), the 2,829th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,973rd in 2019) and the 376th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Harry Andrews ranks 3,001 out of 13,578. Before him are Mrs Patrick Campbell, James Kirkwood Sr., James Karen, Lloyd Bacon, Caroline Goodall, and Kenneth Welsh. After him are Bill Melendez, Christian Oliver, Leo Genn, Sybille Schmitz, Wayne Morris, and Miriam Hopkins.

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Among people born in 1911, Harry Andrews ranks 176. Before him are Heinz von Foerster, René Barjavel, Rafael Arnaiz Barón, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Grote Reber, and Xiao Hong. After him are Tarō Okamoto, George Seaton, Kaj Franck, Brunhilde Pomsel, Roy Rogers, and Annie M. G. Schmidt. Among people deceased in 1989, Harry Andrews ranks 150. Before him are Zinka Milanov, John J. McCloy, Mark Krein, Mouloud Mammeri, Anton Diffring, and Alex Thépot. After him are Ćamil Sijarić, Maurice Evans, Diana Vreeland, Kaj Franck, Henri Sauguet, and Edmund Leach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Andrews ranks 2,830 out of 8,785. Before him are Caroline Goodall (1959), William Speirs Bruce (1867), Cyril Jackson (1903), Robert Holdstock (1948), Paul Kennedy (1945), and William Ernest Henley (1849). After him are John Osborne (1929), William Playfair (1759), Leo Genn (1905), Andrew Birkin (1945), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), and William Gregor (1761).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Harry Andrews ranks 376. Before him are Dougray Scott (1965), Vanessa Angel (1966), Toby Jones (1966), Siân Phillips (1933), Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865), and Caroline Goodall (1959). After him are Leo Genn (1905), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), Richard Bremmer (1953), Maurice Evans (1901), Kevin McNally (1956), and Lily Collins (1989).

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