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John Derek

1926 - 1998

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John Derek (born Derek Delevan Harris; August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men (both 1949), Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was also known for launching the career of his fourth wife, Bo Derek. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Derek is the 1,864th most popular actor (down from 1,805th in 2019), the 3,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,968th in 2019) and the 909th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, John Derek ranks 1,864 out of 13,578. Before him are John Amos, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Alyssa Milano, Matthew Modine, Sophie Turner, and HoYeon Jung. After him are Suzanne Pleshette, Christian Slater, Vikram, Mikheil Gelovani, E. G. Marshall, and Bruce Boxleitner.

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Among people born in 1926, John Derek ranks 168. Before him are Bo Carpelan, Agostino Cacciavillan, Ernst Ocwirk, Alfred Pfaff, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, and William Porter. After him are Peter G. Peterson, Jean Peters, William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, Raif Dizdarević, and Karel Kosík. Among people deceased in 1998, John Derek ranks 99. Before him are Lucio Battisti, Christian Mortensen, Zbigniew Herbert, Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, and Ed Ablowich. After him are E. G. Marshall, Georgy Sviridov, Jerome Robbins, Beatrice Wood, Slava Metreveli, and Jane Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Derek ranks 3,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Alyssa Milano (1972), Matthew Modine (1959), Charles Addams (1912), Bob Saget (1956), Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), and Ed Gordon (1908). After him are Pat Riley (1945), Adrian Smith (1944), James Gibbons (1834), Bruce Rauner (1957), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), and Suzanne Pleshette (1937).

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Among actors born in United States, John Derek ranks 909. Before him are Joel Grey (1932), Frank Stallone (1950), John Glover (1944), John Amos (1939), Alyssa Milano (1972), and Matthew Modine (1959). After him are Suzanne Pleshette (1937), Christian Slater (1969), E. G. Marshall (1914), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), Stefanie Powers (1942), and Al Freeman Jr. (1934).

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