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José Ferrer

1912 - 1992

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José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican–born actor to win an Academy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Ferrer is the 959th most popular actor (up from 1,093rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (up from 7th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Puerto Rican Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, José Ferrer ranks 959 out of 13,578. Before him are Elliott Gould, Robert Loggia, Gabriele Ferzetti, Scott Glenn, Charles Chaplin Jr., and Terry Jones. After him are Carroll Baker, Ryan Reynolds, Lee Min-ho, Sabu Dastagir, Roddy McDowall, and Tobey Maguire.

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Among people born in 1912, José Ferrer ranks 75. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson II, Pat Nixon, John Payne, Minoru Yamasaki, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and György Sárosi. After him are Hermann Graf, Pedro Armendáriz, Lev Gumilyov, Ivan Yakubovsky, Jean Améry, and Khertek Anchimaa-Toka. Among people deceased in 1992, José Ferrer ranks 53. Before him are John Ireland, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, H. L. A. Hart, Chris McCandless, Jean-Claude Pascal, and James E. Webb. After him are Lev Gumilyov, James Stirling, Denholm Elliott, Arletty, John Sturges, and Nikolay Bogolyubov.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 6 out of 77. Before him are Raul Julia (1940), José Feliciano (1945), Joaquin Phoenix (1974), Rita Moreno (1931), and Ricky Martin (1971). After him are Benicio del Toro (1967), Luis Guzmán (1956), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Héctor Lavoe (1946), and Eddie Gómez (1944).

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Among ACTORS In Puerto Rico

Among actors born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 4. Before him are Raul Julia (1940), Joaquin Phoenix (1974), and Rita Moreno (1931). After him are Benicio del Toro (1967), Luis Guzmán (1956), Amaury Nolasco (1970), David Zayas (1962), Roselyn Sánchez (1973), Míriam Colón (1936), Adria Arjona (1992), and Osvaldo Ríos (1960).

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