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Karl Dane

1886 - 1934

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Karl Dane (born Rasmus Karl Therkelsen Gottlieb, 12 October 1886 – 14 April 1934) was a Danish-American comedian and actor known for his work in American films, mainly of the silent film era. He became a star after portraying “Slim”, a supporting role in one of the most successful silent films of all time, The Big Parade (1925), directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert. After signing with MGM in 1926, he appeared in supporting roles in several popular silent films before teaming up with George K. Arthur to form the successful comedy duo Dane & Arthur. They appeared in a number of very successful silent comedy features. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Dane is the 6,555th most popular actor (up from 6,764th in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 615th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Danish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Karl Dane ranks 6,555 out of 13,578. Before him are Leonardo Sbaraglia, Violante Placido, Bella Thorne, Erica Durance, Fantasia Barrino, and Gail Russell. After him are Theresa Randle, John Aylward, Paul Fix, Matthew Settle, Rob Stewart, and Douglas Rain.

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Among people born in 1886, Karl Dane ranks 285. Before him are Pierre Prüm, Hugo Black, Charlotte Mineau, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Edward Everett Horton, and Árpád Tóth. After him are Edu Snethlage, Aarne Pohjonen, Otto Authén, Harold Nicolson, Ardeshir Irani, and Sophie Tucker. Among people deceased in 1934, Karl Dane ranks 164. Before him are Joel Lehtonen, José Santos Chocano, Theobald Smith, Ferenc Móra, Edgeworth David, and Edward William Nelson. After him are Sergey Lebedev, Zdenka Braunerová, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen, Alec B. Francis, and Lowell Sherman.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Karl Dane ranks 611 out of 1,032. Before him are Birger Jensen (1951), John Jensen (1965), Ole Qvist (1950), Agnes Obel (1980), Bjørn Rasmussen (1885), and Bjarke Ingels (1974). After him are Benny Andersen (1929), Ole Bornedal (1959), Carsten Jensen (1952), Flemming Jørgensen (1947), Bodil Jørgensen (1961), and Michael Krohn-Dehli (1983).

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Among ACTORS In Denmark

Among actors born in Denmark, Karl Dane ranks 35. Before him are Nils Asther (1897), Betty Nansen (1873), Claes Bang (1967), Søren Malling (1964), Jens Albinus (1965), and Lili Bech (1883). After him are Bodil Jørgensen (1961), Deepika Padukone (1986), Mikkel Følsgaard (1984), Roland Møller (1972), Iben Hjejle (1971), and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (1982).

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