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King Baggot

1879 - 1948

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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose Face Is as Familiar as the Man in the Moon." Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, Tumbleweeds (1925). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. King Baggot is the 8,770th most popular actor (down from 8,122nd in 2019), the 13,440th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,043rd in 2019) and the 4,117th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, King Baggot ranks 8,770 out of 13,578Before him are Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Antony Sher, Jasmine Trinca, Helen Mack, Mahie Gill, and Matt Salinger. After him are Steve Valentine, Kim Da-mi, Anthony Ruivivar, Nicole Ari Parker, Priscilla Barnes, and Katy Mixon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, King Baggot ranks 265Before him are James Branch Cabell, Wesley Coe, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Vachel Lindsay, Terence MacSwiney, and Harry A. Pollard. After him are Kathlyn Williams, C. H. Douglas, and Thomas Meighan. Among people deceased in 1948, King Baggot ranks 195Before him are Warren William, Mary Eaton, Sophia Duleep Singh, Samuel S. Hinds, Gertrude Atherton, and Mary Nolan. After him are Montagu Toller, and Philippa Fawcett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Baggot ranks 13,444 out of 20,380Before him are Tim Hardaway Jr. (1992), Matt Salinger (1960), Robert J. Cenker (1948), N. K. Jemisin (1972), Kitty O'Neil (1946), and John W. Geary (1819). After him are James Patrick Kelly (1951), Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Nicole Ari Parker (1970), Priscilla Barnes (1954), Charles Wuorinen (1938), and Katy Mixon (1981).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, King Baggot ranks 4,119Before him are Joan Blackman (1938), Jonathan Goldstein (1964), Lea DeLaria (1958), Gina Philips (1970), Helen Mack (1913), and Matt Salinger (1960). After him are Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Nicole Ari Parker (1970), Priscilla Barnes (1954), Katy Mixon (1981), Shelley Fabares (1944), and Sonja Sohn (1964).