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Laird Cregar

1913 - 1944

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Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known for his villainous performances in films such as I Wake Up Screaming (1941), This Gun For Hire (1942) and The Lodger (1944). Cregar's screen career began in 1940 with small uncredited roles in films. By 1941, he had signed a film contract with 20th Century Fox. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laird Cregar is the 8,459th most popular actor (up from 8,754th in 2019), the 13,030th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,900th in 2019) and the 3,979th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Laird Cregar ranks 8,459 out of 13,578. Before him are Marine Vacth, Brian Hallisay, Yeardley Smith, Polly Ann Young, Takako Matsu, and Sandrine Holt. After him are Rosemary Leach, Gertrude Astor, David Charvet, Bradley James, Stephanie Beatriz, and Constance Money.

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Among people born in 1913, Laird Cregar ranks 407. Before him are Kurt Dossin, Sid James, Coral Browne, Charlie Barnet, R. S. Thomas, and Luis Taruc. After him are Marian Marsh, Sam Ruben, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Walt Kelly, Joe Medicine Crow, and Helen Mack. Among people deceased in 1944, Laird Cregar ranks 312. Before him are Józef Kałuża, Siegfried Powolny, Alejandro Villanueva, William Dickey, George B. Seitz, and Mike Bookie. After him are Jessie Ralph, Robert Frazer, Bud Jamison, Albert B. Fall, George W. Norris, and Charles L. McNary.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 13,034 out of 20,380. Before him are Aron Jóhannsson (1990), Deb Haaland (1960), Irene Sharaff (1910), Philip G. Epstein (1909), Alana Evans (1976), and Michael Mukasey (1941). After him are Gertrude Astor (1887), Roy Brown (1925), Suzanne Farrell (1945), Chris Byrd (1970), Kevin Systrom (1983), and John G. Carlisle (1834).

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Among actors born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 3,981. Before him are Susan Saint James (1946), Harry Solter (1873), June Haver (1926), Virginia Brown Faire (1904), Brian Hallisay (1978), and Polly Ann Young (1908). After him are Gertrude Astor (1887), Constance Money (1956), Leo Rossi (1946), Breckin Meyer (1974), Jessie Ralph (1864), and Carmit Bachar (1974).

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