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Larry Hagman

1931 - 2012

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Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the handsome astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, S.O.B., Nixon, and Primary Colors. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death, and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of Dallas. Hagman also worked as a television producer and director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Hagman is the 372nd most popular actor (up from 496th in 2019), the 802nd most popular biography from United States (up from 918th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Actor.

Larry Hagman is most famous for playing the role of JR Ewing in the TV show Dallas.

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Among actors, Larry Hagman ranks 372 out of 13,578. Before him are Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, James Woods, Mads Mikkelsen, and John Cleese. After him are George Peppard, William Sadler, Stephen Collins, Telly Savalas, Brandon Lee, and Lino Ventura.

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Among people born in 1931, Larry Hagman ranks 42. Before him are Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, Rupert Murdoch, James Cronin, and David Lee. After him are Aldo Rossi, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Richard F. Heck, Guy Debord, Khieu Samphan, and John Gavin. Among people deceased in 2012, Larry Hagman ranks 28. Before him are Matilde Camus, Tony Scott, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Donna Summer, Sylvia Kristel, and Griselda Blanco. After him are Gunnar Sønsteby, Andrew Huxley, Hebe Camargo, Carlos Fuentes, William Standish Knowles, and Sun Myung Moon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Hagman ranks 802 out of 20,380. Before him are Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Paul Cohen (1934), Alexander Calder (1898), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), and Terry Gilliam (1940). After him are Nancy Sinatra (1940), Steven Weinberg (1933), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Patricia Highsmith (1921), and Michael J. Smith (1945).

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Among actors born in United States, Larry Hagman ranks 193. Before him are Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), Joanne Woodward (1930), Carrie Fisher (1956), Rod Steiger (1925), and James Woods (1947). After him are George Peppard (1928), William Sadler (1950), Stephen Collins (1947), Telly Savalas (1922), Brandon Lee (1965), and Danny Glover (1946).

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