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Lew Ayres

1908 - 1996

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Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Johnny Belinda (1948). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lew Ayres is the 3,642nd most popular actor (down from 1,565th in 2019), the 5,974th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,621st in 2019) and the 1,710th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Lew Ayres ranks 3,642 out of 13,578. Before him are Jacques Lecoq, Henry Travers, Sylvia Chang, Jarl Kulle, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, and Úrsula Corberó. After him are James Arness, Olivia Rodrigo, Jacques Sernas, Lazar Ristovski, Dina Meyer, and Julianna Margulies.

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Among people born in 1908, Lew Ayres ranks 219. Before him are Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Erich Srbek, Agustín Sauto Arana, Lauri Lehtinen, Ed Heinemann, and Jagjivan Ram. After him are Gustavo Marzi, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Artem Alikhanian, Harald Reinl, Frol Kozlov, and Arturo de Córdova. Among people deceased in 1996, Lew Ayres ranks 184. Before him are Arleigh Burke, Inger Jacobsen, Yahya Ayyash, Og Mandino, Yulii Khariton, and Jurandir de Freitas. After him are Léo Malet, Kiyoshi Atsumi, José Lázaro Robles, Kenneth Bainbridge, François Picard, and Nnamdi Azikiwe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lew Ayres ranks 5,974 out of 20,380. Before him are Florence R. Sabin (1871), Richard Montague (1930), Stanley Williams (1953), Gene Wolfe (1931), Julie London (1926), and Leo Sexton (1909). After him are Earl Hines (1903), James Arness (1923), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Leigh Brackett (1915), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), and Dina Meyer (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lew Ayres ranks 1,710. Before him are James McCaffrey (1958), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), Linda Fiorentino (1958), Michael Peña (1976), Bob Crane (1928), and Jennifer Carpenter (1979). After him are James Arness (1923), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Dina Meyer (1968), Julianna Margulies (1966), Frankie Avalon (1940), and James Roday (1976).

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