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Mark Forest

1933 - 2022

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Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or peplum movies — including his recurring role as Maciste. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Forest is the 4,454th most popular actor (down from 3,705th in 2024), the 7,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,548th in 2019) and the 2,049th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mark Forest ranks 4,454 out of 13,578. Before him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Johnny Knoxville, Bogusław Linda, Rachel Bilson, Saif Ali Khan, and Hōchū Ōtsuka. After him are Rachael Harris, Alexandra Rapaport, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Cole Hauser, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Jennie Garth.

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Among people born in 1933, Mark Forest ranks 356. Before him are Valentina Rastvorova, Alex Cord, Maurinho, Miriam Stevenson, Nate Brooks, and Reiner Kunze. After him are Abdul Rahman Munif, Hiroki Kosai, Mike Larrabee, Gino Pivatelli, Knut Johannesen, and Wayne Rogers. Among people deceased in 2022, Mark Forest ranks 369. Before him are Osamu Watanabe, Yvette Mimieux, François Remetter, D. H. Peligro, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, and Julio Morales. After him are Harm Ottenbros, Luigi De Magistris, Hushang Ebtehaj, Regimantas Adomaitis, Jonny Nilsson, and Ken Starr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Forest ranks 7,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Rachel Bilson (1981), Big John Studd (1948), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Billy Paul (1934), and Ludacris (1977). After him are Rachael Harris (1968), Robert Greene (1959), Brent Scowcroft (1925), David Dunlap (1910), Cole Hauser (1975), and John Corigliano (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mark Forest ranks 2,050. Before him are Gary Dourdan (1966), Clint Walker (1927), Jane Powell (1929), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), and Rachel Bilson (1981). After him are Rachael Harris (1968), Cole Hauser (1975), Jennie Garth (1972), Melissa Rauch (1980), Antonio Fargas (1946), and Anne Jackson (1925).

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