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Mel Ferrer

1917 - 2008

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Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche (1952), Lili (1953), and Knights of the Round Table (also 1953). He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace (1956) and produced her film Wait Until Dark (1967). Beginning in the 1970s, Ferrer acted extensively in Italian films and appeared in several cult hits, including The Antichrist (1974), The Black Corsair (1976) and Nightmare City (1980). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Ferrer is the 466th most popular actor (up from 542nd in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 994th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Actor.

Mel Ferrer is most famous for being Audrey Hepburn's husband, and for starring in the film "War and Peace."

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Among actors, Mel Ferrer ranks 466 out of 13,578. Before him are Michele Placido, Hanna Schygulla, Douglas Fairbanks, William H. Macy, Frances Farmer, and Helena Bonham Carter. After him are Jane Seymour, Vincent Cassel, Pat Morita, Jean Harlow, Jane Russell, and Richard Barthelmess.

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Among people born in 1917, Mel Ferrer ranks 38. Before him are William Standish Knowles, Otto Günsche, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Barry Nelson, Joan Fontaine, and Kiro Gligorov. After him are John B. Calhoun, Rochus Misch, Ko Arima, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Yukio Tsuda, and Tove Ditlevsen. Among people deceased in 2008, Mel Ferrer ranks 32. Before him are Harold Pinter, Leonid Hurwicz, William F. Buckley Jr., Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, and Yma Sumac. After him are Gary Gygax, Jean-Marie Balestre, Jacques Piccard, Heath Ledger, Lansana Conté, and John Archibald Wheeler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Ferrer ranks 1,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Greg Abbott (1957), William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), Frank Miller (1957), and Joseph McCarthy (1908). After him are Pat Morita (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Gary Gygax (1938), Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887), Joseph Barbera (1911), and Jane Russell (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mel Ferrer ranks 243. Before him are Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), Frances McDormand (1957), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), William H. Macy (1950), and Frances Farmer (1913). After him are Pat Morita (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Jane Russell (1921), Richard Barthelmess (1895), Bill Bixby (1934), and Lillian Gish (1893).

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