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Michael Ansara

1922 - 2013

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Michael George Ansara (Arabic: مايكل جورج أنصارا; April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. A Syrian-American, he was often cast in Arabic and American Indian roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres including historical epics, Westerns, and science fiction. He portrayed Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow 1956-1958, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart in the NBC series Law of the Plainsman, Commander Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and provided the voice for Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ansara is the 1,951st most popular actor (up from 2,335th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Syrian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Ansara ranks 1,951 out of 13,578Before him are Anatoli Papanov, Barry Sullivan, Roger Hanin, Robert Conrad, David Doyle, and Vera Fischer. After him are Anna Sten, Billie Burke, Cheech Marin, Michel Constantin, Dragan Nikolić, and Charles Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Michael Ansara ranks 162Before him are Michel Henry, Vasili Mitrokhin, Esther Brand, Margherita Hack, Luis Somoza Debayle, and Anatoli Papanov. After him are Bea Arthur, Hussein Onn, Susanna Agnelli, Maila Nurmi, Alexander Kazhdan, and Alan Perlis. Among people deceased in 2013, Michael Ansara ranks 143Before him are Jim Kelly, Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, Mariangela Melato, Barbara Lawrence, and Margherita Hack. After him are Bruno Metsu, Halton Arp, Esther Williams, Tony Sheridan, Henrique Rosa, and Eiji Toyoda.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Michael Ansara ranks 122 out of 210Before him are Walid Muallem (1941), Salih Muslim (1951), Mithridates I Callinicus (-200), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), Gaius Julius Priscus (250), and Muhammed Faris (1951). After him are Sabah Fakhri (1933), Sami al-Hinnawi (1898), Ben-Hadad I (-1000), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), and Riad al-Asaad (1961).

Among ACTORS In Syria

Among actors born in Syria, Michael Ansara ranks 2Before him are Ghassan Massoud (1958). After him are Zain Al Rafeea (2004).