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Michael Hordern

1911 - 1995

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Sir Michael Murray Hordern (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to leading roles; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 films. His later work was predominantly in television and radio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hordern is the 5,268th most popular actor (up from 6,960th in 2019), the 4,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,033rd in 2019) and the 603rd most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Michael Hordern ranks 5,268 out of 13,578. Before him are Leonor Varela, Kris Marshall, Bebe Daniels, Monique Mercure, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., and Galina Volchek. After him are Betty Nansen, Jake Weber, William S. Hart, Saffron Burrows, Matt Craven, and Kamal Haasan.

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Among people born in 1911, Michael Hordern ranks 306. Before him are Bibi Torriani, Butterfly McQueen, Katherine DeMille, Joseph Alcazar, Philibert Smellinckx, and Jeanette Nolan. After him are Frederick Seitz, Bruno Venturini, Charles Mathiesen, László Szabados, Georg Dascher, and Ji Xianlin. Among people deceased in 1995, Michael Hordern ranks 257. Before him are Butterfly McQueen, Sergei Grinkov, Fabio Casartelli, Katherine DeMille, Giovanni Giacomazzi, and Henry Roth. After him are Severino Varela, George Rodger, Sabir Yunusov, Prawitz Öberg, David Wayne, and Reinhard Furrer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Hordern ranks 4,212 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Campion (1567), Conleth Hill (1964), Alan Baddeley (1934), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Kris Marshall (1973), and Nathaniel Clyne (1991). After him are Thomas Thomson (1817), Jake Weber (1963), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Saffron Burrows (1972), Sandy Denny (1947), and Michael Hurst (1957).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Hordern ranks 603. Before him are Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Lily James (1989), Christopher Cazenove (1943), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), Conleth Hill (1964), and Kris Marshall (1973). After him are Jake Weber (1963), Saffron Burrows (1972), Michael Hurst (1957), Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), Florence Pugh (1996), and Peter Davison (1951).

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