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Oskar Werner

1922 - 1984

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Oskar Werner (German: [ˈɔskaʁ ˈvɛʁnɐ]; born Oskar Josef Bschließmayer; 13 November 1922 – 23 October 1984) was an Austrian stage and cinema actor who reached international fame. His most prominent roles include two 1965 films, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Ship of Fools. For the latter Werner received an Oscar nomination. Other notable films include Decision Before Dawn (1951), Jules and Jim (1962), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) and Voyage of the Damned (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Werner is the 867th most popular actor (down from 721st in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Austria (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Austrian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Oskar Werner ranks 867 out of 13,578. Before him are Linda Evans, Tom Lister Jr., Lee Grant, Ajay Devgn, Anthony Mann, and Shohreh Aghdashloo. After him are Inger Nilsson, Kaley Cuoco, Glenn Ford, Fred Ward, Patrick McGoohan, and Ma Dong-seok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Oskar Werner ranks 68. Before him are Francesco Rosi, Ken Noritake, Bernardin Gantin, Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, and Mao Anying. After him are Marek Edelman, Melvin Laird, Leo Tindemans, Toots Thielemans, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, and Enrico Berlinguer. Among people deceased in 1984, Oskar Werner ranks 43. Before him are Viktor Shklovsky, Karl Rahner, Dmitry Ustinov, Kim Sung-gan, Henri Michaux, and Irwin Shaw. After him are Tito Gobbi, Brassaï, Ngô Đình Thục, Souvanna Phouma, Enrico Berlinguer, and Moshé Feldenkrais.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Oskar Werner ranks 304 out of 1,424. Before him are István Széchenyi (1791), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Friedrich von Wieser (1851), and Otto, Duke of Austria (1301). After him are Peter L. Berger (1929), Hans Makart (1840), Karl Lueger (1844), Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria (1876), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), and Kunigunde of Austria (1465).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Oskar Werner ranks 10. Before him are Christoph Waltz (1956), Maximilian Schell (1930), Helmut Berger (1944), Maria Schell (1926), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), and Katharina Schratt (1853). After him are Martin Weinek (1964), Senta Berger (1941), Helene Weigel (1900), Christine Kaufmann (1945), Mizzi Kaspar (1864), and Lotte Lenya (1898).

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