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Paul Muni

1895 - 1967

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Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor from Chicago. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio and was given the rare privilege of choosing his own parts. Muni often played powerful characters, such as the lead role in Scarface (1932), and was known for his intense preparation for his parts, often immersing himself in the study of the real characters' traits and mannerisms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Muni is the 1,274th most popular actor (down from 985th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 199th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Actor.

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Among actors, Paul Muni ranks 1,274 out of 13,578. Before him are Miki Manojlović, Jim Parsons, Beba Lončar, Fredric March, Edward Fox, and Shannen Doherty. After him are Dean Stockwell, Peter Graves, Chadwick Boseman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Otto Sander, and Jason Momoa.

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Among people born in 1895, Paul Muni ranks 90. Before him are Dino Grandi, Shote Galica, Kurt Schumacher, Sheng Shicai, Henry de Montherlant, and Walter Stennes. After him are René Mayer, Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, Marcel Janco, Michel Simon, Louis Raymond, and Max Koegel. Among people deceased in 1967, Paul Muni ranks 80. Before him are Roger B. Chaffee, Primo Carnera, Osvaldo Moles, Stanisław Sosabowski, Forough Farrokhzad, and Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After him are Jane Darwell, Basil Rathbone, Hans Ledwinka, Walter A. Shewhart, David Burliuk, and H. H. Kung.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Paul Muni ranks 237 out of 1,365. Before him are Michael of Chernigov (1185), Vladimir Korolenko (1853), Mikhail Eisenstein (1867), Denys Shmyhal (1975), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), and Michael Rostovtzeff (1870). After him are Alexander Marinesko (1913), Lyudmila Rudenko (1904), Sigismund Korybut (1395), Lina Kostenko (1930), Angelica Balabanoff (1878), and Leonid Pasternak (1862).

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Among ACTORS In Ukraine

Among actors born in Ukraine, Paul Muni ranks 6. Before him are Mila Kunis (1983), Lee Strasberg (1901), Olga Kurylenko (1979), Milla Jovovich (1975), and Ida Rubinstein (1883). After him are Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935), Mark Bernes (1911), Ida Kamińska (1899), Zbigniew Cybulski (1927), Anna Sten (1908), and Elisabeth Bergner (1897).

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