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Richard Dix

1893 - 1949

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Richard Dix (born Ernst Carlton Brimmer; July 18, 1893 – September 20, 1949) was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the Best Picture-winning epic Cimarron (1931). Dix appeared in 101 film roles, credited from his first appearance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Dix is the 1,316th most popular actor (up from 6,473rd in 2019), the 2,482nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,539th in 2019) and the 646th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Dix ranks 1,316 out of 13,578. Before him are James Sikking, Henry Bergman, Mira Furlan, Beau Bridges, Eddie Constantine, and Krystyna Janda. After him are Agnes Moorehead, Nick Frost, Bata Živojinović, Lena Headey, Aaron Eckhart, and Innokenty Smoktunovsky.

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Among people born in 1893, Richard Dix ranks 73. Before him are Federico Mompou, Carl Værnet, Conrad Veidt, Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz, and Dean Acheson. After him are Nicholas J. Spykman, Roman Ingarden, William Dieterle, Kurt Huber, Mário de Andrade, and Raymond Dart. Among people deceased in 1949, Richard Dix ranks 53. Before him are Ulrich Salchow, Ellery Harding Clark, Yoshijirō Umezu, Alice Bailey, Husni al-Za'im, and Wilhelm Adam. After him are Maurice Blondel, Vítězslav Novák, Vasily Degtyaryov, Prince Harald of Denmark, Infanta Blanca of Spain, and Momčilo Tapavica.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Dix ranks 2,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Beau Bridges (1941), Eddie Constantine (1913), Arthur Danto (1924), James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), and John Romita Sr. (1930). After him are Hank Williams (1923), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Anne Sexton (1928), Marc Anthony (1968), Don Rosa (1951), and Aaron Eckhart (1968).

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Among actors born in United States, Richard Dix ranks 646. Before him are Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Felicity Huffman (1962), James Sikking (1934), Henry Bergman (1868), Beau Bridges (1941), and Eddie Constantine (1913). After him are Agnes Moorehead (1900), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Bob Fosse (1927), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), and Jane Darwell (1879).

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