ACTOR
Robert Hossein
1927 - 2020

Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of Les Misérables and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute. His other roles include Michèle Mercier's husband in the Angélique series, a gunfighter in the Spaghetti Western Cemetery Without Crosses (which he also directed and co-wrote), and a Catholic priest who falls in love with Claude Jade and becomes a communist in Forbidden Priests. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Hossein is the 339th most popular actor, the 682nd most popular biography from France (up from 714th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Actor.
Robert Hossein is most famous for his role as the Count of Monte Cristo in the movie of the same name.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Robert Hossein ranks 339 out of 13,578. Before him are James Caan, Rudolph Valentino, Colin Firth, Olivia Hussey, Reese Witherspoon, and Doris Day. After him are Sylvia Kristel, O Yeong-su, Alec Baldwin, Kenny Baker, Ian Holm, and Kim Novak.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Caan
1940 - 2022
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 333
Rudolph Valentino
1895 - 1926
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 334
Colin Firth
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 335
Olivia Hussey
1951 - 2024
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 336
Reese Witherspoon
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 337
Doris Day
1922 - 2019
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 338
Robert Hossein
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 339
Sylvia Kristel
1952 - 2012
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 340
O Yeong-su
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 341
Alec Baldwin
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 342
Kenny Baker
1934 - 2016
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 343
Ian Holm
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 344
Kim Novak
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 345
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Robert Hossein ranks 32. Before him are Martin Lewis Perl, Albert Uderzo, George Andrew Olah, John McCarthy, Rosalynn Carter, and Janet Leigh. After him are Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Simone Veil, Gilbert Bécaud, Theodore Maiman, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Hubert de Givenchy. Among people deceased in 2020, Robert Hossein ranks 24. Before him are Olivia de Havilland, Krzysztof Penderecki, Albert Uderzo, Michel Piccoli, Eduard Limonov, and Alan Parker. After him are Ian Holm, Jean Kennedy Smith, John Turner, Frances E. Allen, Rob Rensenbrink, and Abdul Halim Khaddam.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsMartin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 26
Albert Uderzo
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2020
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 27
George Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 28
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 29
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 30
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 31
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 32
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 33
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 34
Gilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 35
Theodore Maiman
INVENTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 36
Lawrence Kohlberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1987
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 37
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsOlivia de Havilland
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 18
Krzysztof Penderecki
COMPOSER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 19
Albert Uderzo
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2020
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 20
Michel Piccoli
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 21
Eduard Limonov
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 22
Alan Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 23
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 24
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 25
Jean Kennedy Smith
DIPLOMAT
1928 - 2020
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 26
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 27
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 28
Rob Rensenbrink
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 29
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 30
In France
Among people born in France, Robert Hossein ranks 682 out of 6,770. Before him are Alfred Jarry (1873), Eugène Boudin (1824), Chlodomer (495), Lucien Febvre (1878), Jean Nicot (1530), and Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90). After him are Paul Bocuse (1926), Marin Marais (1656), Jean Jaurès (1859), Peter the Hermit (1050), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), and Judith of Bavaria (797).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlfred Jarry
WRITER
1873 - 1907
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 676
Eugène Boudin
PAINTER
1824 - 1898
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 677
Chlodomer
NOBLEMAN
495 - 524
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 678
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 679
Jean Nicot
PHYSICIAN
1530 - 1605
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 680
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 681
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 682
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 683
Marin Marais
COMPOSER
1656 - 1728
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 684
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 685
Peter the Hermit
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1115
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 686
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
COMPOSER
1760 - 1836
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 687
Judith of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
797 - 843
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 688
Among ACTORS In France
Among actors born in France, Robert Hossein ranks 26. Before him are Isabelle Adjani (1955), Mireille Darc (1938), Michel Piccoli (1925), Annie Girardot (1931), Sophie Marceau (1966), and Pierre Richard (1934). After him are Michèle Mercier (1939), Maurice Chevalier (1888), Fanny Ardant (1949), Juliette Binoche (1964), Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), and Maria Schneider (1952).
Isabelle Adjani
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 20
Mireille Darc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 21
Michel Piccoli
1925 - 2020
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 22
Annie Girardot
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 23
Sophie Marceau
1966 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 24
Pierre Richard
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 25
Robert Hossein
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 26
Michèle Mercier
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 27
Maurice Chevalier
1888 - 1972
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 28
Fanny Ardant
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 29
Juliette Binoche
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 30
Jean-Pierre Léaud
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 31
Maria Schneider
1952 - 2011
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 32