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Roland Young

1887 - 1953

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Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English-born actor. He began his acting career on the London stage, but later found success in America and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film Topper (1937). In 1960, Young was posthumously honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Young is the 7,799th most popular actor (down from 7,677th in 2019), the 5,692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,415th in 2019) and the 880th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roland Young ranks 7,799 out of 13,578. Before him are Park So-dam, Verona Pooth, Lance Barber, Eric Christian Olsen, Irene Rich, and Angelique Boyer. After him are Margreth Weivers, Sabu, Carlyle Blackwell, Hermione Gingold, Jessie Andrews, and Woo Do-hwan.

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Among people born in 1887, Roland Young ranks 283. Before him are Nils Middelboe, Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Clive Brook, Hedwig Kohn, and Sigurd Jørgensen. After him are Joseph Plunkett, Ralph Ince, Harold Lockwood, Walter Connolly, Billy Bevan, and Gertrude Astor. Among people deceased in 1953, Roland Young ranks 192. Before him are Thomas Thorstensen, Alan Curtis, Josef Ternström, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Herbert E. Ives, and Edward Sedgwick. After him are Alex James, George Barnes, Robert F. Wagner, William Farnum, Asaf Ali, and Richard Pearse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roland Young ranks 5,694 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Chaffe (1870), Henry Worsley (1960), Reginald Hill (1936), Danny Welbeck (1990), Peter Christopherson (1955), and William Gott (1897). After him are A. H. Albut (null), Hermione Gingold (1897), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Peter Westbury (1938), John Oxley (1785), and Phyllida Lloyd (1957).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Roland Young ranks 880. Before him are Zuleikha Robinson (1977), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Ella Balinska (1996), Edna Best (1900), Catherine Tate (1968), and Lionel Atwill (1885). After him are Hermione Gingold (1897), Isabel Jeans (1891), Jack Wild (1952), Hannah John-Kamen (1989), Clive Standen (1981), and John Le Mesurier (1912).

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