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Ronald Colman

1891 - 1958

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Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. Colman starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by his distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1930s and 1940s. He received Oscar nominations for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald Colman is the 1,973rd most popular actor (up from 2,360th in 2019), the 2,094th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,174th in 2019) and the 264th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ronald Colman ranks 1,973 out of 13,578. Before him are James McAvoy, Laurence Harvey, Kristina Söderbaum, Cynthia Nixon, Maria Montez, and Michael Parks. After him are Eileen Atkins, Charles Napier, Maia Morgenstern, Jean-Hugues Anglade, José Coronado, and Lando Buzzanca.

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Among people born in 1891, Ronald Colman ranks 104. Before him are Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Maria Skobtsova, Fred Kelly, Carl W. Stalling, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, and Sultan al-Atrash. After him are Béla Imrédy, Ahmad bin Yahya, Alfred Meyer, Evgeny Pashukanis, Werner Lorenz, and Pietro Nenni. Among people deceased in 1958, Ronald Colman ranks 67. Before him are Rudolf Rocker, Viktor Schauberger, José Miaja, The Boswell Sisters, Joseph Klausner, and Vítězslav Nezval. After him are Edward Weston, Claire Lee Chennault, Florian Znaniecki, Slobodan Jovanović, Frédéric François-Marsal, and Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Colman ranks 2,094 out of 8,785. Before him are Roland Penrose (1900), Robert Blake (1599), June Whitfield (1925), James McAvoy (1979), Fred West (1941), and Charles Mackay (1814). After him are Eileen Atkins (1934), Morris Travers (1872), Oswald of Northumbria (604), James Ferguson (1710), Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924), and Reginald Doherty (1872).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronald Colman ranks 264. Before him are Jared Harris (1961), Frances de la Tour (1944), Ray Winstone (1957), Louis Tomlinson (1991), June Whitfield (1925), and James McAvoy (1979). After him are Eileen Atkins (1934), Jason Isaacs (1963), Eric Campbell (1880), Lilian Harvey (1906), Hannah Chaplin (1865), and Peter Lawford (1923).

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