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Simon Callow

1949 - Today

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Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Callow rose to prominence originating the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1979 Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Callow is the 2,830th most popular actor (up from 3,225th in 2019), the 2,710th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,704th in 2019) and the 354th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Simon Callow ranks 2,830 out of 13,578. Before him are Bernard Giraudeau, John Astin, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Louis Seigner, Lena Endre, and Thierry Lhermitte. After him are Beverly Aadland, Kim Jong-hyun, Ellie Kemper, Ingrid Pitt, Neve Campbell, and Joss Ackland.

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Among people born in 1949, Simon Callow ranks 294. Before him are Juan Manuel Asensi, Idir, Tony Cragg, Ed O'Ross, Anca Petrescu, and Pamela Reed. After him are Nancy Meyers, Trevor Horn, Ali Akbar Salehi, Ivan Patzaichin, John Madden, and Sally Potter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Callow ranks 2,711 out of 8,785. Before him are Russell T Davies (1963), George Buchanan (1506), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), Ian Bannen (1928), John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), and Ford Madox Ford (1873). After him are Roy Thomas Baker (1946), Joss Ackland (1928), Joe Spence (1898), E. Nesbit (1858), Paul Davies (1946), and Eduardo Paolozzi (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Simon Callow ranks 354. Before him are Sylvester McCoy (1943), Jodie Whittaker (1982), Jenna Coleman (1986), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Gorden Kaye (1941), and Ian Bannen (1928). After him are Joss Ackland (1928), Julia McKenzie (1941), Edmund Gwenn (1877), Richard Johnson (1927), Ray Cooney (1932), and Kit Harington (1986).

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