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Steve Reeves

1926 - 2000

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Stephen Lester Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing the protagonist as muscular characters such as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe. Though best known for his portrayal of Hercules, he played the character only twice: in Hercules (1958), and in its 1959 sequel Hercules Unchained. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Reeves is the 791st most popular actor (down from 623rd in 2019), the 1,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,146th in 2019) and the 400th most popular American Actor.

Steve Reeves is most famous for his role as Hercules in the movies Hercules and Hercules Unchained.

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Among actors, Steve Reeves ranks 791 out of 13,578. Before him are Gong Li, Franco Columbu, Jean-Louis Barrault, Grace Zabriskie, Desmond Llewelyn, and Takashi Shimura. After him are Charles Boyer, François Cluzet, Lale Andersen, Harriet Andersson, Buck Henry, and Guy Williams.

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Among people born in 1926, Steve Reeves ranks 80. Before him are Hilary Putnam, Jorge Medina, György Kurtág, Andrew Schally, Henry Way Kendall, and Gyula Grosics. After him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Dennis W. Sciama, Robert Fogel, Michel Butor, David H. Hubel, and Ta Mok. Among people deceased in 2000, Steve Reeves ranks 42. Before him are John Gielgud, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Empress Kōjun, Takashi Kano, Petar Mladenov, and Lila Kedrova. After him are Tommaso Buscetta, Akira Nozawa, Anatoly Sobchak, John Harsanyi, Merton Miller, and Richard Farnsworth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Reeves ranks 1,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Charley Paddock (1900), Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Blake Edwards (1922), Gordon Moore (1929), and Paul P. Harris (1868). After him are Will Durant (1885), Joe Satriani (1956), Walter Lippmann (1889), Janet Mills (1947), Buck Henry (1930), and Guy Williams (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Steve Reeves ranks 400. Before him are Jack Black (1969), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Sissy Spacek (1949), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Woody Harrelson (1961), and Grace Zabriskie (1941). After him are Buck Henry (1930), Guy Williams (1924), Kelly Lynch (1959), Angela Bassett (1958), Tony Martin (1913), and David Caruso (1956).

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