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Victor McLaglen

1886 - 1959

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Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer. His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character acting. He was a well-known member of John Ford’s Stock Company, appearing in 12 of the director’s films, seven of which co-starred John Wayne. For his performance as a treacherous Irish Republican in the 1935 film The Informer, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Quiet Man, both directed by Ford. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor McLaglen is the 1,775th most popular actor (down from 1,322nd in 2019), the 1,927th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,392nd in 2019) and the 240th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Victor McLaglen ranks 1,775 out of 13,578. Before him are Élisabeth Depardieu, Ronny Cox, Vladimir Menshov, Remo Girone, Ann Savage, and Abe Vigoda. After him are Linda Blair, Chus Lampreave, Ludmila Savelyeva, Debra Paget, Adriana Asti, and Jill Clayburgh.

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Among people born in 1886, Victor McLaglen ranks 98. Before him are Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, Firmin Lambot, Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Manuel Ponce. After him are Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Wilhelm Marschall, Frank Nitti, Olga Rozanova, Hans von Obstfelder, and Sholem Schwarzbard. Among people deceased in 1959, Victor McLaglen ranks 68. Before him are George Reeves, Aleksandar Tsankov, Jean Behra, Karl Mauss, Mutara III Rudahigwa, and Dmitry Manuilsky. After him are Benjamin Péret, Kathryn Adams, Werner Krauss, Adolf Ziegler, Maxie Long, and Curt Sachs.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Victor McLaglen ranks 1,927 out of 8,785. Before him are Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), Antony Beevor (1946), Charles Booth (1840), and Clive Barker (1952). After him are Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Paul Rodgers (1949), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Mark Fisher (1968), and David Douglas (1799).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Victor McLaglen ranks 240. Before him are Wendy Hiller (1912), Bernard Lee (1908), Hugh Fraser (1945), Sean Harris (1966), Jack Hawkins (1910), and Peter Vaughan (1923). After him are Samantha Fox (1966), Patricia Hayes (1909), Paul Bettany (1971), Ralph Richardson (1902), Tom Conti (1941), and John Mills (1908).

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