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Wallace Beery

1885 - 1949

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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as the pirate Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and his title role in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wallace Beery is the 2,515th most popular actor (up from 2,739th in 2019), the 4,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,262nd in 2019) and the 1,223rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wallace Beery ranks 2,515 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Dong-wook, Sarah Paulson, Greg Kinnear, Lee Jong-suk, Angélica María, and Gösta Ekman. After him are Michael V. Gazzo, David Harbour, Zlatko Burić, Choi Min-sik, Adolphe Menjou, and Anne Vernon.

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Among people born in 1885, Wallace Beery ranks 118. Before him are Francisco Bru, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Muslim Magomayev, Theodor Kaluza, and Charles Dullin. After him are Francisco Olazar, Frederick Holman, Elihan Tore, Emil Väre, Dimitrios Loundras, and Jan Czochralski. Among people deceased in 1949, Wallace Beery ranks 95. Before him are Vyacheslav Ivanov, Othon Friesz, Wakatsuki Reijirō, Antoun Saadeh, Charles Dullin, and Leonor Michaelis. After him are Nuri Killigil, Laura Montoya, Nikos Skalkottas, James Forrestal, Henri Rabaud, and Kanji Ishiwara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wallace Beery ranks 4,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Sarah Paulson (1974), Randy Savage (1952), Greg Kinnear (1963), Angélica María (1943), Abigail Fillmore (1798), and Natalie Zemon Davis (1928). After him are Bobby Darin (1936), Michael V. Gazzo (1923), David Harbour (1975), Jon Moxley (1985), Adolphe Menjou (1890), and James Kottak (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wallace Beery ranks 1,223. Before him are Andre Braugher (1962), Mildred Natwick (1905), Mack Swain (1876), Sarah Paulson (1974), Greg Kinnear (1963), and Angélica María (1943). After him are Michael V. Gazzo (1923), David Harbour (1975), Adolphe Menjou (1890), Michael Richards (1949), Bud Abbott (1897), and Rosalind Russell (1907).

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