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Warner Oland

1879 - 1938

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Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances. He is most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters: Dr. Fu Manchu, Henry Chang in Shanghai Express, and, most notably, Honolulu Police detective Lieutenant Charlie Chan in 16 films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Warner Oland is the 6,406th most popular actor (down from 5,953rd in 2019), the 1,046th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 968th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Swedish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Warner Oland ranks 6,406 out of 13,578. Before him are Gabrielle Union, Andrzej Grabowski, Élodie Bouchez, Kevin Tighe, Dar Salim, and Ezra Miller. After him are Aileen Pringle, Sylvie Testud, Ruth Hussey, Manorama, S. Z. Sakall, and Larry the Cable Guy.

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Among people born in 1879, Warner Oland ranks 245. Before him are Lucile Watson, Harry DeBaecke, Ferenc Móra, Joseph Lyons, Frank Greer, and Søren Marinus Jensen. After him are Otto Nilsson, Björn Þórðarson, Julius Falkenstein, Bob Crompton, Charles Thias, and Ğäliäsğar Kamal. Among people deceased in 1938, Warner Oland ranks 207. Before him are Andreas Michalakopoulos, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Karl Malmström, Johannes van Dijk, Zitkala-Sa, and Grey Owl. After him are Tom Crean, Alma Gluck, Mikuláš Galanda, Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Arthur Barclay, and Michel Giacobini.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Warner Oland ranks 1,046 out of 1,879. Before him are Ulf Schmidt (1934), Andreas Granqvist (1985), Bernt Johansson (1953), Folke Alnevik (1919), Lasse Holm (1943), and Nils Widforss (1880). After him are Christer Björkman (1957), Håkan Loob (1960), Otto Nilsson (1879), Fredrik Backman (1981), Eric Carlberg (1880), and Mercedes Mason (1982).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Warner Oland ranks 86. Before him are Johanna Sällström (1974), Maria Bonnevie (1973), Inga Tidblad (1901), Barbro Kollberg (1917), Mary Stävin (1957), and Signe Hasso (1915). After him are Mercedes Mason (1982), Annalisa Ericson (1913), Jakob Cedergren (1973), Hillevi Rombin (1933), Magnus Samuelsson (1969), and Helena Bergström (1964).

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