ACTOR

Henry Daniell

1894 - 1963

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Charles Henry Pywell Daniell (5 March 1894 – 31 October 1963) was an English actor who had a long career in the United States on stage and in cinema. He came to prominence for his portrayal of villainous roles in films such as Camille (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Holiday (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940). Daniell was given few opportunities to play sympathetic or 'good guy' roles; an exception was his portrayal of Franz Liszt in the biographical film of Robert and Clara Schumann, Song of Love (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Daniell has received more than 544,987 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Henry Daniell is the 3,417th most popular actor (up from 5,055th in 2019), the 2,824th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,892nd in 2019) and the 415th most popular British Actor.

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  • 540k

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  • 50.41

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Henry Daniell ranks 3,417 out of 13,578. Before him are Eileen Heckart, C. Aubrey Smith, Stephen Root, Sid Haig, Ann Blyth, and Paul Naschy. After him are Kim Young-ae, Ian Hart, Philippe Léotard, Tommy Flanagan, Tyrese Gibson, and Luke Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Henry Daniell ranks 162. Before him are Berdi Kerbabayev, Walter Piston, Alfred Berger, José Bustamante y Rivero, Ernesto Ambrosini, and James Thurber. After him are Vladimir Triandafillov, Goro Yamada, Edgar Jung, Oskar Maria Graf, Wilhelm Hasse, and Norma Talmadge. Among people deceased in 1963, Henry Daniell ranks 124. Before him are Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Mary Agnes Chase, August Rei, Aleksandr Gauk, and Louis Bastien. After him are Aleksandr Gerasimov, Ulises Saucedo, Otto Wahle, Ugo Cerletti, Lisa Tetzner, and Edwin Linkomies.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Daniell ranks 2,824 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Gore (1868), Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803), Hamilton Harty (1879), Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders (877), C. Aubrey Smith (1863), and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864). After him are Joe Fry (1915), Edmund Goulding (1891), Ian Hart (1964), Tommy Flanagan (1965), Ernest Starling (1866), and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Henry Daniell ranks 415. Before him are Dawn Addams (1930), Jason Flemyng (1966), Tom Baker (1934), Ellen Terry (1847), Janet McTeer (1961), and C. Aubrey Smith (1863). After him are Ian Hart (1964), Tommy Flanagan (1965), Adrian Paul (1959), Shirley Eaton (1937), Jean Marsh (1934), and Patsy Kensit (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Great Dictator
Garbitsch
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Oct 15th 19408.3 / 10
Witness for the Prosecution
Mayhew
An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Dec 17th 19578.213 / 10
The Philadelphia Story
Sidney Kidd
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Dec 5th 19407.615 / 10