ACTOR

Herbert Lom

1917 - 2012

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Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru (11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012), known professionally as Herbert Lom (Czech pronunciation: [ɦɛrbɛrt lom]), was a Czech-British actor with a career spanning over 60 years. His cool demeanour and precise, elegant elocution saw him cast as criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men and nobles as he aged. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert Lom has received more than 1,706,796 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Herbert Lom is the 739th most popular actor (up from 854th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 150th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Actor.

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  • 37

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  • 3.38

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Herbert Lom ranks 739 out of 13,578. Before him are Linda Christian, Lionel Logue, Eric Roberts, Daniela Bianchi, Adam West, and Richard Farnsworth. After him are Ben Gazzara, Ugo Tognazzi, Jean-Louis Barrault, Adolfo Celi, Anthony Mann, and Robin Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Herbert Lom ranks 61. Before him are Chung Il-kwon, Thelonious Monk, Susan Hayward, John Fenn, Masahiko Kimura, and Asmahan. After him are David Easton, Rodney Robert Porter, Dinu Lipatti, Juan Rulfo, Yigael Yadin, and David McClelland. Among people deceased in 2012, Herbert Lom ranks 57. Before him are William Standish Knowles, Dave Brubeck, Sergio Oliva, Eduard Khil, Chadli Bendjedid, and Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. After him are Ben Gazzara, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Etta James, Chavela Vargas, Rodney King, and Helmut Haller.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Herbert Lom ranks 142 out of 1,200. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848), Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (852), Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (1901), Alfred Brendel (1931), Leo Perutz (1882), and Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932). After him are Ivana Trump (1949), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337), Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888), Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1569), Eduard Hanslick (1825), and Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1547).

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Among ACTORS In Czechia

Among actors born in Czechia, Herbert Lom ranks 3. Before him are Lída Baarová (1914), and Barbara Bouchet (1943). After him are Libuše Šafránková (1953), Vladimír Menšík (1929), Josef Abrhám (1939), Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796), Jana Brejchová (1940), Vlastimil Brodský (1920), Zdeněk Svěrák (1936), Jan Werich (1906), and Dagmar Lassander (1943).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Spartacus
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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Oct 13th 19607.5 / 10