ACTOR

José Ferrer

1912 - 1992

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José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Ferrer has received more than 4,581,579 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. José Ferrer is the 1,093rd most popular actor (down from 752nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Puerto Rican Actor.

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  • 49

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  • 2.88

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  • 5.35

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, José Ferrer ranks 1,093 out of 13,578. Before him are Glenda Jackson, Tony Shalhoub, Judith Anderson, Lambert Wilson, Ma Dong-seok, and Victor Garber. After him are Martin Short, Victoria Abril, Marika Rökk, Hervé Villechaize, Angie Dickinson, and Shih Kien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, José Ferrer ranks 84. Before him are Kamala Sohonie, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, Jacques Ellul, Frank Oppenheimer, Hugh Griffith, and Salah al-Din al-Bitar. After him are Michel Debré, Axel Springer, Marina Raskova, Nereo Rocco, Lady Bird Johnson, and Duško Popov. Among people deceased in 1992, José Ferrer ranks 64. Before him are Georges Delerue, Nureddin al-Atassi, Koča Popović, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Princess Margaret of Denmark, and Judith Anderson. After him are Jim Garrison, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Allen Newell, Banine, and Albert King.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 7 out of 77. Before him are Joaquin Phoenix (1974), José Feliciano (1945), Raul Julia (1940), Benicio del Toro (1967), Rita Moreno (1931), and Ricky Martin (1971). After him are Héctor Lavoe (1946), Luis Guzmán (1956), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Daddy Yankee (1977), and Roberto Clemente (1934).

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Among ACTORS In Puerto Rico

Among actors born in Puerto Rico, José Ferrer ranks 5. Before him are Joaquin Phoenix (1974), Raul Julia (1940), Benicio del Toro (1967), and Rita Moreno (1931). After him are Luis Guzmán (1956), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Roselyn Sánchez (1973), Osvaldo Ríos (1960), Míriam Colón (1936), David Zayas (1962), and Carlos Ponce (1972).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dune
Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Dec 14o 19846.195 / 10
Lawrence of Arabia
Turkish Bey
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Dec 11o 19628 / 10
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Leopold
A nutty inventor, his frustrated wife, a philosopher cousin, his much younger fiancée, a randy doctor, and a free-thinking nurse spend a summer weekend in and around a stunning - and possibly magical - country house.
Jul 16o 19826.482 / 10