ACTOR

Laird Cregar

1913 - 1944

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Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known for his villainous performances in films such as I Wake Up Screaming (1941), This Gun For Hire (1942) and The Lodger (1944). Cregar's screen career began in 1940 with small uncredited roles in films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laird Cregar has received more than 473,281 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Laird Cregar is the 8,756th most popular actor (down from 8,486th in 2019), the 12,896th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,423rd in 2019) and the 4,109th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.43

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Laird Cregar ranks 8,756 out of 13,578. Before him are Barbara Britton, Ranbir Kapoor, Sarah Hyland, Yūji Ueda, Katrin Heß, and JoAnna Garcia. After him are Madhur Jaffrey, Erica Gimpel, John Kricfalusi, Miriam Leone, Georgie Henley, and Mo'Nique.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Laird Cregar ranks 406. Before him are Angus Wilson, Jack Hannah, Bob Crosby, Ali Sardar Jafri, R. S. Thomas, and Walt Kelly. After him are Kurt Dossin, Robert R. Gilruth, Henry Banks, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Janis Carter, and Sam Ruben. Among people deceased in 1944, Laird Cregar ranks 313. Before him are David Prain, Alfred Schmalzer, Ernest Townsend, Robert Frazer, Mike Bookie, and Robert Curry. After him are Bud Jamison, Jessie Ralph, Albert B. Fall, George W. Norris, and Charles L. McNary.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 12,896 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Edmunds (1930), Leroy Chiao (1960), Dan Ariely (1967), Kathleen Hanna (1968), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), and JoAnna Garcia (1979). After him are Marion Mahony Griffin (1871), Jim Bunning (1931), Tarana Burke (1973), Alonzo Babers (1961), Erica Gimpel (1964), and Hugh Howey (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 4,109. Before him are George "Gabby" Hayes (1885), Mauricio Ochmann (1977), Mozhan Marnò (1980), Barbara Britton (1920), Sarah Hyland (1990), and JoAnna Garcia (1979). After him are Erica Gimpel (1964), Mo'Nique (1967), Jonathan Majors (1989), Carmit Bachar (1974), Jill Eikenberry (1947), and David Giuntoli (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

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George Harvey Bone
When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.
Feb 7o 19456.8 / 10
This Gun for Hire
Willard Gates
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Apr 24o 19426.9 / 10
The Lodger
Mr. Slade
In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
Jan 19o 19446.335 / 10