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Lee Tracy

1898 - 1968

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William Lee Tracy (April 14, 1898 – October 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is known foremost for his portrayals between the late 1920s and 1940s of fast-talking, wisecracking news reporters, press agents, lawyers, and salesmen. From 1949 to 1954, he was also featured in the weekly radio and television versions of the series Martin Kane: Private Eye, as well as starring as the newspaper columnist Lee Cochran in the 1958–1959 British-American crime drama New York Confidential. In 1960 he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the original theatrical version of The Best Man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Lee Tracy is the 10,648th most popular actor (down from 9,681st in 2024), the 15,610th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,186th in 2019) and the 4,921st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Lee Tracy ranks 10,648 out of 13,578. Before him are Takako Fuji, Natasha O'Keeffe, Neus Asensi, Amal Ayouch, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Nicola Coughlan. After him are Hazal Filiz Küçükköse, Minori Chihara, Pascal Elbé, Gabriel Basso, Kathleen Beller, and Xochitl Gomez.

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Among people born in 1898, Lee Tracy ranks 319. Before him are Rod La Rocque, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Walter Abel, Doug Livingstone, and Richmond Landon.  Among people deceased in 1968, Lee Tracy ranks 272. Before him are Sally O'Neil, Bea Benaderet, Walter Nash, Conrad Richter, Gerald Mohr, and Edwin O'Connor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 15,617 out of 20,380. Before him are Warren Haynes (1960), Roxana Saberi (1977), John M. Jumper (null), Aliana Lohan (1993), Mike Bruner (1956), and LaShawn Merritt (1986). After him are Shyril O'Steen (1960), Ross Robinson (1967), Gabriel Basso (1994), Kathleen Beller (1956), Xochitl Gomez (2006), and Phil Bryant (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 4,924. Before him are Jill Schoelen (1963), Gale Storm (1922), Barbara Cook (1927), Jencarlos Canela (1988), Hal Linden (1931), and Lucille Bremer (1917). After him are Gabriel Basso (1994), Kathleen Beller (1956), Xochitl Gomez (2006), Darrell Hammond (1955), Heather Matarazzo (1982), and Andy On (1977).

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