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Jack Dempsey

Acting

Born June 24, 1895 · Manassa, Colorado, USA

Died May 31, 1983

Also known as William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey · William Harrison Dempsey

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Biography

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. He is ranked sixth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years.

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Awards & recognition

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame · 1990
  • No. 1 Award of the National Cartoonists Society · 1971
  • Barney Nagler Award · 1957
  • Sugar Ray Robinson Award · 1938
  • The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
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  • WBA World Heavyweight Champion

Filmography4 titles

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998as Self (archive footage)

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962as Himself

What's My Line?

1950as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self