Biography
Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller) was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia. Born in Königsberg, Sandow became interested in bodybuilding at the age of ten during a visit to Italy. After a spell in the circus, Sandow studied under strongman Ludwig Durlacher in the late 1880s. On Durlacher's recommendation, he began entering strongman competitions, performing in matches against leading figures in the sport such as Charles Sampson, Frank Bienkowski, and Henry McCann. In 1901 he organised what is believed to be the world's first major body building competition. Set in London's Royal Albert Hall, Sandow judged the event alongside author Arthur Conan Doyle and athlete/sculptor Charles Lawes-Wittewronge.
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Filmography
all 8
Movies 8
self 5
Self
Sandow (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glorious Technicolor (1998)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
Movie
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
Movie
Self
Sandow (1896)
Movie
Wrestler
Ringkämpfer (1895)
Movie
6
Wrestler
Wintergartenprogramm (1895)
Movie
Self
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.89
Based on 4.36 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1894
1895
1994
2018
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1867-04-02
Deathday1925-10-14 (58 years old)
Birth NameFriedrich Wilhelm Müller
Birth PlaceKönigsberg, Prussia
ReligionLutheranism
CitizenshipsKingdom of Prussia
Also Known AsFriedrich Wilhelm Müller
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