Eugen Sandow
Age: N/A | From: Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Friedrich Wilhelm Müller
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
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Movie Involvements: 3
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Wintergartenprogramm
(1895) Wrestler
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(1998) Self (archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
(1998) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1896 | Himself | |
| 1895 | N/A | |
| Wrestler | ||
| 1894 | Himself | |
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