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Grock (Charles Adrien Wettach)

Charles Adrien Wettach, known as Grock, was a Swiss mime performer active throughout the 20th century. He achieved inter...

Swiss Stage 20TH Century Legendary

9.2 Excellent

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Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney is a British stage performer and director recognized for his innovative work in physical theater. He co-e...

Stage Contemporary British Physical Theater

8.9 Great

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Charlie Rivel

Charlie Rivel was a Spanish mime who achieved international renown throughout the 20th century. He is particularly remem...

Stage Spanish International 20TH Century

8.8 Great

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Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly was an American mime primarily known for his poignant stage persona, “Weary Willie.” Born in 1898, he devel...

Stage American 20TH Century Circus Clown

8.8 Great

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Toby Sedgwick

Toby Sedgwick is a British movement director and actor who won a 2008 Olivier Award for the expressive horse choreograph...

Stage Contemporary British Movement Director

8.7 Great

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Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon was an American stage and screen comedian who lived from 1884 to 1944 and became a prominent performer dur...

Stage American 20TH Century Comedy

8.6 Great

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Andrew Dawson

Andrew Dawson is a British mime and movement artist recognized for his contributions to physical theatre. He co-founded...

Stage Contemporary British Physical Theatre

8.6 Great

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Otto Griebling

Otto Griebling (1896–1972) was a German-American circus performer who became one of the most famous clowns in the United...

Stage 20TH Century Legendary German American

8.5 Great

9

Pierre Etaix

Pierre Etaix (1928–2016) was a French clown, mime, and filmmaker who collaborated with Jacques Tati on early film projec...

Stage French 20TH Century Clown

8.4 Great

10

John Rich

John Rich (1692–1761) was an English theatre manager and performer who played a central role in the development of Engli...

18TH Century Stage British Pantomime

8.4 Great

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Nola Rae

Nola Rae is a British artist recognized for her innovative modern stage mimes and clown performances. She established th...

Modern Stage Solo British

8.1 Great

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Carlo Mazzone-Clementi

Carlo Mazzone-Clementi (1920–2000) was an Italian-American performer and teacher of mime and physical theatre who co-fou...

Teacher Stage 20TH Century Italian American

8.0 Great

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Lindsay Kemp

Lindsay Kemp was a British dancer, actor, mime artist, choreographer, and teacher known for visually theatrical producti...

Modern Dance Stage British

7.9 Good

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Brigitte Soubeyran

Brigitte Soubeyran was a German mime and stage artist associated with the development of modern European movement theatr...

German Stage 20TH Century Physical Theatre

7.9 Good

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David Glass

David Glass is a British theater director and performer who founded the David Glass Ensemble in 1988. He is recognized f...

Stage Contemporary British Ensemble

7.8 Good

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Yves Joly

Yves Joly (1923–2010) was a French mime and theater artist renowned for his distinctive approach to object and hand mime...

Stage French Solo 20TH Century

7.6 Good

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Trudi Schoop

Trudi Schoop (1903–1999) was a Swiss dancer and mime who became a pioneer of dance therapy in the United States. Known f...

Stage 20TH Century Pantomime Swiss American

7.6 Good

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Roberto Escobar and Igón Lerchundi

Roberto Escobar and Igón Lerchundi were an Argentine mime duo regarded as pioneers of the country's professional two-per...

Stage 20TH Century Argentinian Pioneers

7.6 Good

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Lotte Goslar

Lotte Goslar was a German-born American dancer, mime, choreographer, and comic performer who lived from 1907 to 1997. Af...

Dance Stage 20TH Century Pantomime

7.5 Good

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Pinok (Michèle Prélonge)

French mime who formed the celebrated duo Pinok et Matho with Mathilde Dumont after both trained under Marcel Marceau in...

Classical Stage 20TH Century Duo

7.2 Good