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Eugen Sandow
Actor
Born April 2, 1867Died October 14, 1925 (58 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound · as Himself |
| 2017 | Generation Iron 2 · as Self |
| 1998 | Glorious Technicolor · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation of United Artists · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1896 | Sandow · as Himself |
| 1894 | Sandow: The Strong Man · as Himself |