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Sander Vanocur(1928-2019)

  • Actor
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Sander Vanocur
Sander Vanocur was born on 8 January 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Street Fighter (1994), Dave (1993) and The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971). He was married to Virginia Backus and Edith Pick. He died on 16 September 2019 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1928
DiedSeptember 16, 2019(91)
BornJanuary 8, 1928
DiedSeptember 16, 2019(91)
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Known for

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
Street Fighter
4.2
  • GNT News Anchor
  • 1994
Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Dave (1993)
Dave
6.9
  • Sander Vanocur
  • 1993
Robert De Niro, Jerry Orbach, Joe Santos, Irving Selbst, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Jo Van Fleet in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
4.8
  • Television Commentator
  • 1971
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Raise the Titanic
5.3
  • Commentator
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
    Weapons of Mass Distraction
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • 60
    • Sixty Moderator
    • 1997
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt, and Lily Tomlin in Getting Away with Murder (1996)
    Getting Away with Murder
    4.7
    • Sander Vanocur (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
    Street Fighter
    4.2
    • GNT News Anchor
    • 1994
  • Jane Kaczmarek and Sander Vanocur in Without Warning (1994)
    Without Warning
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Sander Vanocur
    • 1994
  • Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Dave (1993)
    Dave
    6.9
    • Sander Vanocur
    • 1993
  • Raise the Titanic (1980)
    Raise the Titanic
    5.3
    • Commentator
    • 1980
  • Henry Fonda and Eileen Brennan in The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
    The Great Smokey Roadblock
    5.1
    • Newscaster
    • 1977
  • Robert De Niro, Jerry Orbach, Joe Santos, Irving Selbst, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Jo Van Fleet in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
    4.8
    • Television Commentator
    • 1971
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    TV Series
    • Steve Caldwell
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • January 8, 1928
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 2019
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Virginia BackusDecember 19, 1975 - September 16, 2019 (his death)
  • Children
      Christopher Pick Vanocur
  • Parents
      Rose Millman
  • Relatives
    • Roberta Vinocur(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was one of four panelists who asked questions of Kennedy and Nixon at their first debate in 1960. After Nixon was elected president in 1968, he put Vanocur on the so-called "White House enemies" list.

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