Eugen Sandow
Acting
April 2, 1867
Died October 14, 1925 (58 years old)
Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
7
Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Killer Sally
2022
as Self - Father of Modern Bodybuilding (archive footage)
6.7
Glorious Technicolor
1998
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.9
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self (archive footage)
10
Sandow
1896
as Himself
5.2
Wintergartenprogramm
1895
as Wrestler
5.3
Ringkämpfer
1895
5
Sandow: The Strong Man
1894
as Himself
5.1