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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.

Don Rickles

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
Actor
Comedian
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Television Presenter
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Queens
New York
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