Acting
Sasha Siemel
- Born
- Jan 25, 1890 · Aged 80
- Died
- Feb 14, 1970
- Place of birth
- Riga, Latvia
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 0
Biography
Alexander "Sasha" Siemel was an American/Argentinian adventurer, professional hunter, guide, actor, writer, photographer, and lecturer of Latvian origin. He spoke seven languages and boasted of having experienced more adventure in a single year than most men had witnessed in a lifetime. He is known among sportsmen, claiming to have successfully hunted more than 300 jaguars — or onças, as the big cats are colloquially known in parts of Latin America—in the Mato Grosso jungles of Brazil. Siemel's accomplishments in pursuing the large and often dangerous jaguar (the biggest cat in the Western…
