ACTOR

Broderick Crawford

1911 - 1986

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William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Broderick Crawford has received more than 2,027,804 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Broderick Crawford is the 2,963rd most popular actor (up from 3,035th in 2019), the 4,543rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,742nd in 2019) and the 1,341st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Broderick Crawfords by language

Over the past year Broderick Crawford has had the most page views in the with 266,865 views, followed by Spanish (9,617), and Italian (7,641). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (43,300.00%), Simple English (211.92%), and Uzbek (126.80%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Broderick Crawford ranks 2,963 out of 13,578. Before him are Vladimir Zeldin, Sanjeev Kumar, Holly Marie Combs, Josephine Crowell, Giovanna Ralli, and Gordon Jackson. After him are Tanuja, Shaken Aimanov, Doris Roberts, Dennis Weaver, John Phillip Law, and Dagmar Lassander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Broderick Crawford ranks 169. Before him are Wolfgang Larrazábal, René Barjavel, Guy Burgess, Yang Jiang, Tarō Okamoto, and Xiao Hong. After him are Otakar Vávra, Heinz von Foerster, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Klára Dán von Neumann, Nagarjun, and Viktor Nekrasov. Among people deceased in 1986, Broderick Crawford ranks 137. Before him are Moses Finley, W. Averell Harriman, Lili Kraus, Ilmari Salminen, Keenan Wynn, and Yasuzo Masumura. After him are Ivan Papanin, Murray Hamilton, Tahir Yahya, Moderato Wisintainer, Ernst Lehner, and Ruth Teitelbaum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Broderick Crawford ranks 4,543 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathanael Greene (1742), Donald Barthelme (1931), Howard Pyle (1853), Cotton Mather (1663), Holly Marie Combs (1973), and Augustine Washington (1694). After him are Rikky von Opel (1947), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), Doris Roberts (1925), Dennis Weaver (1924), John Phillip Law (1937), and Zendaya (1996).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Broderick Crawford ranks 1,341. Before him are Keenan Wynn (1916), Zeppo Marx (1901), Lydia Clarke (1923), Amanda Plummer (1957), Dorothy Gibson (1889), and Holly Marie Combs (1973). After him are Doris Roberts (1925), Dennis Weaver (1924), John Phillip Law (1937), Zendaya (1996), Pamela Tiffin (1942), and Andrew Robinson (1942).

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Television and Movie Roles

Born Yesterday
Harry Brock
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Dec 25o 19507.2 / 10
The Swindle
Augusto
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Oct 7o 19557.335 / 10
All the King's Men
Willie Stark
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Nov 16o 19497 / 10