ACTOR

Johnny Sheffield

1931 - Today

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Johnny Sheffield (born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan, April 11, 1931 – October 15, 2010) was an American child actor who, between 1939 and 1947, portrayed Boy in the Tarzan film series and, between 1949 and 1955, played Bomba the Jungle Boy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Sheffield has received more than 633,730 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Sheffield is the 6,860th most popular actor, the 10,124th most popular biography from United States and the 3,164th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Johnny Sheffields by language

Over the past year Johnny Sheffield has had the most page views in the with 64,307 views, followed by Spanish (9,763), and French (4,350). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (122.78%), Persian (73.26%), and Korean (73.03%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Johnny Sheffield ranks 6,860 out of 13,578. Before him are Tracy Scoggins, Gilda Gray, Pearl Bailey, Wang Yibo, Zheng Junli, and Gladys Egan. After him are Jeanne Bates, Anna Chlumsky, Igor Jijikine, Riley Keough, Ko Shibasaki, and Adele Astaire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Johnny Sheffield ranks 531. Before him are Romila Thapar, Thelma Kalama, Frank Ramsey, Janice Rule, Federico Edwards, and Gisela Birkemeyer. After him are Müzahir Sille, Kálmán Markovits, Yves Dreyfus, Gordon Pirie, Dean Smith, and Georgi Vladimov.

Others Born in 1931

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Sheffield ranks 10,124 out of 20,380. Before him are Zebulon Pike (1779), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Katie Couric (1957), Gladys Egan (1900), Rakim (1968), and Donald H. Peterson (1933). After him are Herbert Boyer (1936), Jeanne Bates (1918), Anna Chlumsky (1980), Grady Booch (1955), John Bell (1796), and Riley Keough (1989).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Johnny Sheffield ranks 3,164. Before him are Sydney Sweeney (1997), Janice Rule (1931), David Costabile (1967), Tracy Scoggins (1953), Pearl Bailey (1918), and Gladys Egan (1900). After him are Jeanne Bates (1918), Anna Chlumsky (1980), Riley Keough (1989), Adele Astaire (1896), Leon Rippy (1949), and Phyllis Haver (1899).

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Television and Movie Roles

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Boy
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
Jun 16o 19396.023 / 10
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Boy
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.
May 1o 19426.3 / 10
Tarzan Triumphs
Boy
Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"
Jan 20o 19436.2 / 10