ACTOR

Alex Karras

1935 - 2012

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Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Karras has received more than 3,330,800 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Karras is the 8,610th most popular actor (down from 7,595th in 2019), the 12,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,258th in 2019) and the 4,027th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alex Karras by language

Over the past year Alex Karras has had the most page views in the with 466,582 views, followed by Spanish (7,385), and Italian (5,339). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (76.04%), Finnish (40.32%), and Korean (21.03%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alex Karras ranks 8,610 out of 13,578. Before him are Donald Faison, Paul Eddington, Kyle Richards, Celeste Yarnall, Louis Ferreira, and Lucas Belvaux. After him are Fele Martínez, Jang Ki-yong, John Trudell, Richard Libertini, Josef Hader, and Martin Starr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Alex Karras ranks 524. Before him are Eddie Bernice Johnson, Erich Kunzel, Laurent Robuschi, Daniel Williams, Eddie Hopkinson, and Billy Boy Arnold. After him are Phil Donahue, Albert Heath, Lyle Waggoner, Rajmohan Gandhi, Gail Fisher, and Mel Charles. Among people deceased in 2012, Alex Karras ranks 473. Before him are Bill Hinzman, Jules Bocandé, Gary Collins, Arlen Specter, John Fitch, and Robert Bork. After him are Ronnie Montrose, Bob Boozer, Leslie Claudius, Erhard Wunderlich, Frederica Sagor Maas, and Vladimer Aptsiauri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Karras ranks 12,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Celeste Yarnall (1944), Michael Pollan (1955), Tommy Tuberville (1954), Paul Westphal (1950), Ray LaHood (1945), and Henry Schoolcraft (1793). After him are Craig Mazin (1971), Richard A. Muller (1944), Gabriel Moore (1785), Simone Biles (1997), Amy Chua (1962), and Charles B. Cory (1857).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Alex Karras ranks 4,027. Before him are Virginia Capers (1925), Brian Baumgartner (1972), Omar Benson Miller (1978), Donald Faison (1974), Kyle Richards (1969), and Celeste Yarnall (1944). After him are John Trudell (1946), Richard Libertini (1933), Martin Starr (1982), Michael Michele (1966), Nolan North (1970), and Allison Hayes (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

Blazing Saddles
Mongo
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Feb 7o 19747.3 / 10
Buffalo '66
TV Sportscaster
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Jan 20o 19987.1 / 10
Victor/Victoria
"Squash" Bernstein
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Apr 25o 19827.3 / 10