ACTOR

Barry Newman

1938 - 2023

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Barry Foster Newman (November 7, 1930 – May 11, 2023) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television known for his portrayal of Kowalski in Vanishing Point, and for his title role in the 1970s television series Petrocelli. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Newman has received more than 1,183,928 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Barry Newman is the 4,121st most popular actor (down from 3,919th in 2019), the 6,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,959th in 2019) and the 1,851st most popular American Actor.

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  • 48.89

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  • 17

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  • 2.57

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  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barry Newman ranks 4,121 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Lister Jr., Diana Dors, Richard O'Brien, Chuck Connors, Go Hyun-jung, and Scott Patterson. After him are George Eads, Michael Paré, Jack Oakie, Davy Jones, Sarah Shahi, and Mari Törőcsik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Barry Newman ranks 365. Before him are Paul Morrissey, Tura Satana, Helen, Edda Moser, Aquilino Bocos Merino, and Bart Berman. After him are Charles Simic, Teresa Stratas, Toini Gustafsson, Theodoros Pangalos, Heidi Schmid, and Norbert Ratsirahonana. Among people deceased in 2023, Barry Newman ranks 395. Before him are Gérard Latortue, Ganira Pashayeva, François Bracci, Jorge Edwards, Tom Verlaine, and Owen Davidson. After him are Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Grace Bumbry, Charles Simic, Theodoros Pangalos, Irma Serrano, and Darío Jara Saguier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Newman ranks 6,104 out of 20,380. Before him are Chuck Connors (1921), William Wakefield Baum (1926), Randy Williams (1953), Gina Raimondo (1971), Thomas S. Monson (1927), and Scott Patterson (1958). After him are George Eads (1967), Scott Fahlman (1948), Michael Paré (1958), Jack Oakie (1903), John Baldessari (1931), and Sarah Shahi (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Barry Newman ranks 1,851. Before him are Dorothy Gish (1898), Zooey Deschanel (1980), Steven Williams (1949), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Chuck Connors (1921), and Scott Patterson (1958). After him are George Eads (1967), Michael Paré (1958), Jack Oakie (1903), Sarah Shahi (1980), Meg Tilly (1960), and Kitty Winn (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

Vanishing Point
Kowalski
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Jan 15th 19717.2 / 10
Daylight
Norman Bassett
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.
Dec 6th 19966.1 / 10
Bowfinger
Hal, Kit's Agent
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
Aug 12th 19996.155 / 10