ACTOR

Ben Lyon

1901 - 1979

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Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Lyon has received more than 381,589 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ben Lyon is the 5,872nd most popular actor (down from 5,805th in 2019), the 8,607th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,650th in 2019) and the 2,672nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Lyon ranks 5,872 out of 13,578. Before him are Heiner Lauterbach, Danny Lloyd, Ross Bagdasarian, Özge Gürel, David Hess, and Ian Charleson. After him are Tamara Taylor, Richard LeParmentier, Jamie Farr, Aleksei Dikiy, Inés Sastre, and Roger Ashton-Griffiths.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ben Lyon ranks 291. Before him are Mark Oliphant, Whittaker Chambers, Endre Steiner, Pedro Benítez, Boris Chirkov, and Helen Ferguson. After him are Felipe Molas López, Alexis Chantraine, Narve Bonna, Anna Kavan, Inga Tidblad, and Katri Vala. Among people deceased in 1979, Ben Lyon ranks 229. Before him are Vincenzo Cuccia, Fred Akuffo, Blas de Otero, Imre Harangi, Eduardo González Valiño, and Les Clark. After him are Juan Aguilera, Barnes Wallis, Arthur Hunnicutt, Loren Murchison, Sven Utterström, and Ann Dvorak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Lyon ranks 8,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Ross Bagdasarian (1919), Joseph Kruskal (1928), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Frances Perkins (1880), David Hess (1936), and Joseph P. Allen (1937). After him are Joseph Ruben (1950), Richard LeParmentier (1946), Jamie Farr (1934), Karen Pence (1957), Margaret E. Knight (1838), and Michael Shermer (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Lyon ranks 2,672. Before him are Mark Valley (1964), Cathy Moriarty (1960), Ann Harding (1902), Danny Lloyd (1972), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), and David Hess (1936). After him are Richard LeParmentier (1946), Jamie Farr (1934), Richard Lewis (1947), Adrian Pasdar (1965), Dack Rambo (1941), and Matt Czuchry (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Hell's Angels
Monte Rutledge
When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.
Nov 15th 19306.4 / 10
Night Nurse
Mortie
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
Jul 16th 19316.7 / 10
The Dark Tower
Phil Danton
While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.
Oct 18th 19436.1 / 10