ACTOR

Billy Bevan

1887 - 1957

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Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Bevan has received more than 117,574 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Billy Bevan is the 8,271st most popular actor (down from 8,008th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 371st in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Billy Bevans by language

Over the past year Billy Bevan has had the most page views in the with 14,905 views, followed by German (2,401), and French (851). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (95.12%), Czech (13.24%), and Polish (4.26%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Bevan ranks 8,271 out of 13,578. Before him are Carly Chaikin, Sally Rand, Jason Acuña, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debby Ryan, and Sonequa Martin-Green. After him are Dale Dickey, John Kerr, Silk Smitha, Paul Douglas, Aaron Ashmore, and Marian Marsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Billy Bevan ranks 284. Before him are Kate Gillou, Raymond Thorne, Roland Young, Ira Davenport, Gertrude Astor, and Walter Connolly. After him are Karl Taylor Compton, Arvi Pohjanpää, Joseph Lamb, Harry Hines Woodring, Edward Andrade, and William Frawley. Among people deceased in 1957, Billy Bevan ranks 225. Before him are Leo Goodwin, Charles Brabin, Bedřich Šupčík, Nils Silfverskiöld, Hughie Gallacher, and Colin Carruthers. After him are Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, and Charles King.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Billy Bevan ranks 423 out of 1,143. Before him are Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Mark Bresciano (1980), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Cecil Healy (1881), Brett Tucker (1972), and Steven Bradbury (1973). After him are Mick Harvey (1958), Nick Kyrgios (1995), Paul England (1929), Shiori Kutsuna (1992), Johnny Warren (1943), and John Kerr (1914).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Billy Bevan ranks 92. Before him are Bill Hunter (1940), Coral Browne (1913), Adam Garcia (1973), Sarah Snook (1987), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), and Brett Tucker (1972). After him are Shiori Kutsuna (1992), Adelaide Kane (1990), Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Josephine Langford (1997), and Viva Bianca (1983).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bringing Up Baby
Joe (uncredited)
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Feb 18o 19387.53 / 10
Rebecca
Policeman (uncredited)
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Mar 23o 19407.913 / 10
Suspicion
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.
Nov 14o 19417.125 / 10