ACTOR

Billy Drago

1945 - 2019

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William Eugene Burrows (November 30, 1945 – June 24, 2019), known professionally by his stage name Billy Drago, was an American television and film actor. Drago's films, where he was frequently cast as a villain, included Clint Eastwood's western Pale Rider and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables. He also had recurring roles in the television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Drago has received more than 2,520,095 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Billy Drago is the 1,642nd most popular actor (down from 1,315th in 2019), the 2,726th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,311th in 2019) and the 765th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Drago ranks 1,642 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Archer, Jo Van Fleet, Bhupen Hazarika, Elsa Pataky, Pierre Renoir, and Nichelle Nichols. After him are Perry King, Massimo Girotti, Geneviève Page, Michael Nouri, Paul Guilfoyle, and Sue Lyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Billy Drago ranks 182. Before him are Mahinda Rajapaksa, Daniel Davis, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Marianne Sägebrecht, Lasse Berghagen, and Marek Grechuta. After him are Michael Nouri, Frans Janssens, Guy Bonnet, Basil Poledouris, Vinko Puljić, and Don McLean. Among people deceased in 2019, Billy Drago ranks 131. Before him are Jan Stráský, Patrick Sercu, Judith Kerr, Waldo Machado, Klaus Kinkel, and John Havlicek. After him are Kevin Roche, Sue Lyon, Peter Lindbergh, Machiko Kyō, Václav Vorlíček, and Jean Vanier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Drago ranks 2,726 out of 20,380. Before him are S. S. Van Dine (1888), John Havlicek (1940), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Nichelle Nichols (1932), Jacques Futrelle (1875), and Joey DeMaio (1954). After him are Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886), Ronald Lauder (1944), Perry King (1948), J. P. Guilford (1897), Bobby McFerrin (1950), and Aldrich Ames (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billy Drago ranks 765. Before him are Peter Boyle (1935), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Jim Kelly (1946), Anne Archer (1947), Jo Van Fleet (1915), and Nichelle Nichols (1932). After him are Perry King (1948), Michael Nouri (1945), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), Sue Lyon (1946), Patrick Wilson (1973), and Cheech Marin (1946).

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