ACTOR

Bobby Troup

1918 - 1999

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Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Troup has received more than 1,929,364 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Troup is the 9,113th most popular actor (down from 7,897th in 2019), the 13,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,662nd in 2019) and the 4,279th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bobby Troup ranks 9,113 out of 13,578. Before him are Mona Freeman, Leilani Sarelle, Busy Philipps, Maxi Iglesias, Olesia Zhurakivska, and Miriam Yeung. After him are Dichen Lachman, Manuela Arcuri, Akhtem Seitablayev, Tenoch Huerta, Tom Pelphrey, and Natalie Kingston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Bobby Troup ranks 333. Before him are Walt Faulkner, Otis Bowen, Fedor Samokhin, Roberta Cowell, Arnold Stang, and Gerald Wilson. After him are Fred Wacker, Bill Talbert, Helen Wagner, Milt Schmidt, Henry M. Morris, and Noor Hassanali. Among people deceased in 1999, Bobby Troup ranks 322. Before him are Walter Payton, Mary Kay Bergman, Payne Stewart, Walter Lini, Bruce Fairbairn, and Lembit Oll. After him are Indrani Rahman, Bill Talbert, Ella Mae Morse, Vikram Batra, Rex Allen, and Dennis Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Troup ranks 13,370 out of 20,380. Before him are Leilani Sarelle (1966), Rasheed Wallace (1974), Christina Perri (1986), Busy Philipps (1979), Stanley Fish (1938), and Nina Paley (1968). After him are Dean Devlin (1962), Debbie Stabenow (1950), Al Jean (1961), Mark Geiger (1974), Anne Smith (1959), and John M. Grunsfeld (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bobby Troup ranks 4,279. Before him are Jessica Bowman (1980), Jay Acovone (1955), Elizabeth Gillies (1993), Mona Freeman (1926), Leilani Sarelle (1966), and Busy Philipps (1979). After him are Tom Pelphrey (1982), Natalie Kingston (1905), Erik Per Sullivan (1991), Florence Eldridge (1901), Noah Beery (1882), and Fred Melamed (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

M*A*S*H
Sgt. Gorman
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.
Feb 18o 19707 / 10
Emergency!
Joe Early
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
7.784 / 10
The Five Pennies
Artie Schutt
Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
Jun 18o 19596.7 / 10