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Brian Donlevy

1901 - 1972

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Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, who was noted for playing dangerous and tough characters. Usually appearing in supporting roles, among his best-known films are Beau Geste (1939), The Great McGinty (1940) and Wake Island (1942). For his role as the sadistic Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He starred as U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Donlevy has received more than 1,090,978 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Brian Donlevy is the 6,260th most popular actor (down from 5,914th in 2019), the 9,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,824th in 2019) and the 2,869th most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Donlevy ranks 6,260 out of 13,578. Before him are Luise Ullrich, Dick Haymes, Mark Lenard, Kay Johnson, Ben Alexander, and Parminder Nagra. After him are Kathy Hilton, Marion Leonard, Lilyan Chauvin, Stephen Amell, Roxann Dawson, and Kathryn Hunter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Brian Donlevy ranks 309. Before him are Al LeConey, Mildred Wiley, Sven Utterström, Malcolm MacDonald, Henry Eyring, and Paul Fritsch. After him are Leon Shamroy, Georgy Ushakov, Eusebio Díaz, Clementina de Jesus, Carlo Biotti, and Thomas Cooray. Among people deceased in 1972, Brian Donlevy ranks 227. Before him are Yuri Linnik, Yevgeni Babich, Moe Berg, Franciska Gaal, Per Bertilsson, and Betty Blythe. After him are Jaap Mol, Herbert Hübner, John Berryman, Arnold Jackson, Walter Winchell, and Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Donlevy ranks 9,184 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Barnes (1966), Kay Johnson (1904), Robert Pearce (1908), Ben Alexander (1911), Christy Mathewson (1880), and Peabo Bryson (1951). After him are Kathy Hilton (1959), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Marion Leonard (1881), Vincent Matthews (1947), Jim Risch (1943), and Barney Ewell (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brian Donlevy ranks 2,869. Before him are Mimi Kennedy (1948), Anthony Anderson (1970), Jenna Dewan (1980), Mark Lenard (1924), Kay Johnson (1904), and Ben Alexander (1911). After him are Kathy Hilton (1959), Marion Leonard (1881), Roxann Dawson (1958), Kathryn Hunter (1957), Kristin Chenoweth (1968), and James MacArthur (1937).

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