ACTOR

Charles Napier

1936 - 2011

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Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Napier has received more than 28,825 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Napier is the 1,533rd most popular actor (up from 1,773rd in 2019), the 2,579th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,955th in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Napier ranks 1,533 out of 13,578Before him are Tony Lip, Peter Gallagher, Chris Noth, Christina Applegate, Sal Mineo, and Terry Crews. After him are Paul Wegener, Bonnie Bedelia, Kelly Bishop, Joan Cusack, Lily Tomlin, and Graham Greene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Charles Napier ranks 150Before him are Charles Dutoit, André Kolingba, Ennio Antonelli, Canaan Banana, Robert Downey Sr., and Eliahu Inbal. After him are Siw Malmkvist, Philippe Sollers, Costas Simitis, Juliette Mayniel, Federico Sacchi, and Klaus Kinkel. Among people deceased in 2011, Charles Napier ranks 105Before him are Eugene Nida, Christopher Hitchens, Maria Altmann, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Bernard Collomb, and Roland Petit. After him are Marie-France Pisier, Nancy Wake, Bhupen Hazarika, Facundo Cabral, Roman Opałka, and Arnfinn Bergmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Napier ranks 2,579 out of 20,380Before him are Christina Applegate (1971), Tom Wolfe (1930), Edward Weston (1886), William Henry Pickering (1858), Sal Mineo (1939), and Terry Crews (1968). After him are Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Kelly Bishop (1944), Wally Schirra (1923), Joan Cusack (1962), Lily Tomlin (1939), and Pat Metheny (1954).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Napier ranks 717Before him are Tony Lip (1930), Peter Gallagher (1955), Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Sal Mineo (1939), and Terry Crews (1968). After him are Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Kelly Bishop (1944), Joan Cusack (1962), Lily Tomlin (1939), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), and Miguel Ferrer (1955).

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