ACTOR

Clifton James

1920 - 2017

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George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor known for roles as a prison floorwalker in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff J.W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clifton James has received more than 1,344,573 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Clifton James is the 3,015th most popular actor (down from 2,545th in 2019), the 4,592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,076th in 2019) and the 1,364th most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clifton James ranks 3,015 out of 13,578. Before him are Li Li-hua, Maribel Verdú, Tom Mix, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Timothy Olyphant, and Madeline Kahn. After him are Josiane Balasko, Stephen Tobolowsky, Murray Hamilton, Ben Miller, John McCook, and Kirill Lavrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Clifton James ranks 221. Before him are Camillo Felgen, Machiko Hasegawa, Danilo Alvim, Lea Padovani, Augusto da Costa, and Fiorenzo Magni. After him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Hilda Bernard, Eric Sturgess, Robert Leckie, Nikolai Grinko, and Hilmar Baunsgaard. Among people deceased in 2017, Clifton James ranks 228. Before him are Bernard Francis Law, Spencer Johnson, Feliciano Rivilla, Larry Coryell, Barry Dennen, and Li Li-hua. After him are Chiquito de la Calzada, Velasio de Paolis, Holger Czukay, A. R. Penck, Jan Tříska, and John Ashbery.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifton James ranks 4,592 out of 20,380. Before him are Aidan Quinn (1959), Tom Mix (1880), Carmine Appice (1946), Robert W. Chambers (1865), Timothy Olyphant (1968), and Madeline Kahn (1942). After him are Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Murray Hamilton (1923), Grace Coolidge (1879), Emile Ardolino (1943), Armand Hammer (1898), and John McCook (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clifton James ranks 1,364. Before him are Chris Farley (1964), Michael V. Gazzo (1923), Aidan Quinn (1959), Tom Mix (1880), Timothy Olyphant (1968), and Madeline Kahn (1942). After him are Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Murray Hamilton (1923), John McCook (1944), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), Keith David (1956), and Olive Thomas (1894).

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Television and Movie Roles

Live and Let Die
Sheriff J.W. Pepper
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Jun 27o 19736.5 / 10
The Man with the Golden Gun
Sheriff J.W. Pepper
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
Dec 4o 19746.4 / 10
Superman II
Sheriff
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Dec 12o 19806.738 / 10