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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 1,266,310 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Clifton James is the 2,549th most popular actor (down from 1,729th in 2019), the 4,087th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,017th in 2019) and the 1,217th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clifton James ranks 2,549 out of 9,996Before him are Mira Sorvino, Warren Oates, Krystyna Janda, Howard Keel, Celeste Holm, and Janusz Gajos. After him are Ha Ji-won, Arielle Dombasle, Barry Pepper, Richard Armitage, Vera Alentova, and Phil Hartman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Clifton James ranks 189Before him are Jack Lord, Patrick Troughton, Fons Rademakers, Leo McKern, Fiorenzo Magni, and Koichi Tohei. After him are Celia Sánchez, Hans Ørberg, Vlastimil Brodský, Yusef Lateef, Eddie Slovik, and Hannie Schaft. Among people deceased in 2017, Clifton James ranks 201Before him are Maryam Mirzakhani, James Rosenquist, Robert M. Pirsig, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Henning Jensen, and Max Gallo. After him are Spencer Johnson, Ilya Glazunov, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Holger Czukay, Jacques Simon, and David Cassidy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifton James ranks 4,087 out of 18,182Before him are Nancy Spungen (1958), Mira Sorvino (1967), Warren Oates (1928), Gene Kranz (1933), Howard Keel (1919), and Celeste Holm (1917). After him are Eric Carmen (1949), Jim Carroll (1949), Harrison Dillard (1923), Bill Bryson (1951), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), and Gladys Knight (1944).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clifton James ranks 1,217Before him are Paul Wesley (1982), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Mira Sorvino (1967), Warren Oates (1928), Howard Keel (1919), and Celeste Holm (1917). After him are Arielle Dombasle (1953), Angélica María (1943), Eve Meyer (1928), Chuck Connors (1921), Marlon Wayans (1972), and Michael Weatherly (1968).

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