ACTOR

David Cassidy

1950 - 2017

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David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor and musician. He was best known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his real-life stepmother, actress Shirley Jones), in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Cassidy has received more than 13,968,198 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). David Cassidy is the 2,325th most popular actor (up from 2,639th in 2019), the 3,699th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,228th in 2019) and the 1,070th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Cassidy ranks 2,325 out of 13,578. Before him are Ng Man-tat, Patrick Bruel, Will Patton, William Berger, Gustav Fröhlich, and Maia Morgenstern. After him are Timothy Hutton, Francesca Neri, Kevin Hagen, Barry Bostwick, Claire Trevor, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, David Cassidy ranks 182. Before him are Kathy Baker, Kurt Koch, Alan Tam, Seiichi Sakiya, Angelo Branduardi, and Geraldine James. After him are Tatjana Ždanoka, Adrian Năstase, Michio Ashikaga, Anne Carson, Roland Matthes, and Daria Nicolodi. Among people deceased in 2017, David Cassidy ranks 195. Before him are Quett Masire, Federico Luppi, Michael Bond, Bengt Gustavsson, Richard Anderson, and Naim Süleymanoğlu. After him are Gretel Bergmann, William Baumol, Jimmy Snuka, Michael Ballhaus, Gilberto Agustoni, and Laura Biagiotti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Cassidy ranks 3,699 out of 20,380. Before him are Will Patton (1954), Kamehameha IV (1834), Eve Arnold (1912), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), Holland Smith (1882), and Chuck Feeney (1931). After him are Syd Mead (1933), Timothy Hutton (1960), Peter Senge (1947), Kevin Hagen (1928), Barry Bostwick (1945), and Claire Trevor (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, David Cassidy ranks 1,070. Before him are Linda Darnell (1923), Heather Graham (1970), Richard Bright (1937), Kelly Rutherford (1968), David Rasche (1944), and Will Patton (1954). After him are Timothy Hutton (1960), Kevin Hagen (1928), Barry Bostwick (1945), Claire Trevor (1910), Harris Yulin (1937), and Eddie Albert (1906).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Partridge Family
Keith Douglas Partridge
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.
6.683 / 10
The Spirit of '76
Adam-11
Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Still believing themselves to be in 1776, the time travellers attempt to study this "ideal" civilization. 70's jokes, props and stars abound.
Oct 12th 19904.583 / 10
Popstar
Grant
A teenage girls life gets turned upside down when a new school friend turns out to be a popstar.
Nov 8th 20054.1 / 10