ACTOR

Don Murray

1929 - 2024

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Donald Patrick Murray (July 31, 1929 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor best known for his breakout performance in the film Bus Stop (1956, with Marilyn Monroe), which earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Murray has received more than 17,718 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Don Murray is the 1,106th most popular actor (up from 3,483rd in 2019), the 1,899th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,361st in 2019) and the 517th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Don Murrays by language

Over the past year Don Murray has had the most page views in the with 43,975 views, followed by French (25,098), and Spanish (20,198). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (491.46%), Polish (440.22%), and Korean (376.29%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Don Murray ranks 1,106 out of 13,578. Before him are Brad Davis, Stephen Fry, Victor French, Liv Tyler, Emily Blunt, and Gary Busey. After him are Ernie Hudson, John Lone, Jerry Stiller, Mira Furlan, Henry Cavill, and Florinda Bolkan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Don Murray ranks 123. Before him are Heiner Müller, Reino Börjesson, Joan Plowright, Hugo Claus, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and Dina bint Abdul-Hamid. After him are Filaret, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Whitey Bulger, Fred Phelps, Robert Faurisson, and Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti. Among people deceased in 2024, Don Murray ranks 43. Before him are Helena Rojo, Artur Jorge, Sergio Sebastiani, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Maryse Condé, and Iris Apfel. After him are Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Carl Andre, Irene Camber, Yury Solomin, Daniel Revenu, and Christian Oliver.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Murray ranks 1,899 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Garrison (1921), Liv Tyler (1977), Edward T. Hall (1914), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Gary Busey (1944), and Louis Zamperini (1917). After him are Peter Criss (1945), Ken Norton (1943), Ernie Hudson (1945), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Winsor McCay (1867), and Jerry Stiller (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Don Murray ranks 517. Before him are Tony Shalhoub (1953), Angie Dickinson (1931), Brad Davis (1949), Victor French (1934), Liv Tyler (1977), and Gary Busey (1944). After him are Ernie Hudson (1945), Jerry Stiller (1927), Daryl Hannah (1960), Lee Remick (1935), Eddie Constantine (1913), and Jean Arthur (1900).

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Television and Movie Roles

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Breck
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Jun 29o 19726.146 / 10
Endless Love
Hugh
Parental disapproval of two teenagers wrapped up in a passionate love affair causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.
Jul 17o 19815.553 / 10
Bus Stop
Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Aug 31o 19566.118 / 10