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Duane Jones

1937 - 1988

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Duane Lionel Jones (April 11, 1937 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor. He was best known for his lead role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duane Jones has received more than 886,851 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Duane Jones is the 5,522nd most popular actor (up from 5,635th in 2019), the 8,051st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,392nd in 2019) and the 2,504th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Duane Jones ranks 5,522 out of 13,578. Before him are Heather O'Rourke, Walton Goggins, Alan Napier, Vijay Amritraj, Gwen Verdon, and Dean Butler. After him are Pilou Asbæk, Moira Kelly, Lily James, Arthur Freed, Lisa Loring, and Everett Sloane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Duane Jones ranks 417. Before him are Jerry Weintraub, David Margulies, Francesco Janich, Claes Andersson, Pentti Saarikoski, and Edward Ruscha. After him are George Kerr, Carlo Mattrel, Todd Armstrong, Claude Allègre, Wilbur Ross, and J. Bernlef. Among people deceased in 1988, Duane Jones ranks 209. Before him are Bernard Leene, Hans Lewy, Ralph Meeker, Heather O'Rourke, Alan Napier, and Lazarus Salii. After him are Roger Hargreaves, Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira, Lyman Lemnitzer, Hermann Volk, Colin Higgins, and Roy Kinnear.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duane Jones ranks 8,051 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Heenan (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), Johnny Mandel (1925), Gwen Verdon (1925), Edward Ruscha (1937), and Jeremiah S. Black (1810). After him are Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), Rose Cleveland (1846), William H. Crawford (1772), Big Pun (1971), Moira Kelly (1968), and John Antoine Nau (1860).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Duane Jones ranks 2,504. Before him are Kay Francis (1905), Lorna Luft (1952), Glenne Headly (1955), Heather O'Rourke (1975), Walton Goggins (1971), and Gwen Verdon (1925). After him are Moira Kelly (1968), Arthur Freed (1894), Everett Sloane (1909), Peter Mark Richman (1927), Robin Givens (1964), and Sara Gilbert (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

Night of the Living Dead
Ben
A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.
Oct 4o 19687.6 / 10
Ganja & Hess
Dr. Hess Green
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Apr 20o 19735.9 / 10
Beat Street
Robert
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Jun 8o 19846.9 / 10