ACTOR

Dwight Frye

1899 - 1943

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Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American character actor of stage and screen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dwight Frye has received more than 627,976 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Dwight Frye is the 7,598th most popular actor (up from 7,633rd in 2019), the 11,188th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,312th in 2019) and the 3,514th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dwight Frye ranks 7,598 out of 13,578. Before her are Mari Iijima, Sullivan Stapleton, George Tobias, Alice Terry, Isabelle Fuhrman, and David Gulpilil. After her are Peter Masterson, Lee Tergesen, June Havoc, Robert Wuhl, Mackenzie Phillips, and Jaycee Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Dwight Frye ranks 308. Before her are Alden Sanborn, Glenn Strange, Carlyle S. Beals, Kazimierz Laskowski, Carlos P. Romulo, and Carmel Myers. After her are Walter Crickmer, Gilbert Colgate, Percy Lavon Julian, Madge Bellamy, Seán Lemass, and Ezra Taft Benson. Among people deceased in 1943, Dwight Frye ranks 232. Before her are Léon Thiébaut, Montagu Love, Alexander Hall, Cornelia Fort, Louisa Garrett Anderson, and Lorenz Hart. After her are Hobart Bosworth, Arthur Streeton, Foy Draper, George Moorhouse, Gisela Januszewska, and Edward Bagnall Poulton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dwight Frye ranks 11,188 out of 20,380. Before her are Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Adam Jones (1965), Tim O'Brien (1946), George Tobias (1901), Alice Terry (1900), and Isabelle Fuhrman (1997). After her are Alexandra Silk (1963), Peter Masterson (1934), Ed Thigpen (1930), Sam Lacey (1948), Nia DaCosta (1989), and Lee Tergesen (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dwight Frye ranks 3,514. Before her are Carmel Myers (1899), Gabriel Mann (1972), Meaghan Martin (1992), George Tobias (1901), Alice Terry (1900), and Isabelle Fuhrman (1997). After her are Peter Masterson (1934), Lee Tergesen (1965), Robert Wuhl (1951), Mackenzie Phillips (1959), Jaycee Chan (1982), and Ed Flanders (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dracula
Renfield
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.
Feb 12th 19317.2 / 10
Frankenstein
Fritz
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
Nov 21st 19317.5 / 10
Bride of Frankenstein
Karl
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature.
Apr 20th 19357.5 / 10