ACTOR

Edgar Buchanan

1903 - 1979

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William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Buchanan has received more than 2,037,875 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Edgar Buchanan is the 7,698th most popular actor (down from 6,925th in 2019), the 11,363rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,289th in 2019) and the 3,565th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edgar Buchanan ranks 7,698 out of 13,578Before him are Marisa Del Frate, Hobart Bosworth, Ross Alexander, Corey Burton, Joanna Kulig, and Fernando Tejero. After him are George Siegmann, Evelyn Ankers, Julie Gibson, Barry Atsma, Barbara Crampton, and Sara Tommasi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Edgar Buchanan ranks 353Before him are Jimmy Ball, Tadeusz Friedrich, Kazimierz Kordylewski, Vera Stroyeva, Big Joe Williams, and Luis Izzeta. After him are DeHart Hubbard, José Miracca, June Marlowe, Mike Mansfield, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Hughie Gallacher. Among people deceased in 1979, Edgar Buchanan ranks 282Before him are Jimmy McCulloch, Peter Donlon, Angus MacLise, Jean Stafford, Margaret Harwood, and Yuri Krylov. After him are Walter Dietrich, Charlotte Mineau, Yvonne Mitchell, Elemér Somfay, John Glascock, and Erich Schmitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Buchanan ranks 11,363 out of 20,380Before him are Ross Alexander (1907), Elliot Richardson (1920), Corey Burton (1955), Edwin H. Colbert (1905), Jerry Rice (1962), and Kamala (1950). After him are George Siegmann (1882), Cody Rhodes (1985), Carl Levin (1934), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Michael W. Smith (1957), and Julie Gibson (1913).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edgar Buchanan ranks 3,565Before him are Cathy Downs (1926), Robert Benchley (1889), Joseph Pilato (1949), Hobart Bosworth (1867), Ross Alexander (1907), and Corey Burton (1955). After him are George Siegmann (1882), Julie Gibson (1913), Barbara Crampton (1958), Sakina Jaffrey (1962), Clayton Moore (1914), and Eddie Kaye Thomas (1980).