ACTOR

Edward Platt

1916 - 1974

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Edward Cuthbert Platt (February 14, 1916 – March 19, 1974) was an American actor widely known for his portrayal of the Chief in the 1965–1970 NBC/CBS television series: Get Smart. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Platt has received more than 1,063,879 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Platt is the 4,464th most popular actor (down from 3,530th in 2019), the 6,537th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,416th in 2019) and the 2,001st most popular American Actor.

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  • 48.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Platt ranks 4,464 out of 13,578Before him are Theo James, Sybil Danning, Necati Şaşmaz, Camille Cottin, Trish Van Devere, and Dan Duryea. After him are Giorgio Albertazzi, Charlene Tilton, César Évora, Zoë Kravitz, Natascha McElhone, and Henry Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Edward Platt ranks 200Before him are Helene Hanff, Tinus Osendarp, Roy Ward Baker, Guglielmo Gabetto, Irwin Allen, and John D. MacDonald. After him are Irving Wallace, Arnoldo Foà, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Yekaterina Zelenko, Shigeo Arai, and Mary Stewart. Among people deceased in 1974, Edward Platt ranks 175Before him are Lily Kronberger, Francis Blanche, Franz Wagner, Jacqueline Susann, Mikhail Tikhonravov, and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman. After him are George Van Biesbroeck, Fernand de Montigny, Théodore Nouwens, Eduardo Santos, María Martínez Sierra, and Nurul Amin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Platt ranks 6,537 out of 20,380Before him are Mark Henry (1971), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), John D. MacDonald (1916), Daniel Pipes (1949), Trish Van Devere (1941), and Dan Duryea (1907). After him are Lawrence Lessig (1961), Brad Whitford (1952), John Berry (1917), Charlene Tilton (1958), Steve Swallow (1940), and Albina Osipowich (1911).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Platt ranks 2,001Before him are May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Millie Perkins (1938), Lana Clarkson (1962), Trish Van Devere (1941), and Dan Duryea (1907). After him are Charlene Tilton (1958), Zoë Kravitz (1988), Henry Thomas (1971), Mary Anderson (1918), Eva LaRue (1966), and Polly Bergen (1930).