ACTOR

Elliott Gould

1938 - Today

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Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. In a career spanning over seven decades, he began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. Gould's breakthrough role was in the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elliott Gould has received more than 9,642,092 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Elliott Gould is the 806th most popular actor (down from 529th in 2019), the 1,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 994th in 2019) and the 388th most popular American Actor.

Elliott Gould is most famous for his role as detective Philip Marlowe in the 1970s TV series "Marlowe" and for his work in the movies "The Long Goodbye" and "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas."

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Elliott Goulds by language

Over the past year Elliott Gould has had the most page views in the with 1,616,691 views, followed by German (94,170), and Spanish (75,135). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (126.87%), Egyptian Arabic (121.75%), and Simple English (120.75%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Elliott Gould ranks 806 out of 13,578. Before him are Roberts Blossom, Elsa Martinelli, Carroll Baker, George Takei, Brooke Shields, and James Garner. After him are Walter Brennan, Bruce Dern, Jeff Bennett, Terence Stamp, Tom Skerritt, and Emma Watson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Elliott Gould ranks 83. Before him are Michael Rockefeller, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Luigi Tenco, Etta James, David Irving, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After him are Terence Stamp, Tereza Kesovija, Leonardo Boff, Roland Topor, J. J. Cale, and Ricardo Lagos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliott Gould ranks 1,460 out of 20,380. Before him are William Miller (1782), Larry Bird (1956), Brooke Shields (1965), Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), and James Garner (1928). After him are Walter Brennan (1894), Bruce Dern (1936), Jeff Bennett (1962), Robert Wise (1914), DJ Khaled (1975), and Tom Skerritt (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Elliott Gould ranks 388. Before him are Bob Gunton (1945), Roberts Blossom (1924), Carroll Baker (1931), George Takei (1937), Brooke Shields (1965), and James Garner (1928). After him are Walter Brennan (1894), Bruce Dern (1936), Jeff Bennett (1962), Tom Skerritt (1933), Bubba Smith (1945), and Dennis Quaid (1954).

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Television and Movie Roles

American History X
Murray
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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Contagion
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As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Sep 8o 20116.637 / 10
Ocean's Eleven
Reuben Tishkoff
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
Dec 7o 20017.435 / 10