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Ernest Borgnine

1917 - 2012

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Ernest Borgnine ( BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Borgnine has received more than 8,686,084 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Ernest Borgnine is the 295th most popular actor (down from 262nd in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 477th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Actor.

Ernest Borgnine is most famous for his role as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in the television series McHale's Navy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ernest Borgnine ranks 295 out of 13,578. Before him are Sonny Chiba, Anthony Perkins, Thespis, Jeff Bridges, Tobin Bell, and Janet Leigh. After him are Hugh Grant, Anna Karina, Marina Vlady, Raquel Welch, Helmut Berger, and Juliette Binoche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Ernest Borgnine ranks 14. Before him are Dean Martin, Eric Hobsbawm, Frederica of Hanover, I. M. Pei, Ferdinand Marcos, and Anthony Burgess. After him are Christian de Duve, Sidney Sheldon, Joan Clarke, Kenan Evren, James Rainwater, and Otto Günsche. Among people deceased in 2012, Ernest Borgnine ranks 21. Before him are Elinor Ostrom, Theo Angelopoulos, George Tupou V, Sylvia Kristel, Roger Garaudy, and Carroll Shelby. After him are Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, Matilde Camus, Carlos Fuentes, Antoni Tàpies, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ernest Borgnine ranks 542 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Perkins (1932), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), Martin Cooper (1928), Jeff Bridges (1949), Tobin Bell (1942), and Janet Leigh (1927). After him are Theodore William Richards (1868), Richard Bach (1936), James B. Sumner (1887), Joseph McCarthy (1908), Raquel Welch (1940), and Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ernest Borgnine ranks 148. Before him are Michael Keaton (1951), Farrah Fawcett (1947), Anthony Perkins (1932), Jeff Bridges (1949), Tobin Bell (1942), and Janet Leigh (1927). After him are Raquel Welch (1940), Burt Young (1940), Harold Lloyd (1893), Carl Weathers (1948), Kim Novak (1933), and Mia Farrow (1945).

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Television and Movie Roles

Escape from New York
Cabbie
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
May 23rd 19817.1 / 10
Gattaca
Caesar
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
Sep 7th 19977.56 / 10
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. Gen. Worden
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Jun 15th 19677.587 / 10