ACTOR

Errol Flynn

1909 - 1959

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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Errol Flynn has received more than 11,214,985 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Errol Flynn is the 475th most popular actor (down from 336th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Australia (down from 8th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Actor.

Errol Flynn was a famous actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was known for his roles in Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, and The Sea Hawk.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Errol Flynn ranks 475 out of 13,578. Before him are Morgan Fairchild, Donnie Yen, Powers Boothe, Alida Valli, Stéphane Audran, and Joan Collins. After him are Joaquin Phoenix, Alberto Sordi, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Robards, Robert Carlyle, and Ginger Rogers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Errol Flynn ranks 29. Before him are Carmen Miranda, Magda Schneider, Souphanouvong, Marinus van der Lubbe, Aleksandar Ranković, and Benny Goodman. After him are Fred Perry, John Fante, Oldřich Nejedlý, Jessica Tandy, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Edward Tatum. Among people deceased in 1959, Errol Flynn ranks 19. Before him are Shirō Ishii, Camilo Cienfuegos, Bohuslav Martinů, George Grosz, Buddy Holly, and Alfred Schütz. After him are Arthur Cecil Pigou, Enrico De Nicola, Ritchie Valens, Alfred Kubin, Raphael Lemkin, and Mike Hawthorn.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Errol Flynn ranks 21 out of 1,143. Before him are Heath Ledger (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Julian Assange (1971), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), Jack Brabham (1926), and Peter Weir (1944). After him are Colleen McCullough (1937), Hugh Jackman (1968), John Eccles (1903), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Robin Warren (1937), and Peter Singer (1946).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Errol Flynn ranks 8. Before him are George Lazenby (1939), Cate Blanchett (1969), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margot Robbie (1990), Heath Ledger (1979), and Paul Hogan (1939). After him are Hugh Jackman (1968), Lionel Logue (1880), John Noble (1948), Rod Taylor (1930), Eric Bana (1968), and Jonathan Hyde (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
May 13th 19387.452 / 10
Captain Blood
Dr. Peter Blood
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Dec 26th 19357.2 / 10
The Sea Hawk
Captain Geoffrey Thorpe
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
Aug 10th 19407.1 / 10