ACTOR

Francis Blanche

1921 - 1974

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François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Blanche has received more than 40,627 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Blanche is the 4,319th most popular actor (down from 3,824th in 2019), the 4,295th most popular biography from France (down from 3,862nd in 2019) and the 277th most popular French Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Francis Blanches by language

Over the past year Francis Blanche has had the most page views in the with 124,288 views, followed by English (5,796), and German (2,966). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (74.88%), Breton (72.67%), and Arabic (61.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Francis Blanche ranks 4,319 out of 13,578. Before him are Anna Kendrick, Gheorghe Mureșan, Charles Hallahan, Richard Portnow, Jiang Wen, and David Bailie. After him are Tracey Walter, Kerwin Mathews, Paola Pitagora, Charmian Carr, Anthony Denison, and Clint Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Francis Blanche ranks 294. Before him are Nadezhda Popova, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, H. C. Artmann, Juan José Arreola, Michalina Wisłocka, and Ted Schroeder. After him are Heinrich Schmid, Sotiria Bellou, Joseph Iléo, Ruth Orkin, Steve Allen, and Karen Hoff. Among people deceased in 1974, Francis Blanche ranks 170. Before him are Glenn Morris, Harry Partch, Else Alfelt, Ali Mansur, Fred Kelly, and Lily Kronberger. After him are Franz Wagner, Jacqueline Susann, Mikhail Tikhonravov, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Edward Platt, and George Van Biesbroeck.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Blanche ranks 4,295 out of 6,770. Before him are Fulgence Bienvenüe (1852), Hans van den Broek (1936), Olivier Roy (1949), Louis Pouzin (1931), Karen Lancaume (1973), and Léopold Eyharts (1957). After him are Jean Vautrin (1933), José Beyaert (1925), François Tristan l'Hermite (1601), Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1938), André Labatut (1891), and Eugène Devéria (1805).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Francis Blanche ranks 277. Before him are Virginie Ledoyen (1976), Jean Debucourt (1894), Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1842), Josette Day (1914), Romain Duris (1974), and Charles Rigoulot (1903). After him are Carole André (1953), Roger Blin (1907), René Navarre (1877), Madeleine Robinson (1917), Audrey Fleurot (1977), and Eva Ionesco (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Crooks in Clover
Maître Folace
An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.
Nov 27o 19637.768 / 10
The Great Spy Chase
Boris Vassiliev
A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
Dec 10o 19646.829 / 10
Belle de Jour
Monsieur Adolphe
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
May 24o 19677.403 / 10