ACTOR

Frank Gorshin

1933 - 2005

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Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Tonight Starring Steve Allen, The Dean Martin Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Gorshin has received more than 2,170,052 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 45 in 2019). Frank Gorshin is the 3,233rd most popular actor (down from 2,904th in 2019), the 4,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,568th in 2019) and the 1,449th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Gorshin ranks 3,233 out of 13,578. Before him are Billy Boyd, Simon Callow, Harriet Walter, Jeremy Bulloch, Park Shin-hye, and Michael Wincott. After him are Manoj Kumar, Maggie Grace, Jenette Goldstein, Kristen Bell, Aliki Vougiouklaki, and Jane Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Frank Gorshin ranks 261. Before him are Nicolae Rainea, Mildred McDaniel, Ivan Passer, Mark Zakharov, José Faria, and Petra Schürmann. After him are René Burri, Zelda Rubinstein, Shigeo Yaegashi, Constance Towers, James Rosenquist, and Sam Jones. Among people deceased in 2005, Frank Gorshin ranks 168. Before him are Vizma Belševica, Jesús Rafael Soto, John Spencer, Mustai Karim, Erik Balling, and Johnny Haynes. After him are Netti Witziers-Timmer, Jacques Dufilho, Yevgeny Grishin, Attilâ İlhan, Laurel Aitken, and Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Gorshin ranks 4,865 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Carter (1956), Fay Bainter (1893), Sam Webb (1945), Gregory Itzin (1948), John Stamos (1963), and Mark St. John (1956). After him are Maggie Grace (1983), Bobby Seale (1936), Francis Scott Key (1779), Jenette Goldstein (1960), Edmund Randolph (1753), and Kristen Bell (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Gorshin ranks 1,449. Before him are Sam Wanamaker (1919), Michael Weatherly (1968), Richard Lynch (1940), Fay Bainter (1893), Gregory Itzin (1948), and John Stamos (1963). After him are Maggie Grace (1983), Jenette Goldstein (1960), Kristen Bell (1980), Jane Powell (1929), Gianni Russo (1943), and Joel McCrea (1905).

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Television and Movie Roles

Twelve Monkeys
Dr. Fletcher
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Dec 29th 19957.599 / 10
Batman
The Riddler
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Jul 30th 19666.4 / 10
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Sir Ten-to-Three (voice)
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
Dec 10th 19766.5 / 10