ACTOR

Fred MacMurray

1908 - 1991

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Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film leading man began in 1935, but his most renowned role was in Billy Wilder's film noir Double Indemnity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred MacMurray has received more than 4,293,692 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Fred MacMurray is the 2,624th most popular actor (up from 2,693rd in 2019), the 4,090th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,293rd in 2019) and the 1,197th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fred MacMurrays by language

Over the past year Fred MacMurray has had the most page views in the with 500,521 views, followed by Spanish (19,599), and German (16,434). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (325.53%), Uzbek (261.11%), and Esperanto (234.67%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fred MacMurray ranks 2,624 out of 13,578. Before him are José Coronado, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Susana Vieira, Bruce Cabot, Jack Klugman, and Christian Berkel. After him are Asia Argento, Chelo Alonso, David Huddleston, Christian Marin, Haruo Nakajima, and Suzy Delair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Fred MacMurray ranks 174. Before him are Ho Jong-suk, René Daumal, Bronisława Wajs, Bobojon Ghafurov, Pál Titkos, and Jack Crawford. After him are Karl Hohmann, Héctor Trujillo, Edward R. Murrow, Jorge Oteiza, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, and Alfons Rebane. Among people deceased in 1991, Fred MacMurray ranks 120. Before him are Ho Jong-suk, Robert Motherwell, Ali Sabri, Antoine Berman, Edwin H. Land, and Jack Crawford. After him are Vilma Bánky, Louis Seigner, Pietro Ferraris, Zino Francescatti, Claude Cahen, and Mort Shuman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred MacMurray ranks 4,090 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Cabot (1904), Eddie Guerrero (1967), Jack Klugman (1922), Chuck Hagel (1946), Robert Parish (1953), and William Kaelin Jr. (1957). After him are John Cromwell (1886), William J. Seymour (1870), David Huddleston (1930), Maurice Hilleman (1919), Ginger Lynn (1962), and Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fred MacMurray ranks 1,197. Before him are Kevin McCarthy (1914), Robert Prosky (1930), Philip Bosco (1930), Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), Bruce Cabot (1904), and Jack Klugman (1922). After him are David Huddleston (1930), Clark Gregg (1962), Chita Rivera (1933), Sarah Clarke (1972), Warren Oates (1928), and Chico Marx (1887).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Apartment
Jeff D. Sheldrake
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Jun 21o 19608.224 / 10
Double Indemnity
Walter Neff
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.
Jun 14o 19448.123 / 10
The Absent-Minded Professor
Ned Brainard
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
Mar 16o 19616.4 / 10