ACTOR

Gary Merrill

1915 - 1990

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Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Merrill has received more than 1,543,424 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Gary Merrill is the 4,994th most popular actor (down from 4,923rd in 2019), the 7,292nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,327th in 2019) and the 2,245th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gary Merrills by language

Over the past year Gary Merrill has had the most page views in the with 189,960 views, followed by Spanish (8,709), and Italian (6,824). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (162.60%), Swedish (110.12%), and Egyptian Arabic (108.76%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gary Merrill ranks 4,994 out of 13,578. Before him are Maude Fealy, Bill Maher, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Guy Ecker, Khloé Kardashian, and Edward Everett Horton. After him are Ken Foree, Ann Todd, Zhou Xun, Okan Yalabık, Flavio Bucci, and Eva Rueber-Staier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Gary Merrill ranks 209. Before him are Harriet Bland, Olavi Virta, Eugène Martin, Aníbal Ciocca, Jean Parker, and Josef Zeman. After him are Pavel Kadochnikov, Ismat Chughtai, Argemiro, Felix Kaspar, Jóhann Hafstein, and Alice Faye. Among people deceased in 1990, Gary Merrill ranks 221. Before him are Rosario Livatino, Ludwig von Moos, Larry O'Brien, An Wang, Lotte Jacobi, and Adri van Male. After him are Chiara Badano, Gino Cappello, Maurice Cloche, Tibor Berczelly, Mary Martin, and Harry Klinefelter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Merrill ranks 7,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Graham (1946), Malcolm Browne (1931), Michael Stonebraker (1943), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Khloé Kardashian (1984), and Edward Everett Horton (1886). After him are Ken Foree (1948), Robert Crippen (1937), Walter Breuning (1896), Shemp Howard (1895), Jane Wyatt (1910), and Ben Bradlee (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gary Merrill ranks 2,245. Before him are Tim Daly (1956), Maude Fealy (1883), Bill Maher (1956), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Khloé Kardashian (1984), and Edward Everett Horton (1886). After him are Ken Foree (1948), Shemp Howard (1895), Jane Wyatt (1910), Amy Smart (1976), Olivia Harrison (1948), and Nancy Walker (1922).

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Television and Movie Roles

Twelve O'Clock High
Colonel Keith Davenport
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Dec 21o 19497.064 / 10
All About Eve
Bill Sampson
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Nov 9o 19508.102 / 10
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tommy Scalise
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Jul 7o 19507.2 / 10