ACTOR

George Brent

1904 - 1979

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George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Brent has received more than 1,151,169 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Brent is the 6,749th most popular actor (down from 6,477th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Brents by language

Over the past year George Brent has had the most page views in the with 152,550 views, followed by Spanish (4,535), and Italian (3,918). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (181.82%), Greek (42.55%), and Korean (38.64%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Brent ranks 6,749 out of 13,578. Before him are Diana Serra Cary, Helen Shaver, Daisuke Namikawa, Gaby Espino, Erin Gray, and Reginald Denny. After him are Toby Kebbell, Gavin Rossdale, Chen Kun, Nicholle Tom, Lee Eun-ju, and Karisma Kapoor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, George Brent ranks 320. Before him are Glenda Farrell, Gordon Hodgson, Clemente Yerovi, Louise Lorraine, Virgilio Levratto, and Domingo García. After him are Alfredo Sánchez, Steven Geray, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Blind Boy Fuller, James Gentle, and Charles "Buddy" Rogers. Among people deceased in 1979, George Brent ranks 255. Before him are Blue Mitchell, Curtis Stevens, Dick Esser, Guglielmo Segato, Andreo Cseh, and Mikhail Ogonkov. After him are Shirley Mason, Edward Akufo-Addo, Adolph Dubs, Charles Coughlin, Karel Senecký, and Wálter Guimarães.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, George Brent ranks 302 out of 549. Before him are Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), Mary Proctor (1862), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Michael O'Leary (1961), Katie McGrath (1983), and John McKenna (1855). After him are Tom Kiely (1869), Colm Wilkinson (1944), Milo O'Shea (1926), Tom Crean (1877), Anne Buttimer (1938), and Christy Moore (1945).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, George Brent ranks 43. Before him are Owen Moore (1886), Evanna Lynch (1991), Michael McElhatton (1963), Graham Norton (1963), Geraldine Somerville (1967), and Katie McGrath (1983). After him are Colm Wilkinson (1944), Milo O'Shea (1926), Dave Allen (1936), Barry Keoghan (1992), Jack Gleeson (1992), and Patricia Collinge (1892).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Spiral Staircase
Professor Warren
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Feb 6o 19467 / 10
Dark Victory
Dr. Frederick Steele
Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.
Apr 20o 19396.923 / 10
Jezebel
Buck Cantrell
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Mar 26o 19387.061 / 10