ACTOR

George Chandler

1898 - 1985

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George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie, and as the unfortunate young man who drank The Fatal Glass of Beer in a 1933 short comedy starring W.C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Chandler has received more than 389,608 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Chandler is the 8,925th most popular actor (down from 8,358th in 2019), the 13,111th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,277th in 2019) and the 4,179th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

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  • 39.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Chandler ranks 8,925 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Burke, Paul Gross, Colin Morgan, Tobias Santelmann, Dorothy Dell, and Amy Aquino. After him are Paul Petersen, Fred Tatasciore, Nicholas Turturro, Francine York, Samuel Page, and Josie Bissett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, George Chandler ranks 313. Before him are David Jack, Frank Sullivan, Tom Whittaker, William O. Douglas, Rod La Rocque, and Doug Livingstone. After him are Walter Abel, Harry Edward, Jimmy Douglas, Haldor Halderson, Lee Tracy, and Harold Stephen Black. Among people deceased in 1985, George Chandler ranks 285. Before him are Saunders Lewis, Margo, Louis Hayward, Patricia Roberts Harris, John Davis Lodge, and Pete Desjardins. After him are Marion Martin, Eddie Shore, William Alwyn, Stepin Fetchit, Pelle Lindbergh, and Potter Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Chandler ranks 13,111 out of 20,380. Before him are Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), Scooter Libby (1950), Lynndie England (1982), Dorothy Dell (1915), and Amy Aquino (1957). After him are Paul Petersen (1945), Mike Inez (1966), Isaac Shelby (1750), Fred Tatasciore (1967), Nicholas Turturro (1962), and Francine York (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Chandler ranks 4,179. Before him are Eddie Cibrian (1973), Harry Anderson (1952), Patricia Kalember (1956), Floriana Lima (1981), Dorothy Dell (1915), and Amy Aquino (1957). After him are Paul Petersen (1945), Fred Tatasciore (1967), Nicholas Turturro (1962), Francine York (1936), Samuel Page (1976), and Josie Bissett (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Every Which Way but Loose
Clerk at D.M.V.
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
Dec 16o 19786.138 / 10
Fury
Milton Jackson
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Jun 5o 19367.5 / 10
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Oct 19o 19397.9 / 10