ACTOR

George Segal

1934 - 2021

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George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Segal has received more than 6,050,391 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). George Segal is the 1,469th most popular actor (up from 1,660th in 2019), the 2,494th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,825th in 2019) and the 683rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Segal ranks 1,469 out of 13,578Before him are Frank Grillo, Jeff Daniels, Aaron Eckhart, Jared Harris, Lee Min-ho, and Sela Ward. After him are P. Ramlee, Ángela Molina, Elijah Wood, Katherine Helmond, Eddie Redmayne, and Tobias Moretti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, George Segal ranks 125Before him are Jean Chrétien, Dashrath Manjhi, Hank Aaron, William F. Sharpe, Leonard Kleinrock, and Claude Berri. After him are George Chakiris, Ken Rosewall, Franc Rode, Alisa Freindlich, Raniero Cantalamessa, and Jacques Loussier. Among people deceased in 2021, George Segal ranks 139Before him are David Yonggi Cho, Dündar Ali Osman, Willy van der Kuijlen, Enrique Bolaños, Nino Castelnuovo, and Yegor Ligachyov. After him are Sheldon Adelson, Jovan Divjak, Dusty Hill, Stephen Sondheim, Robert Downey Sr., and Vladimir Shatalov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Segal ranks 2,494 out of 20,380Before him are Julia Ann (1969), John Mearsheimer (1947), Nan Goldin (1953), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Harry Dexter White (1892), and Sela Ward (1956). After him are Bruce Nauman (1941), James Ingram (1952), Bill Finger (1914), Elijah Wood (1981), Katherine Helmond (1929), and Jerry Fodor (1935).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Segal ranks 683Before him are Jerry Orbach (1935), Jamie Foxx (1967), Frank Grillo (1965), Jeff Daniels (1955), Aaron Eckhart (1968), and Sela Ward (1956). After him are Elijah Wood (1981), Katherine Helmond (1929), Julie Newmar (1933), Heather Locklear (1961), Lynda Carter (1951), and Cyd Charisse (1922).

Television and Movie Roles

Love & Other Drugs
Dr. James Randall
Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
2012
Tony Delgatto
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
The Cable Guy
Steven's Father
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.