ACTOR

Gordon MacRae

1921 - 1986

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Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer, and television and radio host. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon MacRae has received more than 2,010,769 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gordon MacRae is the 10,129th most popular actor (down from 9,138th in 2019), the 14,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,346th in 2019) and the 4,752nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gordon MacRae ranks 10,129 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Breen, Lauren Lee Smith, Sarah Parish, Irene Hervey, Jeffrey Lynn, and Paula Deen. After him are Larisa Oleynik, Luke Mitchell, Mike Henry, Will Pan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Yasemin Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gordon MacRae ranks 468. Before him are Jack Valenti, Terence Cooke, Billy Taylor, Patricia Barry, Hazel McCallion, and John Davis. After him are Cyprian Ekwensi, Gale Robbins, Antony Padiyara, William Roth, Barbara Perry, and Willie Waddell. Among people deceased in 1986, Gordon MacRae ranks 307. Before him are Adolph Caesar, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Noel Streatfeild, Martin Gabel, Helen Mack, and Nii Amaa Ollennu. After him is Jerry Colonna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon MacRae ranks 14,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Brandon T. Jackson (1984), Patrick Breen (1960), Irene Hervey (1909), Jeffrey Lynn (1909), Paula Deen (1947), and Charles L. Bennett (1956). After him are Larisa Oleynik (1981), A. C. Green (1963), Mike Henry (1965), Will Pan (1980), Nora Bayes (1880), and John Starks (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gordon MacRae ranks 4,752. Before him are Amanda Wyss (1960), Brandon T. Jackson (1984), Patrick Breen (1960), Irene Hervey (1909), Jeffrey Lynn (1909), and Paula Deen (1947). After him are Larisa Oleynik (1981), Mike Henry (1965), Will Pan (1980), Ken Olin (1954), Ken Marino (1968), and James Maslow (1990).

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Television and Movie Roles

Oklahoma!
Curly McLain
In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.
Oct 10o 19556.569 / 10
Carousel
Billy Bigelow
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.
Feb 16o 19565.301 / 10
Tea for Two
Jimmy Smith
In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she can invest the money in a Broadway show featuring songs written by her beau, and of course, in which she will star. Trouble is, she doesn't realize her uncle's been wiped out by the Stock Market crash.
Sep 1o 19506 / 10