ACTOR

Gregory Walcott

1928 - 2015

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Gregory Walcott (born Bernard Wasdon Mattox, January 13, 1928 – March 20, 2015) was an American film and television actor. Although he appeared in over 100 films and television series, he is perhaps best known for his leading role in the 1957 film Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Ed Wood. He also starred as Det. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gregory Walcott has received more than 469,846 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Walcott is the 4,817th most popular actor (up from 4,924th in 2019), the 7,058th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,328th in 2019) and the 2,161st most popular American Actor.

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  • 470k

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  • 47.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gregory Walcott ranks 4,817 out of 13,578. Before him are Deborra-Lee Furness, Marta Abba, Ron Ely, Daphne Zuniga, David A. R. White, and Jim Hutton. After him are Junko Takeuchi, Bill Skarsgård, Barbara Rush, Ossi Oswalda, Albert Préjean, and Nikolai Gubenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gregory Walcott ranks 406. Before him are Manuel Scorza, Dick Van Patten, Miroslav Filip, Jaime Sin, Ján Zachara, and Tadeusz Baird. After him are Joyce Mansour, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Harold Becker, Othmar Schneider, Raúl Cárdenas, and Valentin Muratov. Among people deceased in 2015, Gregory Walcott ranks 324. Before him are Jihadi John, James Best, Hellmuth Karasek, Ángel Atienza, Friedrich L. Bauer, and Mwepu Ilunga. After him are Marília Pêra, Johan Ferner, Tanith Lee, Jean-Claude Turcotte, Martin Gilbert, and Ron Moody.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregory Walcott ranks 7,058 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Locke (1950), David A. R. White (1970), Kevin McHale (1957), Utada Hikaru (1983), Paul Theroux (1941), and Jim Hutton (1934). After him are Leo Burnett (1891), Barbara Rush (1927), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Lewis Cass (1782), Pat Robertson (1930), and Ash Carter (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gregory Walcott ranks 2,161. Before him are Lois Weber (1879), William S. Hart (1864), Ron Ely (1938), Daphne Zuniga (1962), David A. R. White (1970), and Jim Hutton (1934). After him are Barbara Rush (1927), Ally Walker (1961), Laura San Giacomo (1962), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), Chuck McCann (1934), and Greg Germann (1958).

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Television and Movie Roles

Plan 9 from Outer Space
Jeff Trent
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
Jul 22o 19594.193 / 10
The Sugarland Express
Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
Mar 31o 19746.6 / 10
Man of the East
Bull Schmidt
By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers footpads all of them shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work until Joe has to defend himself against gunman Morton who's jealous of Joe's love to rancher Ohlsen's beautiful daughter.
Sep 28o 19726.5 / 10