ACTOR

Groucho Marx

1890 - 1977

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. He was a master of quick wit and is considered one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 feature films as a team with his brothers, who performed under the name the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third born. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Groucho Marx has received more than 6,944,299 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Groucho Marx is the 578th most popular actor (down from 410th in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from United States (down from 778th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular American Actor.

Groucho Marx is most famous for his wit and humor in his movies, such as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Groucho Marx ranks 578 out of 13,578. Before him are Lance Henriksen, La Belle Otero, Oliver Reed, Cantinflas, Gary Sinise, and Ed O'Neill. After him are Maurice Ronet, Milena Dravić, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Luise Rainer, Michael Chekhov, and Claude Jade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Groucho Marx ranks 39. Before him are Rachele Mussolini, Eduard Dietl, Hans-Valentin Hube, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Anthony Fokker. After him are Beniamino Gigli, Ronald Fisher, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Jacques Ibert, Vannevar Bush, and Habibullāh Kalakāni. Among people deceased in 1977, Groucho Marx ranks 31. Before him are Bing Crosby, Alexander Luria, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Edgar Adrian, Peter Finch, and Gudrun Ensslin. After him are Sergey Ilyushin, James Jones, Abdel Halim Hafez, Ali Shariati, Clementine Churchill, and Steve Biko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Groucho Marx ranks 1,056 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester Bennington (1976), Thomas Pynchon (1937), Edward Norton Lorenz (1917), Gary Sinise (1955), Ed O'Neill (1946), and Jack Kirby (1917). After him are Frank B. Kellogg (1856), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Alicia Keys (1981), Nellie Bly (1864), James Jones (1921), and John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Groucho Marx ranks 282. Before him are Lillian Gish (1893), Laurence Fishburne (1961), Buck Henry (1930), Lance Henriksen (1940), Gary Sinise (1955), and Ed O'Neill (1946). After him are Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), Brian Dennehy (1938), David Caruso (1956), John Heard (1946), and Piper Laurie (1932).

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Television and Movie Roles

Duck Soup
Rufus T. Firefly
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Nov 12o 19337.32 / 10
A Night at the Opera
Otis B. Driftwood
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Nov 15o 19357.4 / 10
Animal Crackers
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Aug 8o 19306.913 / 10