ACTOR

Ian Wolfe

1896 - 1992

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Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as a character actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Wolfe has received more than 547,471 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Wolfe is the 6,662nd most popular actor (up from 7,066th in 2019), the 9,831st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,495th in 2019) and the 3,063rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ian Wolfes by language

Over the past year Ian Wolfe has had the most page views in the with 74,026 views, followed by Italian (7,014), and German (5,407). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (140.15%), Afrikaans (54.41%), and Italian (45.82%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ian Wolfe ranks 6,662 out of 13,578. Before him are Sherry Stringfield, Gia Scala, Meltem Cumbul, Nikolay Okhlopkov, Charles Stanton Ogle, and Laz Alonso. After him are Dmitry Kharatyan, Michael Trevino, Van Williams, Sharat Saxena, Diana Wynyard, and Thomas Middleditch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ian Wolfe ranks 248. Before him are Gopal Swarup Pathak, Alister Hardy, Liam O'Flaherty, Lawrence Tibbett, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Natalie Talmadge. After him are Herb Drury, Manuel Rojas, J. Carrol Naish, Adele Astaire, Pavel Antokolsky, and Keen Johnson. Among people deceased in 1992, Ian Wolfe ranks 247. Before him are Kees Broekman, Eddie Hazel, Art Babbitt, Peter Hirt, Red Mitchell, and Tamara Lazakovich. After him are Marjorie Gestring, Mae Clarke, William Fields, Severino Rigoni, Klaes Karppinen, and Dionizije Dvornić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ian Wolfe ranks 9,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Ames (1928), Spark Matsunaga (1916), Charles Stanton Ogle (1865), Thomas Starzl (1926), Paul Craig Roberts (1939), and Laz Alonso (1974). After him are Frankie Genaro (1901), Patty Smyth (1957), Michael Trevino (1985), Van Williams (1934), Dave Chappelle (1973), and John Kocinski (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ian Wolfe ranks 3,063. Before him are William Kircher (1958), Chris Klein (1979), Angie Harmon (1972), Sherry Stringfield (1967), Charles Stanton Ogle (1865), and Laz Alonso (1974). After him are Michael Trevino (1985), Van Williams (1934), Glenda Farrell (1904), Betsy Russell (1963), Jonathan Gilbert (1967), and Eric Christian Olsen (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Witness for the Prosecution
Carter
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Dec 17o 19578.2 / 10
THX 1138
PTO
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
Mar 11o 19716.5 / 10
Rebel Without a Cause
Dr. Minton
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Oct 27o 19557.5 / 10