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Jack Elam

1920 - 2003

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William Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainous image). His most distinguishing physical quality was his misaligned eye. Before his career in acting, he took several jobs in finance and served two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Elam has received more than 3,294,011 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Elam is the 695th most popular actor (up from 730th in 2019), the 1,272nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Elam ranks 695 out of 13,578. Before him are Scott Glenn, Charles Boyer, Barbara Bouchet, Kirstie Alley, David Morse, and Dorothy Malone. After him are Kim Cattrall, Marisa Pavan, Emmanuelle Béart, Peter Cushing, Susan Hayward, and Derek Jacobi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Jack Elam ranks 58. Before him are Walter Nowotny, George Armitage Miller, P. D. James, Dave Brubeck, Ovadia Yosef, and Maureen O'Hara. After him are Ștefan Kovács, Timothy Leary, Setsuko Hara, Mario Beccaria, Tom of Finland, and Gene Tierney. Among people deceased in 2003, Jack Elam ranks 43. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma, Celia Cruz, Horst Buchholz, Edgar F. Codd, David Dacko, and Franco Corelli. After him are Roberto Bolaño, Mario Beccaria, Monique Wittig, Lee Yoo-hyung, Denis Thatcher, and Sérgio Vieira de Mello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Elam ranks 1,272 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Kirstie Alley (1951), Dennis Rader (1945), David Morse (1953), Calamity Jane (1852), and Dorothy Malone (1924). After him are George Akerlof (1940), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Thelonious Monk (1917), Paul Ryan (1970), Christina Onassis (1950), and Carla Bley (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jack Elam ranks 339. Before him are Uma Thurman (1970), Ethan Hawke (1970), Scott Glenn (1939), Kirstie Alley (1951), David Morse (1953), and Dorothy Malone (1924). After him are Susan Hayward (1917), Joe Mantegna (1947), Gillian Anderson (1968), John Saxon (1935), Guy Williams (1924), and Danny Aiello (1933).

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