ACTOR

James Gammon

1940 - 2010

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James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies Major League and Major League II, fictionalized versions of the Cleveland Indians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gammon has received more than 1,449,098 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). James Gammon is the 5,216th most popular actor (up from 5,579th in 2019), the 7,610th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,303rd in 2019) and the 2,357th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Gammons by language

Over the past year James Gammon has had the most page views in the with 205,592 views, followed by Japanese (11,324), and German (10,156). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (86.08%), Italian (56.13%), and Japanese (50.31%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Gammon ranks 5,216 out of 13,578. Before him are Florence Pugh, Judy Greer, Anne Alvaro, Jessica Szohr, Shawn Weatherly, and Jan Sterling. After him are Richard Riehle, Roxanne Hart, General Tom Thumb, Matthew Goode, Júlia Sigmond, and Betty Bronson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James Gammon ranks 421. Before him are Marju Lauristin, Gianni De Michelis, Patrick Leahy, Héctor Silva, Rex Cawley, and Ermindo Onega. After him are Jean Clair, Jack Thompson, Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, and David Peoples. Among people deceased in 2010, James Gammon ranks 308. Before him are Dorothy Provine, Olga Guillot, Tom Walkinshaw, Frederick C. Weyand, Carlos Monsiváis, and Abel Muzorewa. After him are Gregory Isaacs, Trevor Taylor, Joseph Bessala, Audouin Dollfus, David Brown, and Jorge González.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gammon ranks 7,610 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry James (1947), Judy Greer (1975), Sara Paretsky (1947), Jessica Szohr (1985), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Jan Sterling (1921). After him are Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Don McNeill (1918), Jeff Mills (1963), and Betty Bronson (1906).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Gammon ranks 2,357. Before him are Andrew McCarthy (1962), Kasey Rogers (1925), Judy Greer (1975), Jessica Szohr (1985), Shawn Weatherly (1959), and Jan Sterling (1921). After him are Richard Riehle (1948), Roxanne Hart (1952), General Tom Thumb (1838), Betty Bronson (1906), Bill Smitrovich (1947), and Michael Rapaport (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Iron Giant
Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Aug 6o 19997.937 / 10
The Cell
Teddy Lee
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Aug 17o 20006.3 / 10
Appaloosa
Earl May
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Sep 19o 20086.5 / 10