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Jerry Paris

1925 - 1986

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William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and for directing the majority of the episodes of the sitcom Happy Days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Paris has received more than 747,920 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Paris is the 8,507th most popular actor (down from 6,985th in 2019), the 12,461st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,727th in 2019) and the 4,141st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jerry Paris ranks 8,507 out of 9,996. Before him are Lynne Thigpen, Patrick Fabian, Natalie Kingston, Robyn Lively, Dustin Nguyen, and Erica Gimpel. After him are Walter Abel, June Havoc, Angel Coulby, Esmond Knight, Elina Löwensohn, and Lee Hong-gi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jerry Paris ranks 472. Before him are John Compton, Christopher Zeeman, Russell Hoban, Johnny Horton, Bill Eckersley, and Bob Hastings. After him are Nina Bawden, Nat Hentoff, Eddie Baily, Ebrahim Alkazi, John Tower, and Geraldine Brooks. Among people deceased in 1986, Jerry Paris ranks 258. Before him are Chuck McKinley, Anna Neagle, Bessie Head, Ted Knight, Len Bias, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. After him are Martin Gabel, Paul Frees, Adolph Caesar, Gordon MacRae, Jerry Colonna, and Robert A. Lovett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Paris ranks 12,461 out of 18,182. Before him are Brad Silberling (1963), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robyn Lively (1972), Steve Roach (1955), Erica Gimpel (1964), and Bob Seagren (1946). After him are Walter Abel (1898), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Nathan Deal (1942), Russell A. Alger (1836), Kurt Elling (1967), and Bryan Burk (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jerry Paris ranks 4,141. Before him are Laird Cregar (1913), Lynne Thigpen (1948), Patrick Fabian (1964), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robyn Lively (1972), and Erica Gimpel (1964). After him are Walter Abel (1898), Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974), Barbara Nichols (1928), Jessie Ralph (1864), Colin Cunningham (1966), and Sara Rue (1979).

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