ACTOR

Joe E. Brown

1891 - 1973

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Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous, elastic-mouth smile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe E. Brown has received more than 1,159,489 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Joe E. Brown is the 3,474th most popular actor (up from 4,407th in 2019), the 5,209th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,604th in 2019) and the 1,561st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joe E. Brown ranks 3,474 out of 13,578. Before him are Kumar Pallana, Lupu Pick, Tom Ellis, Alan Ruck, Frankie Avalon, and Gary Cole. After him are Mirjana Karanović, Kenneth Mars, Giannina Facio, Marian Seldes, Eva-Maria Hagen, and Sabrina Ferilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Joe E. Brown ranks 172. Before him are Ferdinand Bruckner, Miguel Pro, Carl Spaatz, Edmund Goulding, Karl Allmendinger, and Harry Cohn. After him are George Marshall, Charles Journet, Anatoly Pepelyayev, Mariano Ospina Pérez, Raymond Bernard, and Ted Meredith. Among people deceased in 1973, Joe E. Brown ranks 159. Before him are Paul Kletzki, Nancy Mitford, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Armas Toivonen, Louis St. Laurent, and Alina Szapocznikow. After him are Kid Ory, David Murray, Charles Daniels, Alexander Rou, Hilda Geiringer, and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe E. Brown ranks 5,209 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Frankie Avalon (1940), Gustave Gilbert (1911), Gary Cole (1956), Maxwell Anderson (1888), and Ralph Ellison (1914). After him are Kenneth Mars (1935), Marian Seldes (1928), Sterling Morrison (1942), Jimi Jamison (1951), James Arness (1923), and Eli Lilly (1838).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joe E. Brown ranks 1,561. Before him are Sam J. Jones (1954), Charley Chase (1893), Dina Meyer (1968), Alan Ruck (1956), Frankie Avalon (1940), and Gary Cole (1956). After him are Kenneth Mars (1935), Marian Seldes (1928), James Arness (1923), Kristen Wiig (1973), Anita Page (1910), and Brian Krause (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Some Like It Hot
Osgood Fielding III
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Mar 19o 19598.1 / 10
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Union Official
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Nov 7o 19636.956 / 10
Around the World in Eighty Days
Stationmaster
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Oct 17o 19566.634 / 10