ACTOR

John Agar

1921 - 2002

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John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Agar has received more than 1,987,799 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. John Agar is the 4,015th most popular actor (down from 3,149th in 2019), the 5,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,912th in 2019) and the 1,806th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Agars by language

Over the past year John Agar has had the most page views in the with 301,628 views, followed by Spanish (10,896), and German (10,622). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (79.70%), Dutch (60.37%), and Luxembourgish (31.48%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Agar ranks 4,015 out of 13,578. Before him are Assumpta Serna, Gary Dourdan, Don Wilson, Patrick Bergin, Eddie Marsan, and Mikhail Zharov. After him are John Randolph, Michael J. Pollard, Ingrid van Bergen, Emily Kinney, Caitriona Balfe, and Mena Suvari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Agar ranks 272. Before him are Paco Godia, Alfréd Rényi, Harry Daghlian, Helena Rakoczy, David Gale, and Harold Agnew. After him are Yuri Ozerov, Fred Buscaglione, Jacques Martin, Piero Carini, Giuseppe Delfino, and Carol Channing. Among people deceased in 2002, John Agar ranks 194. Before him are Tita Merello, Lou Thesz, Kristen Nygaard, Desmond Hoyte, Ramiro de León Carpio, and Peter Blau. After him are Lonnie Donegan, Sanya Dharmasakti, Reginald Rose, Grote Reber, Jean Dockx, and Peter R. Hunt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Agar ranks 5,975 out of 20,380. Before him are James Marsters (1962), Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), Harold Agnew (1921), and Mary-Claire King (1946). After him are Richard N. Frye (1920), John Randolph (1915), Michael J. Pollard (1939), Daniel Burnham (1846), Emily Kinney (1985), and Daniel Noboa (1987).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Agar ranks 1,806. Before him are Eddie Cantor (1892), Gina Carano (1982), James Marsters (1962), Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), and Don Wilson (1954). After him are John Randolph (1915), Michael J. Pollard (1939), Emily Kinney (1985), Mena Suvari (1979), Amy Ryan (1969), and Agnes Ayres (1898).

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Television and Movie Roles

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Lt. Flint Cohill
After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it.
Oct 22o 19496.9 / 10
Revenge of the Creature
Prof. Clete Ferguson
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
May 13o 19555.7 / 10
Tarantula
Dr. Matt Hastings
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Dec 14o 19556.5 / 10