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John Kerr

1931 - 2013

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John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013) was an American actor and attorney. He began his professional career on Broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in Mary Coyle Chase's Bernardine and Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, then made a transition into a screen career. He reprised his role in the film version of Tea and Sympathy, which won him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and portrayed Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical South Pacific. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kerr has received more than 44,224 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Kerr is the 8,273rd most popular actor (down from 7,014th in 2019), the 12,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,425th in 2019) and the 3,859th most popular American Actor.

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  • 44k

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  • 40.75

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Kerr ranks 8,273 out of 13,578. Before him are Jason Acuña, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debby Ryan, Sonequa Martin-Green, Billy Bevan, and Dale Dickey. After him are Silk Smitha, Paul Douglas, Aaron Ashmore, Marian Marsh, Cecilia Suárez, and Brian Tyree Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Kerr ranks 584. Before him are Alfred Swift, Paulias Matane, Tomimaru Okuni, Nasir Hussain, Cleopa Msuya, and John Shelby Spong. After him are James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Cliff Hagan, Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Bruce Halford, and Bobby Collins. Among people deceased in 2013, John Kerr ranks 482. Before him are Eeva Ruoppa, Antonio Jasso, Jo Benkow, Stanisław Szozda, Dale Robertson, and Karla Álvarez. After him are Lajos Für, Mary Ellen Rudin, Tom Foley, Dennis Burkley, Wilbur Thompson, and Ruth Asawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kerr ranks 12,235 out of 20,380. Before him are Debby Ryan (1993), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), Cori Bush (1976), Stuart Hamm (1960), Dale Dickey (1961), and Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Macy Gray (1967), Charley Pride (1934), Tony Orlando (1944), Sherrod Brown (1952), and Brian Tyree Henry (1982).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Kerr ranks 3,859. Before him are Carly Chaikin (1990), Sally Rand (1904), Rosemarie DeWitt (1971), Debby Ryan (1993), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), and Dale Dickey (1961). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Alan Hale Sr. (1892), Warren William (1894), Patrika Darbo (1948), and Veda Ann Borg (1915).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Pit and the Pendulum
Francis Barnard
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Aug 12o 19616.9 / 10
South Pacific
Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
Mar 18o 19586.1 / 10
Tea and Sympathy
Tom Robinson Lee
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards with him was his housemaster's wife.
Sep 27o 19566.9 / 10