ACTOR

John Qualen

1899 - 1987

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John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Qualen has received more than 645,275 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Qualen is the 5,094th most popular actor (down from 5,013th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Canada (up from 412th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Canadian Actor.

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  • 650k

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  • 54.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Qualen ranks 5,094 out of 13,578Before him are Debra Monk, Paul Anderson, Ariane Ascaride, Michael J. Anderson, Rosie O'Donnell, and David Burke. After him are Virginia McKenna, Talulah Riley, Judith Godrèche, Ian Keith, Vera-Ellen, and Paula Strasberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, John Qualen ranks 242Before him are Yervand Kochar, Charlotte Auerbach, James Smith McDonnell, Pat O'Brien, Juan Arremón, and Hans Jacob Nielsen. After him are Ian Keith, Maurice Carême, Gregory Breit, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Guy Butler, and Panagiotis Pipinelis. Among people deceased in 1987, John Qualen ranks 196Before him are Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Óscar Bonfiglio, Metaksia Simonyan, Richard Egan, Hannelore Schroth, and William J. Casey. After him are Solomana Kante, Milorad Arsenijević, Oscar Casanovas, Musa Gareyev, Julien Darui, and Heðin Brú.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Qualen ranks 396 out of 1,622Before him are Grimes (1988), Harold Russell (1914), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Shawn Levy (1968), Ted Cruz (1970), and Shirley Douglas (1934). After him are Owen Hargreaves (1981), Grant Allen (1848), Alex Lifeson (1953), Alex Trebek (1940), Robert Joy (1951), and Earl Thomson (1895).

Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, John Qualen ranks 113Before him are Jessalyn Gilsig (1971), Kelly Rowan (1965), Frances Bay (1919), Jack Pickford (1896), Marie-Josée Croze (1970), and Shirley Douglas (1934). After him are Robert Joy (1951), Sarah Chalke (1976), Shawn Ashmore (1979), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), and Matt Craven (1956).