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 589,787 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Qualen is the 5,091st most popular actor (down from 5,013th in 2019), the 395th most popular biography from Canada (up from 412th in 2019) and the 113th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Qualens by language

Over the past year John Qualen has had the most page views in the with 75,462 views, followed by German (5,578), and Italian (4,463). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Aragonese (177.48%), Afrikaans (142.25%), and Egyptian Arabic (132.70%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Qualen ranks 5,091 out of 13,578. Before 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 242. Before 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 196. Before 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 395 out of 1,622. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, John Qualen ranks 113. Before 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).

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Television and Movie Roles

Casablanca
Berger
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Jan 15o 19438.2 / 10
The Searchers
Lars Jorgensen
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16o 19567.712 / 10
His Girl Friday
Earl Williams
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
Jan 18o 19407.4 / 10