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John Williams

1903 - 1983

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John Williams (15 April 1903 – 5 May 1983) was a British stage, film, and television actor. He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, as the chauffeur in Billy Wilder's Sabrina (both 1954), as Mr. Brogan-Moore in Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and as the second "Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Williams has received more than 14,936,779 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Williams is the 2,723rd most popular actor (up from 2,864th in 2019), the 2,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,537th in 2019) and the 326th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Williams by language

Over the past year John Williams has had the most page views in the with 1,859,571 views, followed by Italian (16,400), and German (14,871). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (100.00%), Afrikaans (50.14%), and Egyptian Arabic (48.43%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Williams ranks 2,723 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Tauber, Brunhilde Pomsel, Edward Furlong, Linda Fiorentino, Miyoshi Umeki, and Hayley Atwell. After him are Toby Jones, Gary Coleman, Pat Benatar, Liselotte Pulver, Lolita Torres, and Paul Shenar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, John Williams ranks 164. Before him are Ivar Johansson, Issa Pliyev, Anatoly Alexandrov, Gaito Gazdanov, Louis Seigner, and Diana Vreeland. After him are Uichiro Hatta, Ella Maillart, Felice Bonetto, Corrado Bafile, Hans Hedtoft, and Gʻafur Gʻulom. Among people deceased in 1983, John Williams ranks 120. Before him are József Takács, Gunta Stölzl, Werner Egk, Fritz Machlup, Alan Cunningham, and Paolo Pedretti. After him are Michel Micombero, Corrie ten Boom, Romain Maes, Gabrielle Roy, Cathy Berberian, and José Iraragorri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Williams ranks 2,399 out of 8,785. Before him are Dora Boothby (1881), Dorian Yates (1962), Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758), Adam Clayton (1960), Hayley Atwell (1982), and William Gull (1816). After him are Toby Jones (1966), Tania Mallet (1941), David Crystal (1941), Basil Bernstein (1924), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), and John Ford (1586).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Williams ranks 326. Before him are Jamie Dornan (1982), Sarah Siddons (1755), Patrick Troughton (1920), Ray Cooney (1932), John Mahoney (1940), and Hayley Atwell (1982). After him are Toby Jones (1966), Tania Mallet (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), Nicholas Clay (1946), Luke Evans (1979), and Ian Richardson (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

To Catch a Thief
H. H. Hughson
An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
Aug 3o 19557.3 / 10
Witness for the Prosecution
Brogan-Moore
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Dec 17o 19578.223 / 10
Dial M for Murder
Chief Inspector Hubbard
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.
May 29o 19548.019 / 10