ACTOR

Ken Maynard

1895 - 1973

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Kenneth Olin Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and considered one of the biggest Western stars in Hollywood. Maynard was also an occasional screenwriter and director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Maynard has received more than 197,558 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Maynard is the 6,468th most popular actor, the 9,517th most popular biography from United States and the 2,969th most popular American Actor.

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  • 200k

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  • 44.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Maynard ranks 6,468 out of 13,578. Before him are Anouk Grinberg, Emile Hirsch, Maitland Ward, Julie Strain, Lolita Davidovich, and Gale Harold. After him are Deborah Raffin, Taylor Kitsch, Connie Sellecca, Jon Seda, Jung Ryeo-won, and Ra Mi-ran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Ken Maynard ranks 277. Before him are Albert White, Väinö Ikonen, Carlos Manuel Piedra, Xiang Jingyu, A. Edward Sutherland, and Cecil McMaster. After him are Evripidis Bakirtzis, Valentin Loos, Birger Cederin, Edward Brophy, Milton Margai, and Erwin Casmir. Among people deceased in 1973, Ken Maynard ranks 259. Before him are Alla Tarasova, Michael Dunn, Nasif Estéfano, Kurt Thomas, William Inge, and C. H. Dodd. After him are Tomoji Abe, Hellmuth Kneser, Piero Drogo, Hans Haas, Manuel Rojas, and Henrique da Silveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Maynard ranks 9,517 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Stein (1950), Julie Strain (1962), Walter Winchell (1897), Mike Mignola (1960), Mr. Marcus (1970), and Gale Harold (1969). After him are Steve Smith (1954), Deborah Raffin (1953), Bizarre (1976), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), James Gray (1969), and Saweetie (1993).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ken Maynard ranks 2,969. Before him are Fredric Lehne (1959), Amy Yasbeck (1962), Emile Hirsch (1985), Maitland Ward (1977), Julie Strain (1962), and Gale Harold (1969). After him are Deborah Raffin (1953), Connie Sellecca (1955), Jon Seda (1970), Inga Swenson (1932), Adam Savage (1967), and Richard Dix (1893).

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Television and Movie Roles

Six Shootin' Sheriff
Jim 'Trigger' Morton
Cowboy star Ken Maynard is Jim "Trigger" Morton, in town undercover while pursuing the man who framed him for robbery. But a well-placed shot tames a band of scofflaws and gains Morton the sheriff's badge. Now, he's riding on both sides of the law. The line is further blurred when old buddy Chuck offers evidence of Morton's innocence in exchange for a blind eye to Chuck's impending postal heist in this classic Western.
May 20o 19385.7 / 10
Phantom Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt Kid
A cowboy called The Thunderbolt Kid comes to the aid of a town that is being threatened by outlaws who don't want a railroad to go through the town.
Mar 4o 19334.3 / 10
Tombstone Canyon
Ken
A range lawman (Ken Maynard) unmasks a black-cloaked phantom killer (Sheldon Lewis).
Dec 25o 19323.5 / 10