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Laird Cregar

1913 - 1944

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Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known for his villainous performances in films such as I Wake Up Screaming (1941), This Gun For Hire (1942) and The Lodger (1944). Cregar's screen career began in 1940 with small uncredited roles in films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laird Cregar has received more than 447,283 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Laird Cregar is the 8,500th most popular actor, the 12,452nd most popular biography from United States and the 4,135th most popular American Actor.

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  • 450k

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  • 37.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Laird Cregar ranks 8,500 out of 9,996Before him are Stéphanie Szostak, Corey Burton, Sabrina Lloyd, Hu Ge, Jakob Oftebro, and Catherine Dent. After him are Lynne Thigpen, Patrick Fabian, Natalie Kingston, Robyn Lively, Dustin Nguyen, and Erica Gimpel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Laird Cregar ranks 355Before him are R. S. Thomas, Charlie Barnet, Robert Strauss, Bob Crosby, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and Eleanor Holm. After him are Frances Langford, José Villanueva, Sam Ruben, Risë Stevens, Duke Nalon, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. Among people deceased in 1944, Laird Cregar ranks 273Before him are Charles Marion, Siegfried Purner, Chandramukhi Basu, Ernest Townsend, Robert Frazer, and Bud Jamison. After him are Jessie Ralph, Albert B. Fall, and George W. Norris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 12,452 out of 18,182Before him are Nimród Antal (1973), Frank Vogel (1973), Corey Burton (1955), William Ellery (1727), Sabrina Lloyd (1970), and Catherine Dent (1965). After him are Lynne Thigpen (1948), Patrick Fabian (1964), Brad Silberling (1963), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robyn Lively (1972), and Steve Roach (1955).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Laird Cregar ranks 4,135Before him are Sandy Duncan (1946), Andrea Bowen (1990), Jesse Lee Soffer (1984), Corey Burton (1955), Sabrina Lloyd (1970), and Catherine Dent (1965). After him are Lynne Thigpen (1948), Patrick Fabian (1964), Natalie Kingston (1905), Robyn Lively (1972), Erica Gimpel (1964), and Jerry Paris (1925).

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