ACTOR

Larry Linville

1939 - 2000

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Lawrence Lavon Linville (September 29, 1939 – April 10, 2000) was an American actor known for his portrayal of the surgeon Major Frank Burns on the television series M*A*S*H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Linville has received more than 3,973,385 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Larry Linville is the 5,823rd most popular actor (down from 4,944th in 2019), the 8,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,356th in 2019) and the 2,652nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Larry Linville ranks 5,823 out of 13,578. Before him are Terry Kinney, Vicky Krieps, Huang Xiaoming, Gail Russell, Clarke Peters, and Alfredo Castro. After him are Harry Myers, Boris Chirkov, Eduard Fernández, Jed Brophy, Margaret Lockwood, and Andrei Abrikosov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Larry Linville ranks 472. Before him are Velimir Sombolac, Feroz Khan, Chang Sang, Francisco Mendes, Paul Drayton, and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker. After him are Ernie Davis, Boris Tishchenko, Jan Mrvík, Ted Kaufman, Erik Hansen, and Gerry Goffin. Among people deceased in 2000, Larry Linville ranks 271. Before him are Mark Oliphant, Richard Mulligan, Audun Boysen, Paul Van den Broeck, Vintilă Cossini, and Victor Verschueren. After him are Petter Hugsted, Barbara Sobotta, Usha Mehta, Stanley Turrentine, Lepo Sumera, and Raymundo Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Linville ranks 8,536 out of 20,380. Before him are Clarke Peters (1952), John Wanamaker (1838), Tipper Gore (1948), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Rebecca Miller (1962), and Chad Channing (1967). After him are Harry Myers (1882), Robert John Braidwood (1907), Hal Blaine (1929), Barbara Boxer (1940), Maxfield Parrish (1870), and Dana DeArmond (1979).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Larry Linville ranks 2,652. Before him are Regina Hall (1970), Kellan Lutz (1985), Rashida Jones (1976), Terry Kinney (1954), Gail Russell (1924), and Clarke Peters (1952). After him are Harry Myers (1882), Ron Cephas Jones (1957), Jena Malone (1984), Parker Posey (1968), James Broderick (1927), and Alice Calhoun (1900).

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Television and Movie Roles

M*A*S*H
Frank Burns
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
7.907 / 10
Earth Girls Are Easy
Dr. Bob
In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.
Sep 8o 19885.6 / 10
The Night Stalker
Dr. Robert Makurji
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
Jan 11o 19726.8 / 10