ACTOR

Leif Erickson

1911 - 1986

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Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson; October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leif Erickson has received more than 39,144 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Leif Erickson is the 4,285th most popular actor (down from 3,557th in 2019), the 6,288th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,449th in 2019) and the 1,916th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 39k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Leif Ericksons by language

Over the past year Leif Erickson has had the most page views in the with 15,700 views, followed by German (14,064), and Dutch (5,242). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (204.77%), Quechua (58.37%), and Japanese (11.69%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leif Erickson ranks 4,285 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Nam-gil, Jason Connery, Taina Elg, Antony Starr, Art Malik, and David Doyle. After him are Bert Roach, Scott Eastwood, David Wayne, Charles Rigoulot, Moritz Bleibtreu, and Eliane Giardini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Leif Erickson ranks 244. Before him are Giuseppe Olmo, Reg Parnell, Ján Cikker, Fauja Singh, Mirza Ibrahimov, and Kurt Maetzig. After him are Stan Kenton, Max Gluckman, José Augusto Brandão, Franz Wagner, Leonard Warren, and Rudolf Raftl. Among people deceased in 1986, Leif Erickson ranks 188. Before him are Guillermo Eizaguirre, Floyd Gottfredson, Kunio Maekawa, Aleksei Arbuzov, Hyman G. Rickover, and Ludwig Biermann. After him are Reinhold Münzenberg, Jacques Plante, André Tassin, Herbert Runge, Eino Leino, and Constantin Stanciu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leif Erickson ranks 6,288 out of 20,380. Before him are Justin Chambers (1970), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Harry Beaumont (1888), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Blind Blake (1893), and David Doyle (1929). After him are Bert Roach (1891), Scott Eastwood (1986), Nolan Ryan (1947), Eudora Welty (1909), Edward Livingston (1764), and David Wayne (1914).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Leif Erickson ranks 1,916. Before him are Billy Barty (1924), Harrison Young (1930), Rand Brooks (1918), Priscilla Pointer (1924), Justin Chambers (1970), and David Doyle (1929). After him are Bert Roach (1891), Scott Eastwood (1986), David Wayne (1914), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Holt McCallany (1963), and Zero Mostel (1915).

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Television and Movie Roles

On the Waterfront
Glover
A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.
Jun 22o 19547.942 / 10
Invaders from Mars
Mr. George MacLean
In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of the adults, including his once loving parents, begin to act strangely.
Apr 22o 19535.959 / 10
Strait-Jacket
Bill Cutler
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Jan 19o 19646.6 / 10