ACTOR

Mark Forest

1933 - 2022

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Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or peplum movies — including his recurring role as Maciste. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Forest has received more than 132,453 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Forest is the 3,708th most popular actor (down from 1,868th in 2019), the 5,549th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,114th in 2019) and the 1,674th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mark Forest ranks 3,708 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Haney, Richard Roxburgh, Margaret Colin, Alba Flores, Therese Giehse, and Demet Özdemir. After him are Mike Wallace, James Eckhouse, Mehmet Günsür, Susanne Lothar, Darlene Cates, and Gustaf Skarsgård.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Mark Forest ranks 299. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, José Sasía, Jean Becker, Radivoje Ognjanović, Nicholas Pileggi, and Helmuth Rilling. After him are Theodore Roszak, Lee Radziwill, Stanislav Lyubshin, Sergio Gonella, Tamás Vásáry, and René Felber. Among people deceased in 2022, Mark Forest ranks 288. Before him are Nora Nova, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Steinar Amundsen, Herbert Mullin, Clarence Gilyard, and Sonny Barger. After him are Joseph Raz, Juan Diego, Sally Kellerman, Fernando Chalana, Vesa-Matti Loiri, and Robert Durst.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Forest ranks 5,549 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Tomasello (1950), Margaret Colin (1958), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Robert Byrd (1917), Al Kooper (1944), and Strom Thurmond (1902). After him are Mike Wallace (1918), Cesar Chavez (1927), Ida B. Wells (1862), Glenn Danzig (1955), J. D. Tippit (1924), and James Eckhouse (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mark Forest ranks 1,674. Before him are Raoul Trujillo (1955), Paget Brewster (1969), Michael Imperioli (1966), Doug Hutchison (1960), Anne Haney (1934), and Margaret Colin (1958). After him are Mike Wallace (1918), James Eckhouse (1955), Darlene Cates (1947), Adriana Caselotti (1916), Pearl White (1889), and George Bancroft (1882).

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