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Marty Feldman

1934 - 1982

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Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer. He was known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marty Feldman has received more than 4,779,815 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Marty Feldman is the 871st most popular actor (up from 988th in 2019), the 987th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,118th in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Actor.

Marty Feldman was a comedian and actor who was most famous for his work on The Carol Burnett Show and as Igor in Young Frankenstein.

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  • 4.8M

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  • 59.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marty Feldman ranks 871 out of 13,578. Before him are Britt Ekland, Dominique Sanda, Lilli Palmer, Helen Hunt, Silvana Armenulić, and Peter Lorre. After him are Frank Langella, Michael Dudikoff, Andy Lau, Sara Montiel, Chris Cooper, and Holland Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Marty Feldman ranks 83. Before him are Valentin Ivanov, Bingu wa Mutharika, Tassos Papadopoulos, Georges Wolinski, Pratibha Patil, and Leonid Rogozov. After him are Ingvar Carlsson, Pedro Pires, Kenny Baker, Per Olov Enquist, Anton Geesink, and Armi Kuusela. Among people deceased in 1982, Marty Feldman ranks 59. Before him are Thelonious Monk, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Mario Del Monaco, Vinoba Bhave, Philip Noel-Baker, and Alma Reville. After him are Giovanni Ferrari, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, Colin Chapman, Adolf Heusinger, and Kristján Eldjárn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marty Feldman ranks 987 out of 8,785. Before him are John Hawkins (1532), Neil Gaiman (1960), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), Joan Robinson (1903), Peter Benenson (1921), and John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389). After him are Roger Daltrey (1944), John Dunstaple (1390), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Mary Somerville (1780), Mark Strong (1963), and Damon Hill (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Marty Feldman ranks 126. Before him are Stewart Granger (1913), Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Eric Idle (1943), Terry Jones (1942), Natasha Richardson (1963), and Denholm Elliott (1922). After him are Mark Strong (1963), Ewan McGregor (1971), Jill Ireland (1936), James Mason (1909), David Warner (1941), and Jeremy Brett (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

Young Frankenstein
Igor
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
Dec 15o 19747.878 / 10
Silent Movie
Marty Eggs
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
Jun 17o 19766.5 / 10
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
Dec 14o 19755.997 / 10