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Matthew McGrory

1973 - 2005

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Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he was recognized as the tallest actor by Guinness World Records. He portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew McGrory has received more than 3,244,901 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Matthew McGrory is the 5,907th most popular actor (up from 6,753rd in 2019), the 8,658th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,029th in 2019) and the 2,693rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Matthew McGrory ranks 5,907 out of 13,578. Before him are Dan Fogler, Pat Carroll, Clint Howard, Malin Åkerman, Irina Petrescu, and Todd Field. After him are Jo In-sung, Nathaniel Parker, Henry Wilcoxon, Liz Torres, Steve Franken, and Kevin Dillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Matthew McGrory ranks 227. Before him are Adam Scott, Nanako Matsushima, Nikola Grbić, Edurne Pasaban, Nick Bostrom, and Inés Sastre. After him are Proof, Rian Johnson, Jared Borgetti, Fabio Lione, Kathleen Robertson, and Kiatisuk Senamuang. Among people deceased in 2005, Matthew McGrory ranks 287. Before him are Renée Faure, Tetsuo Hamuro, José Azcona del Hoyo, Debra Hill, Spencer Dryden, and Mario Luzi. After him are Ariel Nogueira, Hubert Curien, Ruth Hussey, Sheree North, Misael Escuti, and Kay Stammers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew McGrory ranks 8,658 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Richards (1933), Clint Howard (1959), Shelly Manne (1920), Robert Jarvik (1946), Todd Field (1964), and David Jenkins (1936). After him are Alexander Courage (1919), Liz Torres (1947), Don Patinkin (1922), Steve Franken (1932), Walt Ader (1913), and Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Matthew McGrory ranks 2,693. Before him are Rosalind Chao (1957), Nestor Serrano (1955), Dan Fogler (1976), Pat Carroll (1927), Clint Howard (1959), and Todd Field (1964). After him are Liz Torres (1947), Steve Franken (1932), Kevin Dillon (1965), Jack Wagner (1959), Common (1972), and Larry Drake (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

Big Fish
Karl the Giant
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Dec 25th 20037.8 / 10
The Devil's Rejects
Tiny Firefly
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Jul 22nd 20056.7 / 10
House of 1000 Corpses
Tiny Firefly
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Apr 11th 20036.197 / 10