ACTOR

Mel Winkler

1941 - 2020

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Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 11, 2020) was an American actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Winkler has received more than 331,750 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Mel Winkler is the 8,536th most popular actor (down from 8,340th in 2019), the 12,595th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,253rd in 2019) and the 3,992nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mel Winkler ranks 8,536 out of 13,578. Before him are Shashikala, Jasmin Tabatabai, Timothy Busfield, Lea Salonga, Stuart Erwin, and Seamus Dever. After him are Matilda Ziegler, Danielle Harris, Reda Kateb, Lori Nelson, Pete Davidson, and Keegan Connor Tracy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Mel Winkler ranks 607. Before him are Sushilkumar Shinde, Arun Shourie, Yasmeen Lari, Bobby Goldsboro, Dipali Barthakur, and Ellen Geer. After him are Rainer Simon, Michael Mukasey, Jan Lehane, Ellen Willis, Marian Dudziak, and Trent Lott. Among people deceased in 2020, Mel Winkler ranks 753. Before him are Stuart Christie, Eugene Wright, Charles Wuorinen, Erick Morillo, Nicolas Chumachenco, and Jay Benedict. After him are Nate Brooks, Lori Nelson, William Yorzyk, Benito Sarti, Vadão, and Chung Hae-won.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Winkler ranks 12,595 out of 20,380. Before him are George Nelson (1950), Agnes de Mille (1905), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Frank Loesser (1910), Jan Kleyna (2000), and Seamus Dever (1976). After him are Chris Byrd (1970), Danielle Harris (1977), John Lindsay (1921), Nate Brooks (1933), Amy Hennig (1964), and Lori Nelson (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mel Winkler ranks 3,992. Before him are Zahn McClarnon (1966), Amber Benson (1977), Cleavon Little (1939), Timothy Busfield (1957), Stuart Erwin (1903), and Seamus Dever (1976). After him are Danielle Harris (1977), Lori Nelson (1933), Pete Davidson (1993), Danny Jacobs (1968), Rex Ingram (1895), and Aaron Stanford (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

Coach Carter
Coach White
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
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Melvin the Mechanic
After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.
Aug 2o 19916.3 / 10
Devil in a Blue Dress
Joppy
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Sep 29o 19956.4 / 10