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Michael Murphy

1938 - Today

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Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives, administrators, clerics, doctors, law enforcement agents, and lawyers. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve films, TV series and miniseries directed by Altman from 1963 to 2004, including the title role in the miniseries Tanner '88. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Murphy has received more than 91,570 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Michael Murphy is the 4,822nd most popular actor (down from 4,667th in 2019), the 7,180th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,243rd in 2019) and the 2,247th most popular American Actor.

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  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Murphy ranks 4,822 out of 9,996Before him are Angus Macfadyen, Esther Acebo, Isabel Sanford, Kristine Sutherland, Vivian Hsu, and June Foray. After him are Bruce Glover, Jack Davenport, Richard Riehle, Lior Raz, Patty McCormack, and Richard Mulligan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Michael Murphy ranks 386Before him are Aleksei Petrenko, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Carlos Lapetra, Heinz Strehl, James Gunn, and Reni Santoni. After him are Dolores Hart, Gyula Török, Hudson Austin, Yvonne Rüegg, Marina Ratner, and Halina Górecka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Murphy ranks 7,180 out of 18,182Before him are Isabel Sanford (1917), Paul Anderson (1932), Sally Mann (1951), Mark Henry (1971), Kristine Sutherland (1955), and June Foray (1917). After him are Hal Greer (1936), Arthur Lee (1945), Bruce Glover (1932), Marc Davis (1913), Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), and Barry McGuire (1935).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Murphy ranks 2,247Before him are Ruth Roman (1922), Jean Stapleton (1923), Mare Winningham (1959), Isabel Sanford (1917), Kristine Sutherland (1955), and June Foray (1917). After him are Bruce Glover (1932), Richard Riehle (1948), Patty McCormack (1945), Richard Mulligan (1932), Terry Kinney (1954), and Zachary Levi (1980).

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