ACTOR

Norman Alden

1924 - 2012

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Norman Alden (born Norman Adelberg, September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor who performed in television programs and motion pictures. He first appeared on television on The 20th Century Fox Hour in 1957. He provided the voice of Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), and had a notable role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Alden has received more than 430,227 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Alden is the 6,489th most popular actor, the 9,551st most popular biography from United States and the 2,979th most popular American Actor.

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  • 430k

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  • 44.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Norman Alden ranks 6,489 out of 13,578. Before him are Roland Møller, Murat Boz, Mary Eaton, Patricia Quinn, Claudia Black, and Mindy Sterling. After him are Michael Wong, Virginia Gregg, Engin Altan Düzyatan, Anthony Michael Hall, Marlo Thomas, and Desireé Cousteau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Norman Alden ranks 439. Before him are William Russell, Jocelyne LaGarde, Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Bette Nesmith Graham, Lev Kulidzhanov, and Mary Ford. After him are Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Sofía Ímber, Ragnar Lundberg, Boris Markov, Harvey Kurtzman, and Susanna Amatuni. Among people deceased in 2012, Norman Alden ranks 405. Before him are Margaret Osborne duPont, Boris Razinsky, Murray Rose, Mike Sparken, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Deborah Raffin. After him are Klaus Köste, Geoffrey Hughes, Takao Sakurai, Nicholas Katzenbach, Ramaz Urushadze, and Janice E. Voss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Alden ranks 9,551 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Eaton (1901), Karl Rove (1950), Horatio Greenough (1805), Ken Burns (1953), Mindy Sterling (1953), and George Russell (1923). After him are Arnold Denker (1914), Michael Wong (1965), Randy Weston (1926), Virginia Gregg (1916), Jan Davis (1953), and Michael Hoffman (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Norman Alden ranks 2,979. Before him are Inga Swenson (1932), Adam Savage (1967), Richard Dix (1893), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), Mary Eaton (1901), and Mindy Sterling (1953). After him are Michael Wong (1965), Virginia Gregg (1916), Anthony Michael Hall (1968), Marlo Thomas (1937), Desireé Cousteau (1956), and Traylor Howard (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Sword in the Stone
Kay (voice)
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
Dec 25th 19637.2 / 10
Back to the Future
Lou
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Jul 3rd 19858.317 / 10
They Live
Foreman
A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Nov 4th 19887.3 / 10