ACTOR

Oscar Homolka

1898 - 1978

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Oskar Homolka (August 12, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain, and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Homolka has received more than 313,918 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Oscar Homolka is the 5,188th most popular actor (down from 4,886th in 2019), the 930th most popular biography from Austria (down from 834th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Austrian Actor.

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  • 53.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Oscar Homolka ranks 5,188 out of 13,578. Before him are Ed Westwick, Asa Butterfield, Joanna Pettet, Margaret Dumont, Gary Daniels, and Jack Colvin. After him are George Irving, Hansjörg Felmy, Jennifer Hudson, Tony Plana, Barbara Feldon, and Shin Min-a.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Oscar Homolka ranks 229. Before him are Wallace Ford, Ernst Ahl, Arnold Chikobava, Eero Lehtonen, María Corda, and David Toro. After him are Fridrikh Ermler, Nalini Bala Devi, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Maryse Bastié, Alfredo Duhalde, and Charles Bouvier. Among people deceased in 1978, Oscar Homolka ranks 195. Before him are Edgar Bergen, Vasili Merkuryev, Ralph Metcalfe, Greta Johansson, Maurice Carême, and Paul Yü Pin. After him are Isidro Ayora, Gregor Wentzel, Malvina Reynolds, Cyrille Adoula, Will Geer, and Jorge Icaza Coronel.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Oscar Homolka ranks 930 out of 1,424. Before him are Eva Janko (1945), Eric Wolf (1923), Helene von Druskowitz (1856), Peter Platzer (1910), Adalbert Püllöck (1907), and Josefine Swoboda (1861). After him are Marcel Sabitzer (1994), André Heller (1947), Fiorenzo Marini (1914), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), Luise Fleck (1873), and Barbara Schett (1976).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Oscar Homolka ranks 52. Before him are Sybil Danning (1952), Bibi Besch (1942), Danny Nucci (1968), Dietmar Schönherr (1926), Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), and Anton Walbrook (1896). After him are Maria Rohm (1945), Walter Slezak (1902), Eddie Polo (1875), Turhan Bey (1922), Luise Ullrich (1910), and Mady Christians (1892).

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