ACTOR

Paul Kelly

1899 - 1956

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Paul Michael Kelly (August 9, 1899 – November 6, 1956) was an American actor. His career survived a manslaughter conviction, tied to an affair he was having with the victim's wife, that caused him to spend time in prison in the late 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Kelly has received more than 61,719 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paul Kelly is the 8,056th most popular actor (down from 7,535th in 2019), the 11,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,183rd in 2019) and the 3,751st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 62k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Kelly ranks 8,056 out of 13,578. Before him are Jyoti Amge, Crystal Reed, Will Forte, Karla Souza, Katie Leung, and Frank Faylen. After him are Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Alvis Hermanis, Blair Underwood, George Walsh, Natasha Klauss, and Walter Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Paul Kelly ranks 317. Before him are Percy Lavon Julian, Madge Bellamy, Seán Lemass, Ezra Taft Benson, George K. Arthur, and Jimmie Davis. After him are Marie Mosquini, Clarence Oldfield, Eric Linklater, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Allen Tate, and Stanley Skewes. Among people deceased in 1956, Paul Kelly ranks 219. Before him are Sam Langford, René Fernández, Francis Tyler, Michael Arlen, Bob Sweikert, and Margaret Wycherly. After him are Ernst Loof, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Holmes Herbert, Clarence Birdseye, Tom Whittaker, and Malik Ghulam Muhammad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Kelly ranks 11,934 out of 20,380. Before him are Gil Shaham (1971), Crystal Reed (1985), Will Forte (1970), Wendell Ford (1924), Crystal Waters (1964), and Frank Faylen (1905). After him are Earl Hooker (1930), Robert D. Cabana (1949), John Kennedy (1951), James Rector (1884), Aimee Mann (1960), and Blair Underwood (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Kelly ranks 3,751. Before him are Wanda Hawley (1895), Beatrice Rosen (1984), Dean Winters (1964), Crystal Reed (1985), Will Forte (1970), and Frank Faylen (1905). After him are Blair Underwood (1964), George Walsh (1889), Vivian Blaine (1921), Marie Mosquini (1899), Julia Jones (1981), and Hal Smith (1916).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Roaring Twenties
Nick Brown
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Oct 28th 19397.5 / 10
Fear in the Night
Cliff Herlihy
The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.
Apr 10th 19475.4 / 10
Crossfire
The Man
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
Aug 15th 19476.588 / 10