ACTOR

Paul Lynde

1926 - 1982

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Paul Edward Lynde (; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and a regular "center square" panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Lynde has received more than 5,506,528 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Lynde is the 7,856th most popular actor (down from 5,467th in 2019), the 11,635th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,129th in 2019) and the 3,653rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Lyndes by language

Over the past year Paul Lynde has had the most page views in the with 772,127 views, followed by Spanish (8,035), and French (5,718). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (157.60%), Afrikaans (129.29%), and Simple English (126.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Lynde ranks 7,856 out of 13,578. Before him are Brendan Fehr, María Barranco, David Harewood, Daniel Sharman, Samuel E. Wright, and Wendy Schaal. After him are Guillaume Gallienne, Alan Mowbray, Eduardo Capetillo, June Marlowe, Lenna Kuurmaa, and Jacqueline McKenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Paul Lynde ranks 511. Before him are Alfonso Silva, Doris Belack, Margreth Weivers, Beverly Garland, R. L. Burnside, and Franca Falcucci. After him are J. I. Packer, Happy Rockefeller, H. R. F. Keating, Sonja Åkesson, Tulsi Giri, and Joe Paterno. Among people deceased in 1982, Paul Lynde ranks 296. Before him are William Cameron Townsend, Katherine Rawls, Alois Schnabel, Hugh Marlowe, Big Joe Williams, and Theo Fitzau. After him are Leo Losert, Marvin Stalder, John Cody, Sue Carol, Arthur Lowe, and Mirabehn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 11,635 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Irwin Harrison (1804), Tom Carper (1947), Jimmy Rogers (1924), Alice Brown (1960), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Wendy Schaal (1954). After him are Mitch Miller (1911), Foy Draper (1911), Fiona Apple (1977), June Marlowe (1903), Robert Riskin (1897), and Kenneth Lonergan (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Lynde ranks 3,653. Before him are French Stewart (1964), Elaine Stewart (1930), Lila Lee (1905), Ryan Hurst (1976), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Wendy Schaal (1954). After him are June Marlowe (1903), Caroline Williams (1957), Tory Belleci (1970), Aisha Hinds (1975), Nancy Kyes (1949), and Martin Milner (1931).

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Television and Movie Roles

Charlotte's Web
Templeton (voice)
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Mar 1o 19736.748 / 10
The Villain
Nervous Elk
Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.
Jul 26o 19795.805 / 10
Send Me No Flowers
Mr. Akins
At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man's diagnosis for his own and believes he only has about two more weeks to live. Wanting to take care of his wife Judy, he doesn't tell her and tries to find her a new husband. When he finally does tell her, she quickly finds out he's not dying at all (while he doesn't) and she believes it's just a lame excuse to hide an affair, so she decides to leave him.
Oct 14o 19646.786 / 10