ACTOR

Paul Scofield

1922 - 2008

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David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. Scofield established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Scofield has received more than 1,460,723 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Paul Scofield is the 1,624th most popular actor (down from 1,023rd in 2019), the 1,615th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,154th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Scofield ranks 1,624 out of 13,578. Before him are Anna May Wong, Anatoli Papanov, Allan Edwall, Linda Kozlowski, Merle Oberon, and Daliah Lavi. After him are Lynn Redgrave, Marie Dubois, Peter Boyle, Sylvia Sidney, Cécile Aubry, and Brigitte Lahaie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Paul Scofield ranks 148. Before him are Dilip Kumar, Tadeusz Borowski, Manolis Glezos, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Sōsuke Uno, and Anatoli Papanov. After him are Susanna Agnelli, Kevin Roche, Margherita Hack, Alan Perlis, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, and Anker Jørgensen. Among people deceased in 2008, Paul Scofield ranks 93. Before him are Henri Salvador, Manuel Marulanda, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Kon Ichikawa, Dan Shomron, and Boris Shakhlin. After him are Jean Delannoy, Paul Frère, Claude Piron, Marcial Maciel, Estelle Getty, and Sofiko Chiaureli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Scofield ranks 1,615 out of 8,785. Before him are John Canton (1718), John Nelson Darby (1800), Alf Ramsey (1920), Matthew Flinders (1774), Leonard Woolley (1880), and Sandford Fleming (1827). After him are Lynn Redgrave (1943), Bernie Taupin (1950), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), Neil Tennant (1954), Michael Anderson (1920), and Jeffrey Archer (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Paul Scofield ranks 222. Before him are Hugh Fraser (1945), Jim Carter (1948), Stephen Rea (1946), Ben Cross (1947), Ida Lupino (1918), and Eliza Poe (1787). After him are Lynn Redgrave (1943), Edward Fox (1937), Eileen Atkins (1934), Greer Garson (1904), Gemma Jones (1942), and Paul Freeman (1943).

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Television and Movie Roles

A Man for All Seasons
Thomas More
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Dec 13th 19667.3 / 10
Quiz Show
Mark Van Doren
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Aug 25th 19947.275 / 10
The Crucible
Judge Thomas Danforth
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Nov 27th 19966.567 / 10