ACTOR

Pierre Fresnay

1897 - 1975

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Pierre Fresnay (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɛnɛ]; 4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Fresnay has received more than 121,401 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Fresnay is the 3,335th most popular actor (down from 2,863rd in 2019), the 3,818th most popular biography from France (down from 3,373rd in 2019) and the 238th most popular French Actor.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pierre Fresnay ranks 3,335 out of 13,578. Before him are Diana Bracho, So Yamamura, Ronee Blakley, Henry Gibson, Richard Hatch, and Joan Van Ark. After him are James Russo, Michael C. Hall, Kazuhiko Inoue, Vahram Papazian, Leonid Bronevoy, and Lennie James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Pierre Fresnay ranks 194. Before him are Friedrich Schulz, Janaki Ammal, Ramón Gil, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Hersch Lauterpacht, and Walter Pidgeon. After him are Albert Renger-Patzsch, Rosa Ponselle, Shovkat Mammadova, Joe Profaci, Evsei Liberman, and Eduard Tisse. Among people deceased in 1975, Pierre Fresnay ranks 139. Before him are Manuel Seoane, Gustav von Wangenheim, Harold Osborn, Mikhail Yegorov, G. I. Taylor, and Tony Brise. After him are Plínio Salgado, Kyusaku Ogino, Mary Ure, Victor Marijnen, Gary Thain, and Willy Böckl.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Fresnay ranks 3,818 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Bussy (1794), Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark (1910), Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805), Gérard Lanvin (1950), Claude Favre de Vaugelas (1585), and André Navarra (1911). After him are Philibert of Jumièges (608), Marie de Nemours (1625), Paul Chocque (1910), Louis Hersent (1777), Michel Audiard (1920), and André-Pierre Gignac (1985).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Pierre Fresnay ranks 238. Before him are Raimu (1883), Jacques Dufilho (1914), Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920), Jean Richard (1921), Mathilda May (1965), and Gérard Lanvin (1950). After him are Coline Serreau (1947), Jean-François Stévenin (1944), Tonie Marshall (1951), Valérie Lemercier (1964), Philippe Léotard (1940), and Michael Vartan (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Grand Illusion
Le capitaine de Boëldieu
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
Jun 4th 19377.837 / 10
Le Corbeau
Le docteur Rémy Germain
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
Sep 28th 19437.5 / 10
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Commissaire Wens
Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
Aug 7th 19427.2 / 10