ACTOR

Randolph Scott

1898 - 1987

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George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, adventures, war, horror and fantasy films, and Westerns. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randolph Scott has received more than 5,993,030 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Randolph Scott is the 1,451st most popular actor (down from 918th in 2019), the 2,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,685th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Randolph Scott ranks 1,451 out of 13,578. Before him are Mathieu Kassovitz, Philippe Nahon, Charles Durning, Élisabeth Depardieu, Debra Winger, and Nicoletta Braschi. After him are Mimi Rogers, Emily Watson, Nino Castelnuovo, James Whitmore, Paul Bettany, and Geraldine Page.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Randolph Scott ranks 90. Before him are Piero Sraffa, Berenice Abbott, Michel de Ghelderode, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Hans Globke, and Grace Moore. After him are Joseph Kessel, Lionel Robbins, Achille Van Acker, Karl Mauss, Jacob Tullin Thams, and Elazar Shach. Among people deceased in 1987, Randolph Scott ranks 73. Before him are Anny Ondra, He Yingqin, Danny Kaye, Andrei Mironov, Henri Cochet, and Tawfiq al-Hakim. After him are Geraldine Page, Mervyn LeRoy, Herbert Blumer, Otto Wöhler, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, and Salim Ali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randolph Scott ranks 2,469 out of 20,380. Before him are Debra Winger (1955), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Jane Jacobs (1916), Richie Sambora (1959), Marie Laveau (1801), and Robert Benton (1932). After him are Gerard Damiano (1928), Sundance Kid (1867), Mimi Rogers (1956), Joseph Stilwell (1883), Eugene Nida (1914), and Eric F. Wieschaus (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Randolph Scott ranks 673. Before him are Jaclyn Smith (1945), Grace Moore (1898), Beverly D'Angelo (1951), Alan Ladd (1913), Charles Durning (1923), and Debra Winger (1955). After him are Mimi Rogers (1956), James Whitmore (1921), Geraldine Page (1924), Jerry Orbach (1935), Jamie Foxx (1967), and Frank Grillo (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ride the High Country
Gil Westrum
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Jun 20o 19627 / 10
The Tall T
Pat Brennan
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.
Apr 2o 19576.9 / 10
Ride Lonesome
Ben Brigade
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.
Feb 1o 19596.6 / 10