ACTOR

Randy Quaid

1950 - Today

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Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Last Detail in 1973. In 1978 he co-starred as a prisoner in Midnight Express. Quaid also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Quaid has received more than 11,117,348 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Randy Quaid is the 418th most popular actor (up from 1,817th in 2019), the 759th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,039th in 2019) and the 211th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Randy Quaids by language

Over the past year Randy Quaid has had the most page views in the with 1,460,112 views, followed by German (103,465), and Spanish (37,065). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (363.37%), Simple English (102.45%), and Asturian (77.89%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Randy Quaid ranks 418 out of 13,578. Before him are Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Magda Schneider, Albert Finney, Ali MacGraw, and Richard Dean Anderson. After him are William Shatner, Tom Wilkinson, James Woods, Roy Scheider, Pamela Anderson, and Bourvil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Randy Quaid ranks 29. Before him are Mithun Chakraborty, Richard Branson, Zhang Yimou, Peter Gabriel, Ron Perlman, and Richard Dean Anderson. After him are William Hurt, William H. Macy, Daniel Auteuil, Choe Ryong-hae, Morgan Fairchild, and Grzegorz Lato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Quaid ranks 759 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Morphy (1837), Les Paul (1915), H. H. Holmes (1861), Steven Weinberg (1933), John Huston (1906), and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867). After him are Tommy Hilfiger (1951), Terrence Malick (1943), Rick Rubin (1963), Buddy Holly (1936), James Woods (1947), and Roy Scheider (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Randy Quaid ranks 211. Before him are Ron Perlman (1950), Robert Mitchum (1917), Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Ali MacGraw (1939), and Richard Dean Anderson (1950). After him are James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), Brandon Lee (1965), and Mark Hamill (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Independence Day
Russell Casse
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.
Jun 25o 19966.873 / 10
Kingpin
Ishmael Boorg
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.
Jul 4o 19966.497 / 10
Brokeback Mountain
Joe Aguirre
Rodeo cowboy Jack and ranch hand Ennis are hired as sheepherders in 1963 Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, they spark a physical relationship. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider, they keep up their tortured, sporadic love affair for 20 years.
Sep 10o 20057.8 / 10