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Ray Wise

1947 - Today

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Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He has appeared in films such as Swamp Thing (1982), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), RoboCop (1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016). Wise's other television rules include Vice President Hal Gardner in 24 (2006), The Devil in Reaper (2007–2009), and Marvin in Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Wise has received more than 3,083,063 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ray Wise is the 2,365th most popular actor (down from 2,311th in 2019), the 3,836th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,858th in 2019) and the 1,130th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ray Wise ranks 2,365 out of 9,996. Before him are Palle Huld, Damian Lewis, Julian Fellowes, Amy Irving, Dorothy Dandridge, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. After him are Nigel Bruce, Tommy Wiseau, Alan Thicke, Bill Cobbs, Susan Blakely, and Mickey Hargitay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ray Wise ranks 247. Before him are Mick Box, Gerry Rafferty, Meiko Kaji, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Carlos Lopes, and Mile Mrkšić. After him are Alan Thicke, Louis Michel, David Chiang, Martin Winterkorn, Lee Evans, and Martin Ferrero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Wise ranks 3,836 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott Bradley (1891), Amy Irving (1953), Elvin Jones (1927), Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), and Roy Chapman Andrews (1884). After him are William Calley (1943), Wanda Jackson (1937), Stephen J. Cannell (1941), Bill Cobbs (1934), James Turrell (1943), and Brenda Vaccaro (1939).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ray Wise ranks 1,130. Before him are Miriam Hopkins (1902), Ryan Phillippe (1974), John Doman (1945), Amy Irving (1953), Dorothy Dandridge (1922), and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918). After him are Bill Cobbs (1934), Brenda Vaccaro (1939), Thomas Gibson (1962), Larry Semon (1889), Broncho Billy Anderson (1880), and Kyra Sedgwick (1965).

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