ACTOR

Red Buttons

1919 - 2006

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Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1957 film Sayonara. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Red Buttons has received more than 2,024,042 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Red Buttons is the 2,108th most popular actor (down from 1,635th in 2019), the 3,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,792nd in 2019) and the 973rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Red Buttons ranks 2,108 out of 13,578. Before him are Nieves Navarro, Regina Duarte, Oleg Yefremov, Frederic Forrest, Jean-Pierre Marielle, and Damon Wayans. After him are Bruce Davison, John C. McGinley, Greta Scacchi, Ferdi Tayfur, Anne Buydens, and John Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Red Buttons ranks 121. Before him are Vikram Sarabhai, Doris Miller, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Paavo Aaltonen, Wasfi Tal, and Hyman Minsky. After him are Lisa Della Casa, Anne Buydens, Briek Schotte, Werner Goldberg, Rie Mastenbroek, and Howard Keel. Among people deceased in 2006, Red Buttons ranks 136. Before him are Johannes Willebrands, Wilson Pickett, Valentín Paniagua, Caspar Weinberger, Shoshana Damari, and Yuval Ne'eman. After him are Seymour Martin Lipset, Rocío Jurado, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Brudos, Shigeru Kayano, and John Profumo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Buttons ranks 3,417 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Brown (1969), Frederic Forrest (1936), James McDivitt (1929), Damon Wayans (1960), Amy Beach (1867), and Henry Hazlitt (1894). After him are Bruce Davison (1946), Jerry Siegel (1914), John C. McGinley (1959), Philip Michael Thomas (1949), Julian Rotter (1916), and Teri Garr (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Red Buttons ranks 973. Before him are Marlee Matlin (1965), Jack Cassidy (1927), Melissa Sue Anderson (1962), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Frederic Forrest (1936), and Damon Wayans (1960). After him are Bruce Davison (1946), John C. McGinley (1959), Philip Michael Thomas (1949), Teri Garr (1944), Arlene Dahl (1925), and Jill Clayburgh (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Poseidon Adventure
James Martin
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Dec 1st 19727.1 / 10
Pete's Dragon
Hoagy
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Nov 3rd 19776.3 / 10
It Could Happen to You
Walter Zakuto
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
Jul 29th 19946.6 / 10