ACTOR

Richard Burgi

1958 - Today

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Richard William Burgi (, born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on The Sentinel and as Karl Mayer on Desperate Housewives. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Burgi has received more than 1,294,096 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Burgi is the 3,489th most popular actor (up from 4,314th in 2019), the 5,227th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,481st in 2019) and the 1,569th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Burgis by language

Over the past year Richard Burgi has had the most page views in the with 145,662 views, followed by French (46,353), and German (20,689). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (60.96%), Portuguese (39.94%), and Spanish (39.73%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Burgi ranks 3,489 out of 13,578. Before him are Kristen Wiig, Anita Page, Brian Krause, Evan Peters, Irán Eory, and Lee Ji-ah. After him are Clifton Webb, Jack Lord, Simon Helberg, Joseph Morgan, Denis Lavant, and Sienna Guillory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Richard Burgi ranks 169. Before him are Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Nouriel Roubini, Veronica Guerin, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Nikos Anastopoulos, and Julio Medem. After him are Julio Olarticoechea, Jan Fabre, Francisco Buyo, Paul Weller, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Ricardo Gareca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Burgi ranks 5,227 out of 20,380. Before him are Lester Allan Pelton (1829), Albert Gutterson (1887), Tad Williams (1957), Brian Krause (1969), Evan Peters (1987), and Eddie Slovik (1920). After him are Kendall Jenner (1995), Clifton Webb (1889), Jack Lord (1920), Simon Helberg (1980), Isaiah Washington (1963), and Suge Knight (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Burgi ranks 1,569. Before him are Marian Seldes (1928), James Arness (1923), Kristen Wiig (1973), Anita Page (1910), Brian Krause (1969), and Evan Peters (1987). After him are Clifton Webb (1889), Jack Lord (1920), Simon Helberg (1980), Isaiah Washington (1963), Jeff Chandler (1918), and Mark Rolston (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Cellular
Craig Martin
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Sep 6o 20046.374 / 10
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Captain Dax
In the sequel to Paul Verhoeven's loved/reviled sci-fi film, a group of troopers taking refuge in an abandoned outpost after fighting alien bugs, failing to realize that more danger lays in wait.
Apr 24o 20044.286 / 10
Fun with Dick and Jane
Joe Cleeman
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
Dec 21o 20056.199 / 10