FILM DIRECTOR

Richard C. Sarafian

1930 - 2013

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Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an Armenian-American film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard C. Sarafian has received more than 298,250 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Richard C. Sarafian is the 619th most popular film director (up from 770th in 2019), the 3,993rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,954th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard C. Sarafians by language

Over the past year Richard C. Sarafian has had the most page views in the with 41,859 views, followed by Italian (4,675), and Russian (4,535). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (185.78%), Southern Azerbaijani (163.97%), and Egyptian Arabic (124.55%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 619 out of 2,041. Before him are Hal Ashby, Jim Sheridan, Jean Rollin, Georges Franju, Andrew Birkin, and Tran Anh Hung. After him are John Madden, Paul Greengrass, Arnold Fanck, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Sergei Gerasimov, and Peter Hyams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 255. Before him are Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Julián Herranz Casado, Freimut Börngen, Robert Evans, Sergei Kovalev, and Dick Sargent. After him are Antonio Saura, Robert Prosky, Gianfranco Parolini, Philip Bosco, Stanley Myers, and David Huddleston. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 193. Before him are Ray Dolby, Radu Vasile, Saye Zerbo, Tommy Morrison, Scott Carpenter, and Henrique Rosa. After him are Heinz Flohe, Yusef Lateef, Otto Muehl, Alain Mimoun, Halton Arp, and Martin Koeman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 3,993 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Walker (1943), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), Maureen Stapleton (1925), Nancy Spungen (1958), and Stewart Copeland (1952). After him are Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Dean Corll (1939), Renée Taylor (1933), Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899), Valerie Perrine (1943), and Keir Dullea (1936).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 148. Before him are Jerome Robbins (1918), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Brad Bird (1957), and Hal Ashby (1929). After him are Peter Hyams (1943), Natacha Rambova (1897), Robert Mulligan (1925), James Mangold (1963), Larry Clark (1943), and John Cromwell (1886).

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Filmography

Batman
Director
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.
7.4 / 10
Vanishing Point
Director
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Jan 15o 19717.2 / 10
The Twilight Zone
Director
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
8.4 / 10