ACTOR

Richard Dawson

1932 - 2012

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Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was a British-born American actor, comedian, game-show host, and panelist in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Dawson has received more than 8,827,303 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Richard Dawson is the 5,105th most popular actor (up from 5,905th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Dawsons by language

Over the past year Richard Dawson has had the most page views in the with 875,898 views, followed by German (43,712), and French (10,836). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (215.67%), Simple English (107.89%), and Hindi (97.77%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Dawson ranks 5,105 out of 13,578. Before him are Elena Solovey, James Stacy, Hiromi Tsuru, Beth Broderick, Bruce Kirby, and Robert Harron. After him are Stanley Holloway, Skeet Ulrich, Lee Sung-kyung, Albrecht Becker, Nina Ananiashvili, and Dylan Walsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Richard Dawson ranks 366. Before him are Kurt Oppelt, Peter Blake, Eusébio Scheid, Oliver Nelson, Stéphane Bruey, and Ludovico Avio. After him are Margarita Xhepa, Fazu Aliyeva, Ray Reardon, Luís Vinício, Edward O. Thorp, and Alma Cogan. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Dawson ranks 318. Before him are Antonio Cubillo, Rino Ferrario, Gu Chaohao, Franz West, Gunnar Sønsteby, and Roberto Mieres. After him are Lennart Samuelsson, Mark Midler, Bob Welch, Peter Struck, Salvador Reyes Monteón, and Evelyn Lear.

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Television and Movie Roles

The Running Man
Damon Killian
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
Nov 13o 19876.529 / 10
Hogan's Heroes
Peter Newkirk
Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group from the camp. Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the commandant of the camp, and John Banner was the inept sergeant-of-the-guard, Hans Schultz. The series was popular during its six-season run. In 2013, creators Bernard Fein through his estate and Albert S. Ruddy acquired the sequel and other separate rights to Hogan's Heroes from Mark Cuban through arbitration and a movie based on the show has been planned.
7.586 / 10
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Regular Performer
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
6.5 / 10