ACTOR

Richard Masur

1948 - Today

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Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 80 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Masur has received more than 2,577,360 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard Masur is the 5,251st most popular actor (up from 5,907th in 2019), the 7,651st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,814th in 2019) and the 2,371st most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.6M

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  • 46.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Masur ranks 5,251 out of 13,578. Before him are Louis Tomlinson, Zach McGowan, Celia Weston, Nina Ruslanova, Ina Balin, and Jason Schwartzman. After him are Leland Orser, Peta Wilson, John Billingsley, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Ken Curtis, and Shin-ichiro Miki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Richard Masur ranks 500. Before him are Robert Tarjan, Errol Brown, Charles Maung Bo, Glenn Branca, Richard Riehle, and Damir Šolman. After him are Ivan Král, Frank Lampard, Baldwin Spencer, László Bálint, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, and Yi Munyeol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Masur ranks 7,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), Jason Schwartzman (1980), James Dashner (1972), and John M. Clayton (1796). After him are Leland Orser (1960), Kenny Drew (1928), Christine Darden (1942), John Billingsley (1960), Randy Johnson (1963), and Darlene Love (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Masur ranks 2,371. Before him are Jonathan Brandis (1976), Buster Crabbe (1908), Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), and Jason Schwartzman (1980). After him are Leland Orser (1960), John Billingsley (1960), Ken Curtis (1916), Ruth Brown (1928), Hayden Panettiere (1989), and Lauren Lane (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Thing
Clark
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
Jun 25th 19828.1 / 10
It
Stan Uris
In 1960, seven outcast kids known as "The Losers' Club" fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
6.918 / 10
My Girl
Phil Sultenfuss
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Nov 27th 19917.39 / 10