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Robert Cummings

1910 - 1990

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Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. On February 8, 1960, he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries, at 6816 Hollywood Boulevard and 1718 Vine Street. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Cummings has received more than 1,933,273 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Cummings is the 3,648th most popular actor (down from 3,326th in 2019), the 5,446th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,155th in 2019) and the 1,638th most popular American Actor.

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  • 49.92

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Cummings ranks 3,648 out of 13,578. Before him are John Ashton, Sinéad Cusack, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Esposito, and Ikue Ōtani. After him are Debbie Allen, Murilo Benício, Richard Quine, Candy Clark, Annie Wersching, and Catherine Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Robert Cummings ranks 215. Before him are Marc Lawrence, Fei Xiaotong, Jutta Rüdiger, Vivien Thomas, Carlo Ceresoli, and Ma Zhongying. After him are Saint Alphonsa, Walter Thiel, Carlos Marcello, Charles Crichton, Robert Buron, and Edmund Leach. Among people deceased in 1990, Robert Cummings ranks 174. Before him are Horst Bienek, Laura Perls, Aleksandra Chudina, Herbert Wehner, Cemal Süreya, and Araken Patusca. After him are Michael Oakeshott, Geir Hallgrímsson, René David, Omero Tognon, Willy Vandersteen, and Katalin Karády.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Cummings ranks 5,446 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Esposito (1973), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), William D. Coolidge (1873), Ernest Fenollosa (1853), Maura Healey (1971), and Kenny Burrell (1931). After him are Debbie Allen (1950), Henry Gunther (1895), Richard Quine (1920), Candy Clark (1947), Annie Wersching (1977), and Vanilla Ice (1967).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Cummings ranks 1,638. Before him are Kyle Chandler (1965), Leslie Grossman (1971), Dixie Carter (1939), Brian Austin Green (1973), John Ashton (1948), and Jennifer Esposito (1973). After him are Debbie Allen (1950), Richard Quine (1920), Candy Clark (1947), Annie Wersching (1977), Catherine Bach (1954), and Betty Hutton (1921).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dial M for Murder
Mark Halliday
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
May 29th 19548 / 10
Saboteur
Barry Kane
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Apr 24th 19426.9 / 10
The Chase
Chuck Scott
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
Nov 16th 19466.2 / 10