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Robert Hays

1947 - Today

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Robert Blakely Hays (born July 24, 1947) is an American actor, known for a variety of television and film roles since the 1970s. He came to prominence around 1980, co-starring in the two-season domestic sitcom Angie, and playing the central role of pilot Ted Striker in the hit spoof film Airplane! and its sequel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Hays has received more than 2,369,438 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Robert Hays is the 4,885th most popular actor (down from 4,260th in 2019), the 7,151st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,384th in 2019) and the 2,192nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 47.33

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Hays ranks 4,885 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Badalucco, Elpidia Carrillo, Boris Livanov, Barbara Hale, Kasia Smutniak, and Natalia Bessmertnova. After him are Anna Kanakis, Jean Parker, Valérie Kaprisky, Mr. Lawrence, Jed Allan, and Sebastián Rulli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Robert Hays ranks 536. Before him are Bob Houghton, Malcolm Ranjith, Fabián Alarcón, Menachem Bello, James Rumbaugh, and Firmine Richard. After him are Tanith Lee, Mark Dvoretsky, Timothy B. Schmit, Steve Forbes, Robin Dunbar, and Meredith Baxter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Hays ranks 7,151 out of 20,380. Before him are Mick Thomson (1973), Michael Cristofer (1945), Bobby Vee (1943), Barbara Hale (1922), Roy Cochran (1919), and Guy Kawasaki (1954). After him are James Foley (1973), Stephen Hunter (1946), Ed Hamm (1906), Jean Parker (1915), Mr. Lawrence (1969), and Brad Fiedel (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Hays ranks 2,192. Before him are David Conrad (1967), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Susan Kohner (1936), Gypsy Rose Lee (1911), Michael Badalucco (1954), and Barbara Hale (1922). After him are Jean Parker (1915), Mr. Lawrence (1969), Jed Allan (1935), Courtney B. Vance (1960), Kathryn Hahn (1974), and Tress MacNeille (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Airplane!
Ted Striker
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Jul 2o 19807.3 / 10
Superhero Movie
Blaine Riker
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
Mar 28o 20085.248 / 10
Cat's Eye
Norris
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Apr 12o 19856.747 / 10