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Robert Osborne

1932 - 2017

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Robert Jolin Osborne (; May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017) was an American film historian, author, actor and the primary television host for the premium cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for over twenty years. Prior to hosting at TCM, Osborne had been a host on The Movie Channel and American Movie Classics (AMC). He had also worked as a news columnist for The Hollywood Reporter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Osborne has received more than 1,956,348 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Osborne is the 9,180th most popular actor (down from 8,592nd in 2019), the 13,458th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,597th in 2019) and the 4,306th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Osborne ranks 9,180 out of 13,578. Before him are Julius Falkenstein, Joyce DeWitt, Chris Colfer, Roberto Accornero, Gabriela Duarte, and Xiumin. After him are Roy Atwell, Emily Swallow, Jeon Yeo-been, Camilla Luddington, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Mamie Gummer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Robert Osborne ranks 555. Before him are Bob Houbregs, Vic Crowe, Charles Adkins, Johnny Kerr, Billy Evans, and Kishori Amonkar. After him are Lakshman Kadirgamar, Richie Guerin, Jackie Henderson, Tim Parnell, Edmund Wickham Lawrence, and Grace Alele-Williams. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert Osborne ranks 618. Before him are Francine York, Ernie Pieterse, Tino Insana, Denis Voronenkov, Kishori Amonkar, and Fredy Schmidtke. After him are Scott Putesky, Tim Parnell, Joost van der Westhuizen, Marek Ostrowski, Shyama, and Ayan Sadakov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Osborne ranks 13,458 out of 20,380. Before him are Joyce DeWitt (1949), Chris Henderson (1970), Chris Colfer (1990), Betsey Johnson (1942), Alex Hirsch (1985), and Storrs L. Olson (1944). After him are Roy Atwell (1878), Henry Cejudo (1987), Laura Ziskin (1950), Robert W. McElroy (1954), Emily Swallow (1979), and Dedee Pfeiffer (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Osborne ranks 4,306. Before him are Jaime Bergman (1975), Mark Stevens (1916), Christopher Gorham (1974), Trini Alvarado (1967), Joyce DeWitt (1949), and Chris Colfer (1990). After him are Roy Atwell (1878), Emily Swallow (1979), Dedee Pfeiffer (1964), Mamie Gummer (1983), Kelli Williams (1970), and Ray Fisher (1987).

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Television and Movie Roles

Psycho
Man (uncredited)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Jun 22nd 19608.429 / 10
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
Jun 6th 20186.91 / 10
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart
Self - Host
Robert Osbourne hosts this television special, in which many trailers for Humphrey Bogart's films are presented here to show how he established himself in Hollywood. Trailers featured are for films that he had tiny roles in as well as starring roles.
Jan 7th 19975.7 / 10