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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, television presenter, author, actor and the primary host for more than 20 years of the cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Prior to hosting at TCM, Osborne had been a host on The Movie Channel, and earlier, a columnist for The Hollywood Reporter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Osborne has received more than 1,854,410 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Osborne is the 9,176th 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 4,305th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Robert Osbornes by language

Over the past year Robert Osborne has had the most page views in the with 123,822 views, followed by Persian (4,650), and Simple English (2,794). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (229.09%), English (68.83%), and Korean (66.47%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Osborne ranks 9,176 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 4,305. 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 22o 19608.435 / 10
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
Jun 6o 20186.94 / 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 7o 19975.7 / 10