ACTOR

Roberts Blossom

1924 - 2011

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Robert Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an American poet and character actor of theatre, film, and television. He is best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone (1990) and as Ezra Cobb in the horror film Deranged (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roberts Blossom has received more than 2,299,185 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Roberts Blossom is the 800th most popular actor (down from 712th in 2019), the 1,449th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,331st in 2019) and the 383rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 60.24

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  • 27

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  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roberts Blossom ranks 800 out of 13,578. Before him are Harold Perrineau, Erika Mann, Türkan Şoray, Rene Russo, Pat Hitchcock, and Bob Gunton. After him are Elsa Martinelli, Carroll Baker, George Takei, Brooke Shields, James Garner, and Elliott Gould.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Roberts Blossom ranks 67. Before him are John Backus, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Ephraim Kishon, Hermann Buhl, Madame Nhu, and Georges Prêtre. After him are Tomiichi Murayama, Antoni Ramallets, Rosamunde Pilcher, Eva Marie Saint, Eduardo Chillida, and Moktar Ould Daddah. Among people deceased in 2011, Roberts Blossom ranks 61. Before him are Lucian Freud, Maria Schneider, Valentin Ivanov, William Lipscomb, Madame Nhu, and Dev Anand. After him are Bubba Smith, Walter Bonatti, Daniel Bell, Richard Hamilton, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, and Cliff Robertson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roberts Blossom ranks 1,449 out of 20,380. Before him are Annie Jump Cannon (1863), Phil Ochs (1940), Harry Harrison (1925), Kim Carnes (1945), Bob Gunton (1945), and William Westmoreland (1914). After him are Gus Grissom (1926), Carroll Baker (1931), Alan J. Pakula (1928), George Takei (1937), William Miller (1782), and Larry Bird (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Roberts Blossom ranks 383. Before him are Tony Burton (1937), Hal Holbrook (1925), Ron Howard (1954), Harold Perrineau (1963), Rene Russo (1954), and Bob Gunton (1945). After him are Carroll Baker (1931), George Takei (1937), Brooke Shields (1965), James Garner (1928), Elliott Gould (1938), and Walter Brennan (1894).

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Television and Movie Roles

Home Alone
Marley
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Nov 16o 19907.436 / 10
Escape from Alcatraz
Doc
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Jun 22o 19797.525 / 10
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Farmer
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Dec 14o 19777.4 / 10