ACTOR

Slim Pickens

1919 - 1983

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Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slim Pickens has received more than 3,449,171 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Slim Pickens is the 6,177th most popular actor (down from 5,607th in 2019), the 9,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,347th in 2019) and the 2,830th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Slim Pickens by language

Over the past year Slim Pickens has had the most page views in the with 444,913 views, followed by Italian (12,041), and German (10,366). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (170.49%), Southern Azerbaijani (101.16%), and Afrikaans (88.16%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Slim Pickens ranks 6,177 out of 13,578. Before him are Alison Eastwood, Charo, Ann Dvorak, Yancy Butler, Lou Tellegen, and Franciska Gaal. After him are Kelly Slater, Ana Lilian de la Macorra, Kat Dennings, Yoo Ah-in, Josh Dallas, and Jeon Mi-seon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Slim Pickens ranks 302. Before him are Bill Nicholson, George E. P. Box, Kurt Wires, Alan Cottrell, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, and Tennessee Ernie Ford. After him are Louise Bennett-Coverley, Naim Talu, Erik Elmsäter, Tim Holt, Mary Midgley, and Lawrence Stone. Among people deceased in 1983, Slim Pickens ranks 231. Before him are Betty Nuthall, Derek J. de Solla Price, Nils Engdahl, Aleksandr Alov, Walter Slezak, and Miron Białoszewski. After him are Joseph Ruttenberg, Kalevi Kotkas, Gerry Hitchens, André Chamson, Amadeo Ortega, and Hal Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slim Pickens ranks 9,074 out of 20,380. Before him are Alison Eastwood (1972), Ann Dvorak (1911), Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Lewis Armistead (1817), Justin Francis Rigali (1935), and Yancy Butler (1970). After him are Naomi Judd (1946), Verne Gagne (1926), Kelly Slater (1972), Kat Dennings (1986), Matt Stone (1971), and Josh Dallas (1978).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Slim Pickens ranks 2,830. Before him are T. R. Knight (1973), Brad Garrett (1960), Candice King (1987), Alison Eastwood (1972), Ann Dvorak (1911), and Yancy Butler (1970). After him are Kelly Slater (1972), Kat Dennings (1986), Josh Dallas (1978), Molly Shannon (1964), Buck Angel (1962), and Gregory Sierra (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Major "King" Kong
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
Jan 29o 19648.129 / 10
Blazing Saddles
Taggart
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Feb 7o 19747.3 / 10
The Howling
Sam Newfield
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Jan 21o 19816.575 / 10