ACTOR

Timothy Bottoms

1951 - Today

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Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in Johnny Got His Gun (1971); Sonny Crawford in The Last Picture Show (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges, rose to fame; and as James Hart, the first-year law student who battles with Prof. Kingsfield, in the film adaptation The Paper Chase (1973). He is also known for playing the main antagonist in the disaster film Rollercoaster (1977) and for playing President George W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timothy Bottoms has received more than 2,223,492 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Timothy Bottoms is the 5,674th most popular actor (down from 5,327th in 2019), the 8,313th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,914th in 2019) and the 2,583rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Timothy Bottoms ranks 5,674 out of 13,578. Before him are John Loder, Helge Schneider, Ricky Schroder, Brandon deWilde, Elisabeth Sladen, and Geoffrey Holder. After him are Claudia Kim, Julián Gil, Dexter Fletcher, Agnès Jaoui, Sachiko Hidari, and May Robson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Timothy Bottoms ranks 436. Before him are Bill Moseley, Sergey Tereshchenko, Hans Schlegel, Fiorella Bonicelli, Hossein Alizadeh, and Gaston Kaboré. After him are Suad Amiry, Albert Salvadó, Aaron Norris, Freundel Stuart, Aleksey Buldakov, and Birger Jensen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Timothy Bottoms ranks 8,313 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcus Hurley (1883), Jesse Helms (1921), Brandon deWilde (1942), David Raksin (1912), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), and Tracy Austin (1962). After him are Larry McMurtry (1936), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Joseph Strickland (1958), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), Leelee Sobieski (1983), and Leon Schlesinger (1884).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Timothy Bottoms ranks 2,583. Before him are Patricia Morison (1915), Aloma Wright (1950), Michelle Trachtenberg (1985), Kal Penn (1977), Ricky Schroder (1970), and Brandon deWilde (1942). After him are Leelee Sobieski (1983), Bessie Barriscale (1884), Sidney Blackmer (1895), Richard Mulligan (1932), Heather Langenkamp (1964), and Rosa Salazar (1985).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Last Picture Show
Sonny Crawford
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
Oct 3o 19717.7 / 10
The Girl Next Door
Mr. Kidman
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.
Apr 9o 20046.722 / 10
Johnny Got His Gun
Joe Bonham
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
Aug 4o 19717.492 / 10