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Tom Lester

1938 - 2020

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Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show Green Acres as well as crossover appearances on Petticoat Junction, which was set near Green Acres' fictional town of Hooterville. He appeared in two feature animal films, Gordy and Benji. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Tom Lester is the 13,114th most popular actor (down from 12,488th in 2024), the 18,495th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,041st in 2019) and the 5,971st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Lester ranks 13,114 out of 13,578Before him are Felix Kammerer, Kit Connor, Eve Plumb, Jorma Taccone, Victoria Maurette, and Heather McComb. After him are Felix Mallard, Kristina Anapau, Catherine Reitman, Kiara Advani, Hugh Skinner, and Dino Morea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Tom Lester ranks 625Before him are Sai Paranjpye, Shashi Deshpande, Bill Christian, Paul G. Kirk, Suniti Solomon, and Frank Kelly.  Among people deceased in 2020, Tom Lester ranks 899Before him are Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Kizito Mihigo, Shad Gaspard, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Khadim Hussain Rizvi. After him are Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, Tony Hsieh, Yahya Hassan, John Andretti, and Lynn Shelton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Lester ranks 18,503 out of 20,380Before him are Amazon Eve (1979), Brad Stevens (1976), Jermain Taylor (1978), Eve Plumb (1958), Jorma Taccone (1977), and Heather McComb (1977). After him are Sky Ferreira (1992), Lee Zeldin (1980), Kristina Anapau (1979), Catherine Reitman (1981), Chris Armas (1972), and Henry Domercant (1980).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Lester ranks 5,974Before him are John Robinson (1985), Christian Navarro (1991), Frankie Grande (1983), Eve Plumb (1958), Jorma Taccone (1977), and Heather McComb (1977). After him are Kristina Anapau (1979), Catherine Reitman (1981), Brian O'Halloran (1969), Paul Rae (1968), Chad Michael Collins (1979), and Bodhi Elfman (1969).