1934 - 2020
Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on odd jobs, he became an extra in westerns and had established himself as a character actor in little more than a decade in films such as The China Syndrome (1979), The Thing (1982), Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), and Cocoon (1985). Brimley was known for playing characters at times much older than his age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilford Brimley has received more than 5,856,510 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Wilford Brimley is the 1,180th most popular actor (up from 1,570th in 2019), the 2,169th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,822nd in 2019) and the 582nd most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Wilford Brimley ranks 1,180 out of 10,030. Before him are Tomas Milian, Corinne Cléry, François Périer, Dick York, Jean Sorel, and Cloris Leachman. After him are Michael Massee, Vera Farmiga, Marina Berti, Armand Assante, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Griffin Dunne.
1933 - 2017
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,174
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,175
1919 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,176
1928 - 1992
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,177
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,178
1926 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,179
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,180
1952 - 2016
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,181
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,182
1924 - 2002
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1,183
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,184
1911 - 1998
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,185
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,186
Among people born in 1934, Wilford Brimley ranks 109. Before him are Albert Speer, Omar Karami, Allen Carr, Bingu wa Mutharika, Fredric Jameson, and Jean Sorel. After him are Kisho Kurokawa, Alan Bates, Paul Cohen, Freddie King, George Segal, and Gloria Steinem. Among people deceased in 2020, Wilford Brimley ranks 154. Before him are Chuck Yeager, Kang Kek Iew, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Mamadou Tandja, Shin Kyuk-ho, and Eddie Van Halen. After him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Christophe, Harry Gregg, Carlo Ubbiali, Juan Giménez, and Sisavath Keobounphanh.
1934 - 2017
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 103
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 104
1934 - 2006
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 105
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 106
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 107
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 108
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 109
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 110
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 111
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 112
1934 - 1976
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 113
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 114
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 115
1923 - 2020
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 148
1942 - 2020
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 149
1939 - 2020
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 150
1938 - 2020
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 151
1921 - 2020
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 152
1955 - 2020
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 153
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 154
1930 - 2020
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 155
1945 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 156
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 157
1929 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 158
1943 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 159
1928 - 2020
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 160
Among people born in United States, Wilford Brimley ranks 2,169 out of 15,968. Before him are Walter A. Shewhart (1891), R. Kelly (1967), Johnny Winter (1944), Djuna Barnes (1892), Cloris Leachman (1926), and Michael Spence (1943). After him are Michael Massee (1952), Vera Farmiga (1973), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Robert Ballard (1942), Armand Assante (1949), and Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890).
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 2,163
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 2,164
1944 - 2014
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,165
1892 - 1982
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,166
1926 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,167
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,168
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,169
1952 - 2016
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,170
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,171
1893 - 1973
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,172
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2,173
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2,174
1890 - 1954
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2,175
Among actors born in United States, Wilford Brimley ranks 582. Before him are Agnes Moorehead (1900), Victor Mature (1913), Ruth Gordon (1896), Michael Jeter (1952), Dick York (1928), and Cloris Leachman (1926). After him are Michael Massee (1952), Vera Farmiga (1973), Armand Assante (1949), Griffin Dunne (1955), Blythe Danner (1943), and Elijah Wood (1981).
1900 - 1974
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 576
1913 - 1999
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 577
1896 - 1985
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 578
1952 - 2003
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 579
1928 - 1992
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 580
1926 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 581
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 582
1952 - 2016
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 583
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 584
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 585
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 586
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 587
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 588