ACTOR

Will Geer

1902 - 1978

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Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and other movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In California he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York City for a time in the 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Geer has received more than 3,530,148 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Will Geer is the 5,411th most popular actor (down from 4,284th in 2019), the 7,880th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,426th in 2019) and the 2,449th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.5M

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  • 46.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Will Geer ranks 5,411 out of 13,578. Before him are Tony Leblanc, Arthur Hohl, Tauno Palo, Megan Mullally, Steve Schirripa, and Chiranjeevi. After him are Jayne Atkinson, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Ruby Lin, Jadwiga Barańska, Bebe Neuwirth, and Dana Plato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Will Geer ranks 265. Before him are Otto Winzer, Chet Miller, Curt Siodmak, Daniel Kinsey, Arno Arthur Wachmann, and Jaime Torres Bodet. After him are Skip James, Nikolaus Pevsner, Bronisław Kaper, Veli Saarinen, Paavo Yrjölä, and Russinho. Among people deceased in 1978, Will Geer ranks 200. Before him are Paul Yü Pin, Oscar Homolka, Isidro Ayora, Gregor Wentzel, Malvina Reynolds, and Cyrille Adoula. After him are Jorge Icaza Coronel, Jesús Glaría, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Ljubiša Stevanović, and Jorge de Sena.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Geer ranks 7,880 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Kienholz (1927), Robert Cray (1953), Bill Smith (1924), Charles Willson Peale (1741), Megan Mullally (1958), and Steve Schirripa (1958). After him are Richard Henry Lee (1732), George Perkins Marsh (1801), Jim Dine (1935), Boots Randolph (1927), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), and Henry Charles Carey (1793).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Will Geer ranks 2,449. Before him are Lindsay Crouse (1948), Judd Nelson (1959), Warren Frost (1925), Arthur Hohl (1889), Megan Mullally (1958), and Steve Schirripa (1958). After him are Bebe Neuwirth (1958), Dana Plato (1964), Shelley Lubben (1968), Kevin Sussman (1970), Rick Hoffman (1970), and Carlos Bernard (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jeremiah Johnson
Bear Claw
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
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Seconds
Old Man
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.
Oct 5th 19667.3 / 10
Winchester '73
Wyatt Earp
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
Jul 12th 19507.3 / 10