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William Boyd

1895 - 1972

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William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Boyd is the 8,328th most popular actor (down from 7,937th in 2024), the 12,774th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,761st in 2019) and the 3,871st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Boyd ranks 8,328 out of 13,578. Before him are Vincent Kartheiser, Dorothy Provine, Danila Kozlovsky, Jacqueline Obradors, Julia Jones, and Kim Ok-vin. After him are Mira Nair, Jo Yoon-hee, Sarita Choudhury, Mike Hagerty, Dorothy Abbott, and Bang Min-ah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, William Boyd ranks 308. Before him are Richard Cushing, Louise Fazenda, Edward Brophy, Beattie Ramsay, Alexander Aitken, and Dorothy Davenport. After him are Michael Arlen, William Grant Still, Sylvia Lance Harper, Whina Cooper, Frank Fredrickson, and Rex Ingram. Among people deceased in 1972, William Boyd ranks 261. Before him are Yevgeni Babich, Marie Wilson, Compton Mackenzie, Dorothy Dalton, Geeta Dutt, and Richard Louis Duckett. After him are Oscar Levant, Rochelle Hudson, Clyde McPhatter, Lorenzo Wright, Reverend Gary Davis, and Janet Munro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Boyd ranks 12,778 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Provine (1935), Jacqueline Obradors (1966), William J. Hardee (1815), Erich Kunzel (1935), Julia Jones (1981), and Penny Hardaway (1971). After him are Shannon Briggs (1971), Mary Washburn (1907), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), James Seddon (1815), and Connie Hawkins (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Boyd ranks 3,873. Before him are Dorothy Davenport (1895), Lee Garlington (1953), Vincent Kartheiser (1979), Dorothy Provine (1935), Jacqueline Obradors (1966), and Julia Jones (1981). After him are Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), Benjamin Walker (1982), William Bendix (1906), Brian Kerwin (1949), and Jamie Chung (1983).

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