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William Demarest

1892 - 1983

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Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965-72. Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Demarest has received more than 1,447,315 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). William Demarest is the 7,726th most popular actor (up from 7,785th in 2019), the 11,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,519th in 2019) and the 3,583rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Demarest ranks 7,726 out of 13,578. Before her are Daniela Melchior, Nikolai Khmelyov, Ann Reinking, Scoot McNairy, Shari Headley, and Charles Rocket. After her are Fairuza Balk, Angie Everhart, Nicholas Brendon, Yui Aragaki, Lauren Tom, and Michael Harney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, William Demarest ranks 291. Before her are Wilhelm Lützow, Nico Bouvy, Harry Mallin, Augusta Savage, István Lichteneckert, and Bjarne Johnsen. After her are Sumner Welles, Patricia Collinge, Robert Ellis, Hoot Gibson, Franciszek Szymczyk, and Alan Hale Sr.. Among people deceased in 1983, William Demarest ranks 262. Before her are Henry M. Jackson, James Workman, John Le Mesurier, Giuliano Nostini, Bjarne Pettersen, and Antonio Siddi. After her are Marian Nixon, Pedro Quartucci, Marie Mosquini, Keith Holyoake, Billy Fury, and Alexei Guryshev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Demarest ranks 11,411 out of 20,380. Before her are Ghostface Killah (1970), Bob Love (1942), James Barbour (1775), Shari Headley (1964), Charles Rocket (1949), and Richard Wilbur (1921). After her are Fairuza Balk (1974), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Liz Cheney (1966), Angie Everhart (1969), Jonathan Dayton (1760), and Dennis Kucinich (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Demarest ranks 3,583. Before her are Madge Bellamy (1899), Richard Denning (1914), Ann Reinking (1949), Scoot McNairy (1977), Shari Headley (1964), and Charles Rocket (1949). After her are Fairuza Balk (1974), Angie Everhart (1969), Nicholas Brendon (1971), Lauren Tom (1961), Michael Harney (1956), and Josh Charles (1971).

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