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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 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 1,368,508 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William Demarest is the 7,796th most popular actor (down from 6,569th in 2019), the 11,546th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,153rd in 2019) and the 3,782nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Demarest ranks 7,796 out of 9,996. Before her are Regé-Jean Page, Josh Stewart, Robin Sachs, Albert Paulsen, Suraiya, and Eddie Griffin. After her are Gosha Kutsenko, Larry Parks, Harvey Atkin, June Haver, Son Dam-bi, and Steven Geray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, William Demarest ranks 263. Before her are John Litel, Augusta Savage, William Beaudine, John F. Seitz, George Barnes, and Abel Kiviat. After her are Alan Hale Sr., Patricia Collinge, Lowell Thomas, Elizabeth Ryan, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Hoot Gibson. Among people deceased in 1983, William Demarest ranks 233. Before her are Kai Winding, Frank Forde, Marie Mosquini, Julio Rosales, Keith Holyoake, and Alice White. After her are Henry M. Jackson, Terence Cooke, Gale Page, José Villanueva, Ruby Myers, and Betty Nuthall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Demarest ranks 11,546 out of 18,182. Before her are John Davis Lodge (1903), Josh Stewart (1977), John W. Davis (1873), John P. Marquand (1893), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), and Eddie Griffin (1968). After her are Raylene (1977), John Canfield Spencer (1788), Thomas Akers (1951), Mauri Rose (1906), Larry Parks (1914), and Jason White (1973).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Demarest ranks 3,782. Before her are Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), William Farnum (1876), Brooke Elliott (1974), Hudson Leick (1969), Josh Stewart (1977), and Eddie Griffin (1968). After her are Larry Parks (1914), June Haver (1926), Peter Ho (1975), Thomas Sadoski (1976), Hamish Linklater (1976), and Andy Richter (1966).

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