ACTOR

William H. Macy

1950 - Today

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William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama Critics' Circle Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William H. Macy has received more than 13,845,398 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). William H. Macy is the 454th most popular actor (up from 586th in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,086th in 2019) and the 226th most popular American Actor.

William H. Macy is most famous for his role as Frank Gallagher in the TV series Shameless.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William H. Macy ranks 454 out of 13,578. Before him are Halle Berry, Hugh Laurie, Gloria Swanson, William Hurt, Charlize Theron, and Jean Rochefort. After him are Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rade Šerbedžija, Robert Downey Jr., Michele Placido, Tim Robbins, and Daniel Auteuil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, William H. Macy ranks 31. Before him are Zhang Yimou, Peter Gabriel, Ron Perlman, Richard Dean Anderson, Randy Quaid, and William Hurt. After him are Daniel Auteuil, Choe Ryong-hae, Morgan Fairchild, Grzegorz Lato, Chris Norman, and Jörg Haider.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Macy ranks 818 out of 20,380. Before him are Gloria Swanson (1899), William Hurt (1950), Kris Jenner (1955), David Lee (1931), Nancy Sinatra (1940), and Carl Barks (1901). After him are Philip Glass (1937), Arthur Ashkin (1922), William Howard Stein (1911), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Samuel Barber (1910), and Jonas Salk (1914).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William H. Macy ranks 226. Before him are Pat Morita (1932), Renée Zellweger (1969), Robert Wagner (1930), Halle Berry (1966), Gloria Swanson (1899), and William Hurt (1950). After him are Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Tim Robbins (1958), Don Johnson (1949), Linda Hunt (1945), Mark Margolis (1939), and Lex Barker (1919).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fargo
Jerry Lundegaard
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Mar 8o 19967.861 / 10
Jurassic Park III
Paul Kirby
In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
Jul 18o 20016.141 / 10
Shameless
Frank Gallagher
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
8.2 / 10