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Harry Anderson

1952 - 2018

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Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992). He later played Dave Barry on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–1997). In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man Harry "The Hat" Gittes on Cheers (1982–1993). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Anderson is the 9,479th most popular actor (down from 8,908th in 2019), the 14,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,101st in 2019) and the 4,479th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Harry Anderson ranks 9,479 out of 13,578. Before him are Allen Covert, Lindy Booth, Zuleyka Rivera, Joe Chen, Allison Hayes, and Dorothy Dell. After him are Raffey Cassidy, Zhao Tao, Georgie Henley, Brian Tyree Henry, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Chieko Honda.

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Among people born in 1952, Harry Anderson ranks 740. Before him are Beverly Johnson, Kathryn C. Thornton, Walter Mosley, Rohini Godbole, Louis Walsh, and Marilyn Waring. After him are Jim Wetherbee, Pedro Soto, Howie Hawkins, Don Was, Melanie Mayron, and Raj Babbar. Among people deceased in 2018, Harry Anderson ranks 578. Before him are Javier Otxoa, Dennis Edwards, Jerry Maren, Christopher Lawford, Nino Khurtsidze, and Denis Ten. After him are Maryon Pittman Allen, Samuel Bodman, Andreas Kappes, Mark E. Smith, Wendy Beckett, and Eric Bristow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Anderson ranks 14,371 out of 20,380. Before him are David Axelrod (1931), George Stephanopoulos (1961), Mario Díaz-Balart (1961), Allison Hayes (1930), Dorothy Dell (1915), and Yoon Mi-rae (1981). After him are Jennifer Egan (1962), DaMarcus Beasley (1982), Andrea James (1967), Jim Wetherbee (1952), John Garamendi (1945), and Erik Spoelstra (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Harry Anderson ranks 4,481. Before him are Dimitri Diatchenko (1968), Bea Benaderet (1906), Richard Webb (1915), Allen Covert (1964), Allison Hayes (1930), and Dorothy Dell (1915). After him are Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Tim McCoy (1891), Saginaw Grant (1936), Maggie Lawson (1980), P. J. Byrne (1974), and Daniel Cosgrove (1970).

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