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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Harry Anderson is the 9,648th most popular actor (down from 8,908th in 2024), the 14,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,097th in 2019) and the 4,494th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Harry Anderson ranks 9,648 out of 13,578. Before him are Allen Covert, Lindy Booth, Zuleyka Rivera, Joe Chen, Allison Hayes, and Dorothy Dell. After him are Mirjana Joković, Raffey Cassidy, Zhao Tao, Georgie Henley, Brian Tyree Henry, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.

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Contemporaries

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 579. Before him are Dennis Edwards, Jerry Maren, Christopher Lawford, Kōji Tsujitani, 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 14,431 out of 20,380. Before him are Julia Koch (1962), 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 born in United States, Harry Anderson ranks 4,496. 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), Kristina Lilley (1963), Maggie Lawson (1980), and P. J. Byrne (1974).

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