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John Kerr

1931 - 2013

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John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013) was an American actor and attorney. He began his professional career on Broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in Mary Chase's Bernardine and Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, then made a transition into a screen career. He reprised his role in the film version of Tea and Sympathy, which won him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and portrayed Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical South Pacific. He appeared in a number of television series, including a starring role on Peyton Place. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). John Kerr is the 7,836th most popular actor (up from 8,273rd in 2024), the 12,052nd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,239th in 2019) and the 3,636th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, John Kerr ranks 7,841 out of 13,578. Before him are Jim Hanks, John DiMaggio, Wang Leehom, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Yoo-mi, Fábio Assunção, Jeffrey Nordling, Candace Cameron Bure, Henry Lau, Sung Yu-ri, and Hobart Bosworth. After him are Maitland Ward.

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Among people born in 1931, John Kerr ranks 582. Before him are John Shelby Spong, Bruce C. Murray, Rip Taylor, Nirupa Roy, Bob Kenney, and Alfred Kuchevsky. After him are Josephine Tewson, Jim Bunning, Johnny Sheffield, James Grogan, Andrija Fuderer, and Frank Ramsey. Among people deceased in 2013, John Kerr ranks 472. Before him are Bruce C. Murray, Wilbur Thompson, Vern Mikkelsen, Michel Knuysen, José Cardona, and Lajos Für. After him are McDonald Bailey, Islam Bibi, Frank Lautenberg, Mel Smith, Tom Foley, and Dale Robertson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kerr ranks 12,054 out of 20,380. Before him are Chuck Liddell (1969), Stipe Miocic (1982), Michael Landau (1958), Joel Barlow (1754), Foy Draper (1911), and Hobart Bosworth (1867). After him are Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Atom Willard (1973), Tenley Albright (1935), Maitland Ward (1977), Terence Cooke (1921), and Natasha Lyonne (1979).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Kerr ranks 3,638. Before him are Naya Rivera (1987), Jim Hanks (1961), John DiMaggio (1968), Wang Leehom (1976), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), Candace Cameron Bure (1976), and Hobart Bosworth (1867). After him are Maitland Ward (1977), Natasha Lyonne (1979), Jaycee Chan (1982), Nick Searcy (1959), and Kevin Cheng (1969).

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