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Thomas Meighan

1879 - 1936

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Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he earned $10,000 per week. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Thomas Meighan is the 10,149th most popular actor (down from 9,404th in 2024), the 15,044th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,775th in 2019) and the 4,718th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Thomas Meighan ranks 10,149 out of 13,578Before him are Ruth Gemmell, Tracy Spiridakos, David Herman, Andrey Batt, Amanda Wyss, and Shizuka Itō. After him are Gale Gordon, Rie Takahashi, Jessica Boehrs, Catherine Burns, Sabina Guzzanti, and Teo Yoo.

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Among people born in 1879, Thomas Meighan ranks 268Before him are Vachel Lindsay, Terence MacSwiney, Harry A. Pollard, King Baggot, Kathlyn Williams, and C. H. Douglas.  Among people deceased in 1936, Thomas Meighan ranks 191Before him are Alice Davenport, Louis-Gustave Binger, John McKenna, Edmund Breese, George Dern, and Frank Hornby.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Thomas Meighan ranks 4,725Before him are Dylan Bruno (1972), Brigette Lundy-Paine (1994), Max Thieriot (1988), Jason Gedrick (1965), Fred Tatasciore (1967), Johnny Lewis (1983), Joyce DeWitt (1949), Bonnie Somerville (1974), David Gallagher (1985), David Herman (1967), and Amanda Wyss (1960). After him are Gale Gordon (1906).