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Tom Lester

1938 - 2020

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Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show Green Acres as well as crossover appearances on Petticoat Junction, which was set near Green Acres' fictional town of Hooterville. He appeared in two feature animal films, Gordy and Benji. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Tom Lester is the 13,084th most popular actor (down from 12,488th in 2024), the 18,443rd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,041st in 2019) and the 5,959th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1938, Tom Lester ranks 625. Before him are Sai Paranjpye, Shashi Deshpande, Bill Christian, Paul G. Kirk, Suniti Solomon, and Frank Kelly.  Among people deceased in 2020, Tom Lester ranks 898. Before him are Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Kizito Mihigo, Shad Gaspard, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Khadim Hussain Rizvi. After him are Richard Adjei, Willie Thorne, Tony Hsieh, Yahya Hassan, John Andretti, and Lynn Shelton.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Lester ranks 5,962. Before him are John Robinson (1985), Christian Navarro (1991), Frankie Grande (1983), Eve Plumb (1958), Jorma Taccone (1977), and Heather McComb (1977). After him are Kristina Anapau (1979), Catherine Reitman (1981), Brian O'Halloran (1969), Paul Rae (1968), Chad Michael Collins (1979), and Bodhi Elfman (1969).

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