Van Williams

American actor (1934-2016)
Person human Q733531
Van Williams
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Van Williams

Summary

Van Williams is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fort Worth[2]. He was born on +1934-02-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Scottsdale[4]. He died on +2016-11-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an actor[6], television actor[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month, #6,940 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Van Williams was born in Fort Worth[2].
  • Van Williams passed away in Scottsdale[4].
  • Van Williams was born on +1934-02-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Van Williams died on +2016-11-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Van Williams held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Van Williams's native language[11].
  • Van Williams's professions included actor[6].
  • Van Williams worked as a television actor[7].
  • Van Williams's professions included film actor[8].
  • Van Williams was employed by Warner Bros. Entertainment[12].
  • Van Williams's education included a stint at Texas Christian University[13].
  • Van Williams was educated at Arlington Heights High School[14].
  • Van Williams's image is recorded as Van Williams 1959.JPG[15].
  • Van Williams is recorded as male[16].
  • Van Williams's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Van Williams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114607194[18].
  • Van Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42091920[19].
  • Van Williams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011025800[20].
  • Van Williams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14606927q[21].
  • Van Williams's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0931868[22].
  • Van Williams's Commons category is recorded as Van Williams[23].
  • The cause of death was kidney failure[24].
  • Van Williams's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 173518077[25].
  • Van Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05fwpj[26].
  • Van Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Van Williams was born in Fort Worth[2]. He was born on +1934-02-27T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at Texas Christian University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1873[30], headquartered in Fort Worth[31] and Arlington Heights High School[14], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1922[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], television actor[7], and film actor[8]. Among Van Williams's employers was Warner Bros. Entertainment[12].

Death and Burial

Van Williams died on +2016-11-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Scottsdale[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure[24].

Why It Matters

Van Williams ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month, #6,940 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Van Williams born?

Van Williams was born in Fort Worth[2].

Where did Van Williams die?

Van Williams passed away in Scottsdale[4].

What did Van Williams do for work?

Van Williams worked as actor[6], television actor[7], and film actor[8].

Where did Van Williams go to school?

Van Williams was educated at Texas Christian University[13] and Arlington Heights High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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