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John Thaw

1942 - 2002

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John Edward Thaw, (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor in television, stage and cinema, best known for his starring role in the television series Inspector Morse as Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Thaw has received more than 4,827,447 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). John Thaw is the 2,973rd most popular actor (down from 2,199th in 2019), the 2,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,093rd in 2019) and the 358th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Thaws by language

Over the past year John Thaw has had the most page views in the with 593,456 views, followed by German (23,311), and Dutch (17,493). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (77.89%), German (50.51%), and Simple English (48.58%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Thaw ranks 2,973 out of 13,578. Before him are Dennis Weaver, John Phillip Law, Dagmar Lassander, Zendaya, Barry Jackson, and Harry Baur. After him are Pamela Tiffin, Andrew Robinson, Nick Cassavetes, Gordon Liu, Andréa Parisy, and August Schellenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John Thaw ranks 309. Before him are Clarence Clemons, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Taj Mahal, Kent Andersson, Charles Konan Banny, and Joaquim Rifé. After him are Pamela Tiffin, Andrew Robinson, Bo Hopkins, Michael G. Wilson, Reinhard Mey, and Madeline Kahn. Among people deceased in 2002, John Thaw ranks 158. Before him are Lolita Torres, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Layne Staley, Ray Brown, Raymond Firth, and Robert Urich. After him are Xavier Montsalvatge, Vlado Perlemuter, Heinz von Foerster, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Martti Miettunen, and André Clot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Thaw ranks 2,542 out of 8,785. Before him are Warwick Davis (1970), Edward Blyth (1810), Edwin Arnold (1832), Gordon Jackson (1923), Barry Jackson (1938), and Leslie Stephen (1832). After him are Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), Dominic Purcell (1970), Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878), Edith Durham (1863), Blanche of England (1392), and Philip Stone (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Thaw ranks 358. Before him are Vincent Regan (1965), Minnie Driver (1970), Jane Asher (1946), Warwick Davis (1970), Gordon Jackson (1923), and Barry Jackson (1938). After him are Dominic Purcell (1970), Philip Stone (1924), Freddie Highmore (1992), Ben Miller (1966), Flora Finch (1867), and Edmund Gwenn (1877).

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Television and Movie Roles

Inspector Morse
Chief Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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Chaplin
Fred Karno
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Dec 17o 19927.438 / 10
Goodnight, Mister Tom
Tom Oakley
We're in an English village shortly before Dunkirk. "Mr. Tom" Oakley still broods over the death of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and grief has made him a surly hermit. Now children evacuated from London are overwhelming volunteers to house them. Practically under protest, Mr. Tom takes in a painfully quiet 10-year-old, who gradually reveals big problems.
Oct 25o 19986.931 / 10