FILM DIRECTOR

Andrew Davis

1946 - Today

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Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1946) is an American film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer who is known for directing a number of successful action thrillers including Code of Silence, Above the Law, Under Siege, and The Fugitive. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Davis has received more than 27,403 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Andrew Davis is the 819th most popular film director (down from 757th in 2019), the 5,199th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,857th in 2019) and the 200th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Andrew Davis by language

Over the past year Andrew Davis has had the most page views in the with 9,149 views, followed by Russian (8,427), and Italian (8,130). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (115.06%), Korean (78.79%), and Egyptian Arabic (46.74%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew Davis ranks 819 out of 2,041. Before him are Matthew Vaughn, Ari Folman, Edgar Reitz, Aleksander Ford, Sion Sono, and Sean S. Cunningham. After him are Urban Gad, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Max Fleischer, Julio Medem, and Eduard Tisse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Andrew Davis ranks 403. Before him are Ludo Martens, Andrej Hoteev, Franz Roth, Jiří Bělohlávek, Frank Hsieh, and Mogens Lykketoft. After him are Galina Starovoytova, Wes Unseld, Józef Oleksy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Dadá Maravilha, and Francis Goya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Davis ranks 5,199 out of 20,380. Before him are Dina Meyer (1968), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Reba McEntire (1955), Tony Visconti (1944), and Ken Walsh (1945). After him are William Porter (1926), Alan Ruck (1956), Harry Cohn (1891), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Frankie Avalon (1940), and Gustave Gilbert (1911).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Andrew Davis ranks 200. Before him are Ted Post (1918), Bryan Singer (1965), Kevin Smith (1970), Martin Brest (1951), George Sidney (1916), and Sean S. Cunningham (1941). After him are Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Gordon Douglas (1907), Hal Roach (1892), George Marshall (1891), Timothy Treadwell (1957), and Irwin Winkler (1931).

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Filmography

The Guardian
Director
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Sep 28o 20067.125 / 10
Under Siege
Director
Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback -- an error that could be fatal.
Oct 8o 19926.3 / 10
The Fugitive
Director
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
Aug 6o 19937.465 / 10