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Anthony Daniels

1946 - Today

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Anthony Daniels ( AN-tə-nee; born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing C-3PO in 11 Star Wars films. He is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all theatrical films in the series, and has been involved in many of their spin-offs, including television series, video games, and radio serials. Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Daniels has received more than 4,107,687 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Anthony Daniels is the 1,152nd most popular actor (up from 1,278th in 2019), the 1,242nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,372nd in 2019) and the 165th most popular British Actor.

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  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Daniels ranks 1,152 out of 13,578Before him are Carl Reiner, Janet Gaynor, Judd Hirsch, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nino Manfredi, and Henry Calvin. After him are John Carradine, Yury Solomin, Catherine Spaak, Lyubov Orlova, Bill Paxton, and Amber Heard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Anthony Daniels ranks 141Before him are Raël, George Young, Nicole Garcia, François Bozizé, Rebiya Kadeer, and Paul Schrader. After him are Billy Preston, Candice Bergen, Héctor Yazalde, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Jochen Mass, and Suzanne Somers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Daniels ranks 1,242 out of 8,785Before him are Robert Faurisson (1929), John Entwistle (1944), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), William McDougall (1871), and Ebenezer Howard (1850). After him are Gildas (500), Jack Bruce (1943), Glenn Tipton (1947), Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), and Michael Scot (1175).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Daniels ranks 165Before him are Emily Blunt (1983), Ray Stevenson (1964), Robert Shaw (1927), David Thewlis (1963), Ciarán Hinds (1953), and James Faulkner (1948). After him are Frances de la Tour (1944), Scott Adkins (1976), Clive Owen (1964), Julian Glover (1935), David Prowse (1935), and Kate Beckinsale (1973).