ACTOR

Anthony Dawson

1916 - 1992

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Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), and playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Dawson has received more than 538,378 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Dawson is the 2,216th most popular actor (down from 1,746th in 2019), the 2,086th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,754th in 2019) and the 277th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Anthony Dawsons by language

Over the past year Anthony Dawson has had the most page views in the with 70,081 views, followed by German (22,127), and Italian (9,804). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (63.71%), Dutch (50.47%), and Ukrainian (41.26%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Dawson ranks 2,216 out of 13,578. Before him are Mai Zetterling, Peter Berling, Joe Spinell, Zeudi Araya, Rose McGowan, and Kate Jackson. After him are David Ogden Stiers, Edmond O'Brien, Diana Hyland, Shirley Knight, Ray Wise, and Cameron Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Anthony Dawson ranks 123. Before him are Julian Rotter, Wilhelm Batz, Jacques Georges, Harold Robbins, Walter Cronkite, and James Herriot. After him are Sangoulé Lamizana, Unica Zürn, Lars Korvald, Budd Boetticher, Morris West, and Halil İnalcık. Among people deceased in 1992, Anthony Dawson ranks 117. Before him are Alex Haley, Robert Morley, László Benedek, Mohammad Hidayatullah, Borislav Pekić, and Joe Shuster. After him are Ernst Schäfer, Gustav Lombard, Farag Foda, Nie Rongzhen, Emilio Recoba, and Willie Dixon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Dawson ranks 2,086 out of 8,785. Before him are Rick Davies (1944), Princess Eugenie of York (1990), Joan of the Tower (1321), Chris Menges (1940), Thomas Andrews (1813), and Robert Fortune (1812). After him are Alan Lancaster (1949), George Herbert (1593), John Webster (1578), James Fox (1939), John Foxe (1516), and Andrew Ridgeley (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Dawson ranks 277. Before him are Lesley Manville (1956), Robert Donat (1905), Stuart Wilson (1946), Francesca Annis (1945), Tom Courtenay (1937), and Frank Finlay (1926). After him are James Fox (1939), Barbara Steele (1937), Miriam Margolyes (1941), Jodie Whittaker (1982), Michael Byrne (1943), and Samantha Eggar (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dial M for Murder
Charles Swann
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
May 29o 19548 / 10
Dr. No
Professor R. J. Dent
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
Oct 7o 19627 / 10
From Russia with Love
Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.
Oct 10o 19637.075 / 10