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Benjamin Whitrow

1937 - 2017

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Benjamin John Whitrow (17 February 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a British actor. He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as Mr Bennet in the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, and voiced the role of Fowler in the 2000 animated film Chicken Run. His other film appearances include Quadrophenia (1979), Personal Services (1987) and Bomber (2009). He has 5 grandchildren, 2 of them being Max Whitrow and Milo Whitrow, the sons of Tom Whitrow, the producer of This is MY House and Four in a Bed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Whitrow is the 8,618th most popular actor (down from 7,747th in 2024), the 6,069th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,456th in 2019) and the 964th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Benjamin Whitrow ranks 8,618 out of 13,578. Before him are Wakana Yamazaki, Satomi Ishihara, Lilyan Tashman, Alan Rosenberg, Michel Brown, and Ann Little. After him are Peggy Rea, Roy Atwell, Nora Aunor, Ana de la Reguera, Gloria Holden, and James Lafferty.

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Among people born in 1937, Benjamin Whitrow ranks 539. Before him are Tom Paxton, Ollan Cassell, Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, and Edna Adan Ismail. After him are Nelson Kuhn, Donnelly Rhodes, Viktor Yakushev, Manuel Astorga, Bob Boozer, and Giuseppe Pericu. Among people deceased in 2017, Benjamin Whitrow ranks 604. Before him are Warrel Dane, Darrall Imhoff, Rosemary Leach, Udo Ulfkotte, Frank Brian, and Frank Spellman. After him are Tino Insana, Ernie Pieterse, Kaci Kullmann Five, Tim Parnell, Stephen Furst, and Josip Weber.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Whitrow ranks 6,071 out of 8,785. Before him are Micah Richards (1988), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Sasha (1969), Dennis Skinner (1932), Jack Draper (2001), and Ann Oakley (1944). After him are Mick Mills (1949), Myles Coverdale (1488), Gloria Holden (1903), Thomas Shadwell (1642), Janet Munro (1934), and Rosemarie Frankland (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Whitrow ranks 964. Before him are Will Kemp (1977), Sandrine Holt (1972), Rosemary Leach (1935), Bradley James (1983), Emily Bergl (1975), and Josh Herdman (1987). After him are Gloria Holden (1903), Janet Munro (1934), Callum Turner (1990), Hannah Murray (1989), Arthur Lowe (1915), and Adjoa Andoh (1963).

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