ACTOR

Bryan Brown

1947 - Today

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Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include Breaker Morant (1980), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), F/X (1986), Tai-Pan (1986), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), F/X2 (1991), Along Came Polly (2004), Australia (2008), Kill Me Three Times (2014) and Gods of Egypt (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bryan Brown has received more than 4,017,786 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Bryan Brown is the 1,721st most popular actor (up from 1,806th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Australia (up from 74th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bryan Brown ranks 1,721 out of 13,578. Before him are James McAvoy, Charlie Rivel, Ronny Cox, Massimo Troisi, Jessica Biel, and Viveca Lindfors. After him are Roger Hanin, Jean Lefebvre, Bea Arthur, Lindsay Wagner, Venantino Venantini, and Mahershala Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bryan Brown ranks 203. Before him are Karol Dobiaš, Laurie Anderson, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, James Cosmo, Jacob Bekenstein, and Nick Castle. After him are Mesut Yılmaz, Mitch Mitchell, Harry Reems, Meiko Kaji, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, and Massiel.

Others Born in 1947

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bryan Brown ranks 71 out of 1,143. Before him are David Hurley (1953), Harold Holt (1908), Colin Burgess (1946), Raymond Dart (1893), John Howard (1939), and Peter Sculthorpe (1929). After him are Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Diane Cilento (1933), Howard Florey (1898), David Helfgott (1947), and Toni Collette (1972).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Bryan Brown ranks 19. Before him are Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), Liam Hemsworth (1990), Judith Anderson (1897), Simon Baker (1969), and Cassandra Harris (1948). After him are Diane Cilento (1933), Toni Collette (1972), Judy Davis (1955), David Wenham (1965), Leo McKern (1920), and Jason Clarke (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Cocktail
Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
Jul 29o 19886.109 / 10
Australia
King Carney
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Nov 18o 20086.595 / 10
Gods of Egypt
Osiris
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Feb 25o 20165.66 / 10