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Dennis Waterman

1948 - 2022

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Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Waterman has received more than 4,583,863 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Waterman is the 10,194th most popular actor, the 6,509th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 1,129th most popular British Actor.

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  • 4.6M

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  • 36.64

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Waterman ranks 10,194 out of 13,578. Before him are Barbara Lawrence, Emily Bett Rickards, Angus Sampson, Jerry Colonna, Dakota Blue Richards, and Ralph Morgan. After him are Daisy Fuentes, Asami Seto, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Florian Munteanu, Madison Iseman, and Charles Mesure.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Dennis Waterman ranks 768. Before him are Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Farooq Sheikh, Jay Thomas, Shobhaa De, Prakash Karat, and William M. Daley. After him are Tom Udall, Robert J. Cenker, Tito Sotto, Raman Parimala, Penelope Milford, and Steve Wilhite. Among people deceased in 2022, Dennis Waterman ranks 662. Before him are Dean Woods, Ademola Okulaja, Rehman Malik, Nergüin Enkhbat, Mantas Kvedaravičius, and Terry Neill. After him are Kirk Baptiste, Douglas McGrath, Vicenç Pagès, Andy Goram, Brad William Henke, and Lusia Harris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 6,509 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Armstrong (1997), Windsor Davies (1930), Nicholas Bishop (1973), David Nicholls (1966), Montagu Toller (1871), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994). After him are Dhani Harrison (1978), Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Charles Mesure (1970), Daniel Howell (1991), Colin Jackson (1967), and Tom Bateman (1989).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 1,129. Before him are Louise Brealey (1979), Diane Morgan (1975), Katie Price (1978), Windsor Davies (1930), Nicholas Bishop (1973), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994). After him are Charles Mesure (1970), Tom Bateman (1989), Tamer Hassan (1968), Linda Bassett (1950), David Gyasi (1980), and Jamie Waylett (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

Scars of Dracula
Simon Carlson
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death by Dracula's mistress. But after they discover his blood-drained corpse in Dracula's castle necropolis, the Vampire Lord's lustful vengeance begins.
Nov 8o 19706.1 / 10
New Tricks
Gerry Standing
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
7.3 / 10
Man in the Wilderness
Lowrie
In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down.
Nov 24o 19716.2 / 10