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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. He was known for the range of roles he played, including drama (Up the Junction), horror (Scars of Dracula), adventure (Colditz), comedy (Fair Exchange), comedy-drama (Minder), musical (Windy City) and sport (The World Cup: A Captain's Tale). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Dennis Waterman is the 10,898th most popular actor (down from 10,192nd in 2024), the 6,899th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,511th in 2019) and the 1,190th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Waterman ranks 10,898 out of 13,578. Before him are Heather Morris, Holliday Grainger, Clara Galle, Ryan McPartlin, Seo Young-hee, and Ray J. After him are Mort Sahl, Richard Hunt, Ana Lucía Domínguez, Cas Anvar, Arye Gross, and Nithiin.

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Among people born in 1948, Dennis Waterman ranks 784. Before him are Tom Coburn, Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, Jay Thomas, Penelope Milford, and Austin Carr. After him are Sam Lacey, Raman Parimala, Shobhaa De, Tito Sotto, Colin Todd, and Fred Brown. Among people deceased in 2022, Dennis Waterman ranks 684. Before him are Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, Javier Imbroda, József Kardos, P. J. O'Rourke, and Brad William Henke. After him are Dorce Gamalama, Joni James, Dean Woods, Lusia Harris, KK, and Michael Möllenbeck.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 6,901 out of 8,785. Before him are Craig Fairbrass (1964), Simon Sinek (1973), Nathan Baker (1991), Gary Paffett (1981), Holliday Grainger (1988), and Pippa Norris (1953). After him are Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Sam Totman (1980), Robert Aramayo (1992), Gwilym Lee (1983), Peter Storey (1945), and Jill Dando (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 1,190. Before him are Rafe Spall (1983), Cara Seymour (1964), Ben Elton (1959), Ashley Walters (1982), Craig Fairbrass (1964), and Holliday Grainger (1988). After him are Robert Aramayo (1992), Gwilym Lee (1983), Windsor Davies (1930), Dakota Blue Richards (1994), David Gyasi (1980), and Gabriella Wilde (1989).

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