ACTOR

Fernando Poe Jr.

1939 - 2004

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Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and successful career as an action star earned him the nickname "Da King" (i.e. the "King of Philippine movies"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Poe Jr. has received more than 1,807,735 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Poe Jr. is the 6,576th most popular actor (up from 8,589th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 85th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Filipino Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fernando Poe Jr. ranks 6,576 out of 13,578. Before him are Patsy Ruth Miller, Richard T. Jones, George Montgomery, Hu Jun, Swann Arlaud, and Simon Russell Beale. After him are Leslie David Baker, Erin Moran, Jessica Hecht, Park Yong-ha, Lucy Hale, and Maggie McNamara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Fernando Poe Jr. ranks 515. Before him are Erik Pevernagie, Luis Eyzaguirre, Álvaro Pombo, John Danielsen, Paride Tumburus, and Svetlana Makarovič. After him are Erwin Teufel, Józef Grudzień, Cleve Moler, Oscar Calics, Wilhelm Bungert, and Witold Woyda. Among people deceased in 2004, Fernando Poe Jr. ranks 288. Before him are Alan King, Leonid Shcherbakov, Kristian Henriksen, Eric Douglas, Yang Xinhai, and Nirupa Roy. After him are Lea De Mae, Robert Bacher, Arnold Orville Beckman, Vilayat Khan, George Hunter, and Jacek Kaczmarski.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Fernando Poe Jr. ranks 60 out of 155. Before him are Jose Maria Sison (1939), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Dolphy (1928), James Cooke Brown (1921), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), and Luis Taruc (1913). After him are Leon O. Chua (1936), Aileen Baviera (1959), Reggie Lee (1975), Gabriel Elorde (1935), Tony Settember (1926), and Apl.de.ap (1974).

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Among ACTORS In Philippines

Among actors born in Philippines, Fernando Poe Jr. ranks 3. Before him are Brenda Marshall (1915), and Lou Diamond Phillips (1962). After him are Reggie Lee (1975), Lea Salonga (1971), Madam Auring (1940), Eddie Garcia (1929), Nora Aunor (1953), Sayaka Akimoto (1988), Dolly de Leon (1969), Billy Crawford (1982), and Regine Velasquez (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ang Probinsyano
Ador / Kardo
A police officer is killed in a drug bust operation. His superior brings the officer's identical twin brother from the province of Benguet to assume his identity so that the drug syndicates and the corrupt policemen responsible are arrested.
Oct 16o 19966.7 / 10
The Walls of Hell
Sgt. Nardo Maglaya
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila. In a suicidal last stand, the Japanese hold many thousand Filipinos captive within the fortress, despite the incessant bombardment of United States artillery. An American war correspondent, Murray, arrives at the front line where a guerrilla unit led by American Lieutenant Sorenson makes contact with a young Filipino fighter, Nardo, who has escaped the fortress through a sewer passage. Nardo proposes a plan to rescue the prisoners through the tunnel.
Mar 7o 19644.6 / 10
Kapag Buhay Ang Inutang
Mario Magtanggol
Mario seeks justice and hunts those who endanger his loved ones in an action-packed adventure filled with twists.
Jun 16o 19833.5 / 10