ACTOR

Gordon Jackson

1923 - 1990

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Gordon Cameron Jackson (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Capt Jimmy Cairns in Tunes of Glory, and Flt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Jackson has received more than 21,466 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Jackson is the 2,965th most popular actor (down from 2,555th in 2019), the 2,539th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,339th in 2019) and the 357th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gordon Jackson ranks 2,965 out of 13,578. Before him are Dorothy Gibson, Vladimir Zeldin, Sanjeev Kumar, Holly Marie Combs, Josephine Crowell, and Giovanna Ralli. After him are Broderick Crawford, Tanuja, Shaken Aimanov, Doris Roberts, Dennis Weaver, and John Phillip Law.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Gordon Jackson ranks 221. Before him are Leon Niemczyk, Jean Delumeau, William Guarnere, Lydia Clarke, Ryōtarō Shiba, and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad. After him are Michael V. Gazzo, Murray Hamilton, Misael Pastrana Borrero, Juan Arza, Juvenal Amarijo, and Ida Vitale. Among people deceased in 1990, Gordon Jackson ranks 141. Before him are Rodolfo Orlandini, Xu Xiangqian, Terry-Thomas, James M. Gavin, Gordon Bunshaft, and Rocky Graziano. After him are Magda Julin, Alfred Sauvy, Sabicas, Erkki Aaltonen, Vladimir Stoychev, and Armand Hammer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon Jackson ranks 2,539 out of 8,785. Before him are Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838), Marianne North (1830), Warwick Davis (1970), Edward Blyth (1810), and Edwin Arnold (1832). After him are Barry Jackson (1938), Leslie Stephen (1832), John Thaw (1942), Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928), Dominic Purcell (1970), and Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Gordon Jackson ranks 357. Before him are Matt Smith (1982), Natalie Dormer (1982), Vincent Regan (1965), Minnie Driver (1970), Jane Asher (1946), and Warwick Davis (1970). After him are Barry Jackson (1938), John Thaw (1942), Dominic Purcell (1970), Philip Stone (1924), Freddie Highmore (1992), and Ben Miller (1966).

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