ACTOR

Jan-Michael Vincent

1944 - 2019

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Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series Airwolf (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film Big Wednesday. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan-Michael Vincent has received more than 8,602,610 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jan-Michael Vincent is the 861st most popular actor (up from 1,015th in 2019), the 1,544th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,838th in 2019) and the 416th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jan-Michael Vincent ranks 861 out of 13,578. Before him are Denholm Elliott, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Robert Loggia, John Noble, Sam Elliott, and Richard Jenkins. After him are Mike Myers, Jacques Charrier, Christiane F., Britt Ekland, Dominique Sanda, and Lilli Palmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jan-Michael Vincent ranks 112. Before him are Karl Jenkins, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Patrick Depailler, Charles Sobhraj, Bo Larsson, and Sam Elliott. After him are Roger Daltrey, Chico Mendes, Michael Nyman, Rexhep Meidani, Daniel Pennac, and Patrice Chéreau. Among people deceased in 2019, Jan-Michael Vincent ranks 73. Before him are Michael Atiyah, Rosamunde Pilcher, Alicia Alonso, Ratko Janev, Paul Greengard, and Dragoslav Šekularac. After him are Vladimir Bukovsky, John Robert Schrieffer, Nikolai Kardashev, Luke Perry, Felice Gimondi, and André Previn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan-Michael Vincent ranks 1,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Lil Wayne (1982), Lee Miller (1907), Gus Van Sant (1952), Sam Elliott (1944), Chris Cornell (1964), and Richard Jenkins (1947). After him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Juliet Anderson (1938), Charles Ives (1874), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), and Ed White (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jan-Michael Vincent ranks 416. Before him are Eva Marie Saint (1924), Robert Patrick (1958), Theda Bara (1885), Robert Loggia (1930), Sam Elliott (1944), and Richard Jenkins (1947). After him are Helen Hunt (1963), Frank Langella (1938), Michael Dudikoff (1954), Chris Cooper (1951), Holland Taylor (1943), and Peter Dinklage (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Airwolf
Stringfellow Hawke
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
7.5 / 10
Big Wednesday
Matt Johnson
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
May 26th 19786.9 / 10
Buffalo '66
Sonny
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Jan 20th 19987.1 / 10