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Jay Benedict

1951 - 2020

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Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He was frequently cast as American characters in British films and television programmes. He was best known for his television roles as Doug Hamilton in the soap opera Emmerdale, and as Captain/Major John Kieffer in the detective drama Foyle's War, in the episodes "Invasion" and "All Clear". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Benedict has received more than 763,473 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jay Benedict is the 8,504th most popular actor (down from 8,141st in 2019), the 12,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,950th in 2019) and the 3,972nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jay Benedict ranks 8,504 out of 13,578. Before him are Wendi McLendon-Covey, Mason Adams, Rena Sofer, Robert Frazer, Vivian Chow, and Musetta Vander. After him are Aslı Tandoğan, Chris Hansen, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Cathy Lee Crosby, and Nicole Eggert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jay Benedict ranks 640. Before him are Corinne Lepage, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Bobby Jones, Nikolay Merkushkin, and Antonio de la Torre. After him are Wolfgang Güldenpfennig, Simon Dickie, Carlos Frenk, Nigel Havers, Jean-Pierre Bel, and Irving Finkel. Among people deceased in 2020, Jay Benedict ranks 752. Before him are Dave Greenfield, Stuart Christie, Eugene Wright, Charles Wuorinen, Erick Morillo, and Nicolas Chumachenco. After him are Mel Winkler, Nate Brooks, Lori Nelson, William Yorzyk, Benito Sarti, and Vadão.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Benedict ranks 12,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Rena Sofer (1968), Robert Frazer (1891), Brook Benton (1931), Ira Sachs (1965), Arlen Specter (1930), and Patricia Roberts Harris (1924). After him are Chris Hansen (1959), David Allan Coe (1939), George Barnes (1892), Cathy Lee Crosby (1944), Nicole Eggert (1972), and The Boogeyman (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jay Benedict ranks 3,972. Before him are Matt Salinger (1960), Nelsan Ellis (1977), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Mason Adams (1919), Rena Sofer (1968), and Robert Frazer (1891). After him are Chris Hansen (1959), Cathy Lee Crosby (1944), Nicole Eggert (1972), Darby Stanchfield (1971), Morgan Woodward (1925), and Dorothy Phillips (1889).

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