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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 732,827 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jay Benedict is the 8,499th most popular actor (down from 8,141st in 2019), the 12,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,950th in 2019) and the 3,971st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jay Benedicts by language

Over the past year Jay Benedict has had the most page views in the with 36,803 views, followed by German (4,689), and Japanese (2,583). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (184.47%), Simple English (137.89%), and Korean (51.43%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jay Benedict ranks 8,499 out of 13,578. Before him are Nelsan Ellis, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Mason Adams, Rena Sofer, Robert Frazer, 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 12,531 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 3,971. 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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Television and Movie Roles

Aliens
Newt's Father (uncredited)
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story—all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.
Jul 18o 19867.935 / 10
The Dark Knight Rises
Rich Twit
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Jul 17o 20127.777 / 10
Double Team
Brandon
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
Apr 4o 19975.12 / 10