ACTOR

John Ashton

1948 - 2024

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John David Ashton (February 22, 1948 – September 26, 2024) was an American actor, known for his roles in the Beverly Hills Cop films, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Midnight Run. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ashton has received more than 27,312 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Ashton is the 3,642nd most popular actor (down from 2,682nd in 2019), the 5,433rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,280th in 2019) and the 1,636th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Ashton ranks 3,642 out of 13,578. Before him are Leslie Grossman, Erick Avari, Richard Burbage, Dixie Carter, Unshō Ishizuka, and Brian Austin Green. After him are Sinéad Cusack, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Esposito, Ikue Ōtani, and Robert Cummings.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Ashton ranks 358. Before him are Nate Archibald, Benny Morris, Raúl Reyes, T. C. Boyle, Hans Moravec, and Louis Raphaël I Sako. After him are Sinéad Cusack, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Bobby Orr, Geoff Nicholls, Janusz Gortat, and Catherine Millet. Among people deceased in 2024, John Ashton ranks 230. Before him are Mísia, Albert S. Ruddy, Janusz Majewski, David Sanborn, Willie Mays, and Wolfgang Rihm. After him are Paul Josef Cordes, Pete Rose, Rachid Mekhloufi, Daniela Hodrová, Olga Fikotová, and Klaus Wunder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ashton ranks 5,433 out of 20,380. Before him are Dixie Carter (1939), Bill Medley (1940), Muhtar Kent (1952), Brian Austin Green (1973), John J. McCloy (1895), and Babushka Lady (1930). After him are Richard Helms (1913), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), William R. Pogue (1930), Kathy Acker (1947), Henry M. Leland (1843), and Mark Donohue (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Ashton ranks 1,636. Before him are Ian Ziering (1964), Susan Cabot (1927), Kyle Chandler (1965), Leslie Grossman (1971), Dixie Carter (1939), and Brian Austin Green (1973). After him are Jennifer Esposito (1973), Robert Cummings (1910), Debbie Allen (1950), Richard Quine (1920), Candy Clark (1947), and Annie Wersching (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Beverly Hills Cop
Sgt. Taggart
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Dec 5th 19847.2 / 10
Beverly Hills Cop II
John Taggart
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
May 18th 19876.509 / 10
Gone Baby Gone
Det. Nick Poole
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
Sep 18th 20077.3 / 10