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Kevin Gage

1959 - Today

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Kevin Gage (born May 26, 1959) is an American character actor best known for his role in the crime film Heat (1995), in which he portrayed the murderous rogue criminal Waingro. Other roles of his have included United States Navy SEALs instructor Max Pyro in the military film G.I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin Gage has received more than 21,045 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Gage is the 5,046th most popular actor (up from 5,344th in 2019), the 7,361st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,941st in 2019) and the 2,269th most popular American Actor.

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  • 21k

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  • 47.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kevin Gage ranks 5,046 out of 13,578Before him are Anton Walbrook, Ben Chaplin, Dorothy Provine, Kane Hodder, Eduardo Noriega, and Ken Uehara. After him are Patricia Hayes, Alun Armstrong, Pat Crawford Brown, Jane Curtin, Julia Gutiérrez Caba, and Javier Cámara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Kevin Gage ranks 277Before him are David Blatt, Alan Taylor, Craig Armstrong, John Hawkes, Roland Grapow, and Panagiotis Giannakis. After him are Ameenah Gurib, Hennadiy Kernes, Hallgrímur Helgason, Jim Kerr, Beth Broderick, and Juan José Campanella.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Gage ranks 7,361 out of 20,380Before him are Michael Nesmith (1942), Dorothy Provine (1935), Kane Hodder (1955), Mia Malkova (1992), Andra Day (1984), and Mark Snow (1946). After him are Mel Ramos (1935), Charles Reidpath (1889), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), Jane Curtin (1947), Richard Murphy (1931), and Ron Clements (1953).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kevin Gage ranks 2,269Before him are Tony Lo Bianco (1936), Marni Nixon (1930), Stubby Kaye (1918), Bella Thorne (1997), Dorothy Provine (1935), and Kane Hodder (1955). After him are Pat Crawford Brown (1929), Jane Curtin (1947), Jean Stapleton (1923), Alexandra Paul (1963), Ned Luke (1958), and Harvey Fierstein (1954).

Television and Movie Roles

Heat
Waingro
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Blow
Leon Minghella
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
G.I. Jane
Instructor Pyro
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.