ACTOR

Lance Henriksen

1940 - Today

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Lance James Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his works in various science fiction, action and horror, such as that of Bishop in the Alien film franchise, and Frank Black in Fox television series Millennium (1996–1999) and The X-Files (1999). He has also done extensive voice work, including the Disney film Tarzan (1999) and the video games Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy (2007–2012). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lance Henriksen has received more than 5,375,906 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Lance Henriksen is the 572nd most popular actor (up from 617th in 2019), the 1,046th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,128th in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Actor.

Lance Henriksen is most famous for his portrayal of the android Bishop in the Alien franchise.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lance Henriksen ranks 572 out of 13,578. Before him are David Hasselhoff, R. Lee Ermey, Lillian Gish, Laurence Fishburne, Danielle Darrieux, and Buck Henry. After him are La Belle Otero, Oliver Reed, Cantinflas, Gary Sinise, Ed O'Neill, and Groucho Marx.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Lance Henriksen ranks 76. Before him are John Gotti, Bruce Chatwin, Raul Julia, Brian Josephson, Roberto Cavalli, and Al Jarreau. After him are Gudrun Ensslin, Milena Dravić, Ira von Fürstenberg, Tom Jones, Marlène Jobert, and Herbie Hancock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lance Henriksen ranks 1,046 out of 20,380. Before him are Lillian Gish (1893), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), Laurence Fishburne (1961), Gordon Moore (1929), Buck Henry (1930), and Alfred Hershey (1908). After him are Howard H. Aiken (1900), Muddy Waters (1913), Margaret Brown (1867), Chester Bennington (1976), Thomas Pynchon (1937), and Edward Norton Lorenz (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lance Henriksen ranks 279. Before him are Forest Whitaker (1961), David Hasselhoff (1952), R. Lee Ermey (1944), Lillian Gish (1893), Laurence Fishburne (1961), and Buck Henry (1930). After him are Gary Sinise (1955), Ed O'Neill (1946), Groucho Marx (1890), Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), and Brian Dennehy (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Terminator
Vukovich
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Oct 26o 19847.663 / 10
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Charles Bishop Weyland
When scientists discover something near Antarctica that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they know that they are about to step into a hunting ground where Aliens are grown as sport for the Predator race.
Aug 12o 20045.925 / 10
Aliens
Bishop
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Jul 18o 19867.9 / 10