ACTOR

Martin Shaw

1945 - Today

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Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English stage, television, and film actor. He came to national recognition as Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the title roles in The Chief (1993–1995), Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and Inspector George Gently (2007–2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Shaw has received more than 3,079,591 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Shaw is the 5,362nd most popular actor (down from 4,748th in 2019), the 4,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,699th in 2019) and the 615th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Martin Shaws by language

Over the past year Martin Shaw has had the most page views in the with 404,978 views, followed by German (44,029), and Czech (13,158). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (100.00%), Danish (92.89%), and Southern Azerbaijani (71.23%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Shaw ranks 5,362 out of 13,578. Before him are Willard Scott, Ashok Kumar, Kyle Gass, Rose Leslie, Kunal Nayyar, and Sean Gunn. After him are Kate Bosworth, June Foray, Kevin Richardson, Robert Beltran, Aja Naomi King, and Tess Harper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Martin Shaw ranks 481. Before him are Joseph Coutts, Loni Anderson, Caroline Cellier, Michael Bella, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, and Shekhar Kapur. After him are Manuel Duarte, Carlos Reinoso, Zoran Živković, Hirofumi Nakasone, Anne Murray, and François Bourgeon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Shaw ranks 4,046 out of 8,785. Before him are Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Ivor Montagu (1904), Rose Leslie (1987), and Kunal Nayyar (1981). After him are Ewan MacColl (1915), Jonny Evans (1988), Jack Beresford (1899), Steve Coogan (1965), Mary Millar (1936), and Dennis Brain (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Martin Shaw ranks 615. Before him are Burt Kwouk (1930), Kevin McKidd (1973), Constance Collier (1878), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Rose Leslie (1987), and Kunal Nayyar (1981). After him are Mary Millar (1936), Bernard Cribbins (1928), Paddy Considine (1973), Greg Wise (1966), Jayne Atkinson (1959), and Dan Stevens (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

6 Days
John Dellow
London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
Jul 9o 20176.015 / 10
Macbeth
Banquo
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Dec 20o 19717.101 / 10
Inspector George Gently
George Gently
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.
8 / 10