ACTOR

Mel Smith

1952 - 2013

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Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and filmmaker. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Smith has received more than 2,034,452 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Smith is the 7,579th most popular actor (down from 6,981st in 2019), the 5,363rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,940th in 2019) and the 847th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mel Smith ranks 7,579 out of 13,578. Before him are Édgar Ramírez, Charles Dierkop, Natalia Wörner, Kim So-hyun, Lee Soo-hyuk, and Anne Reid. After him are Kang Ji-hwan, Jack Angel, Ann Robinson, Carmel Myers, Gabriel Mann, and Meaghan Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Mel Smith ranks 603. Before him are Tamás Faragó, Dick Schoenaker, Thomas Ahlström, Bappi Lahiri, Guillermo La Rosa, and Andrzej Fischer. After him are Siegfried Brietzke, Yukitaka Omi, Saufatu Sopoanga, Joseph Urusemal, John Toll, and Rubén Toribio Díaz. Among people deceased in 2013, Mel Smith ranks 457. Before him are Allan Arbus, Marina Solodkin, Hakon Barfod, Viktor Zinger, Simon Pimenta, and Luis Cruzado. After him are Stefano Borgonovo, Audrey Totter, Bryan Forbes, Nadezhda Ilyina, José María Maguregui, and Don Meineke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Smith ranks 5,363 out of 8,785. Before him are Justin Wilson (1978), Alesha Dixon (1978), Sajid Javid (1969), Alan Mullery (1941), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), and Anne Reid (1935). After him are Steve Hewitt (1971), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Barriemore Barlow (1949), Churchill Babington (1821), Walter Crickmer (1899), and Craig David (1981).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Mel Smith ranks 847. Before him are Ralph Brown (1957), Amanda Holden (1971), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967), Clare Higgins (1955), Shaun Evans (1980), and Anne Reid (1935). After him are Cecil Parker (1897), Emilia Fox (1974), Kevin Whately (1951), Mary Forbes (1883), Andrea Riseborough (1981), and Steve-O (1974).

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Television and Movie Roles

Brain Donors
Rocco Melonchek
Three manic idiots—a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
Apr 17o 19926.25 / 10
The Princess Bride
The Albino
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Sep 25o 19877.7 / 10
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Hotel Manager
The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.
Jul 25o 19856.2 / 10