ACTOR

Michael Brandon

1945 - Today

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Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman; April 20, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) and narrating the U.S. dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends (2003–2012). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Brandon has received more than 1,910,318 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michael Brandon is the 3,855th most popular actor (up from 4,517th in 2019), the 5,757th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,752nd in 2019) and the 1,738th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Brandon ranks 3,855 out of 13,578. Before him are Virginia Rappe, Hiroshi Abe, Siri von Essen, Ann Sheridan, Vivi Bach, and Art Metrano. After him are Janet Margolin, Laura Zapata, Anthony LaPaglia, Michael Dorn, Florence Lee, and Noah Wyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Michael Brandon ranks 372. Before him are Matti Salminen, Agustín Balbuena, Natalya Seleznyova, Adele Goldberg, Kees van Ierssel, and Gennady Khazanov. After him are Tommy Svensson, Connie Willis, Jozef Moravčík, Sharafuddin of Selangor, Ian Stewart, and Jean-Marc Guillou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Brandon ranks 5,757 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Resnick (1942), Nelson A. Miles (1839), Brendan Eich (1961), Melville J. Herskovits (1895), Ann Sheridan (1915), and Art Metrano (1936). After him are Janet Margolin (1943), Travis Scott (1991), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Michael Dorn (1952), Florence Lee (1888), and Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Brandon ranks 1,738. Before him are Raymond Cruz (1961), Anita Stewart (1895), Rick Aviles (1952), Virginia Rappe (1895), Ann Sheridan (1915), and Art Metrano (1936). After him are Janet Margolin (1943), Michael Dorn (1952), Florence Lee (1888), Noah Wyle (1971), Mary Wickes (1910), and David Spade (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

Captain America: The First Avenger
Senator Brandt
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
Jul 22o 20117.001 / 10
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Roberto Tobias
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.
Dec 17o 19716.5 / 10
Hawking
Arno Penzias
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.
Dec 10o 20047.034 / 10