ACTOR

Michael Chiklis

1963 - Today

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Michael Charles Chiklis (; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, film television director, film and television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002, and was nominated in 2003. Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama Vegas (2012), Dell Toledo in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Chiklis has received more than 4,680,698 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Chiklis is the 3,656th most popular actor (down from 2,598th in 2019), the 5,458th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,160th in 2019) and the 1,645th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Chiklis by language

Over the past year Michael Chiklis has had the most page views in the with 493,197 views, followed by French (38,892), and Spanish (38,203). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (113.74%), Southern Azerbaijani (77.16%), and Catalan (74.31%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Chiklis ranks 3,656 out of 13,578. Before him are Catherine Bach, Neda Arnerić, Betty Hutton, Mark Moses, Bo Svenson, and Paul Meurisse. After him are Gerald McRaney, Jack Benny, Carina Lau, Snub Pollard, Donnie Wahlberg, and Richard Moll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michael Chiklis ranks 204. Before him are Conan O'Brien, Alessandra Martines, Edie Falco, Dariga Nazarbayeva, Wang Shu, and Lajos Détári. After him are Graham Arnold, Thomas Bo Larsen, Martín Vizcarra, Richard Marx, Miro Cerar, and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Chiklis ranks 5,458 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanilla Ice (1967), Catherine Bach (1954), Betty Hutton (1921), Mark Moses (1958), Henry Halleck (1815), and Ed Roberts (1941). After him are Demi Lovato (1992), Gerald McRaney (1947), Manny Ayulo (1921), Charles Mackerras (1925), Charles Bacon (1885), and Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Chiklis ranks 1,645. Before him are Richard Quine (1920), Candy Clark (1947), Annie Wersching (1977), Catherine Bach (1954), Betty Hutton (1921), and Mark Moses (1958). After him are Gerald McRaney (1947), Jack Benny (1894), Donnie Wahlberg (1969), Richard Moll (1943), Christopher McDonald (1955), and Terrence Howard (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fantastic Four
Ben Grimm / The Thing
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
Jun 29o 20055.782 / 10
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Ben Grimm / The Thing
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.
Jun 13o 20075.601 / 10
Parker
Melander
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Jan 23o 20136.032 / 10