ACTOR

Michael Dorn

1952 - Today

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Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor best known for his role as the Klingon character Worf in the Star Trek franchise, appearing in all seven seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), and later reprising the role in Seasons 4 through 7 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995–1999) and season three of Star Trek: Picard (2023). Dorn has appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other Star Trek actor in the franchise's history, spanning five films and 284 television episodes. Outside of the Star Trek franchise, Dorn has appeared in the television series CHiPs (1979–1982), and has had voice roles as Coldstone and Taurus in the animated series Gargoyles (1994–1997), Kalibak in the DC Animated Universe, I.M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Dorn has received more than 4,029,935 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Michael Dorn is the 3,859th most popular actor (down from 3,597th in 2019), the 5,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,496th in 2019) and the 1,740th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Dorns by language

Over the past year Michael Dorn has had the most page views in the with 466,751 views, followed by German (58,248), and Italian (12,113). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (172.60%), Afrikaans (83.05%), and Ukrainian (66.80%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Dorn ranks 3,859 out of 13,578. Before him are Vivi Bach, Art Metrano, Michael Brandon, Janet Margolin, Laura Zapata, and Anthony LaPaglia. After him are Florence Lee, Noah Wyle, James Robertson Justice, Klausjürgen Wussow, Mary Wickes, and David Spade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Michael Dorn ranks 312. Before him are Rui Jordão, William Boyd, Amina Wadud, Chiaki Mukai, Rick Aviles, and Michel Blanc. After him are Christiane Taubira, Bogusław Linda, Anton Lesser, Jenő Jandó, Cerrone, and Patrick Gaillard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Dorn ranks 5,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Sheridan (1915), Art Metrano (1936), Michael Brandon (1945), Janet Margolin (1943), Travis Scott (1991), and Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815). After him are Florence Lee (1888), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Richard Posner (1939), Stephen F. Austin (1793), Noah Wyle (1971), and Kate Pierson (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Dorn ranks 1,740. Before him are Rick Aviles (1952), Virginia Rappe (1895), Ann Sheridan (1915), Art Metrano (1936), Michael Brandon (1945), and Janet Margolin (1943). After him are Florence Lee (1888), Noah Wyle (1971), Mary Wickes (1910), David Spade (1964), Laura Hope Crews (1879), and Marcia Wallace (1942).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Worf
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
Nov 22o 19967.294 / 10
Ted 2
Rick
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Jun 25o 20156.289 / 10
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lt. Commander Worf
En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.
Dec 13o 20026.291 / 10