ACTOR

Michael Gothard

1939 - 1992

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Michael Alan Gothard (24 June 1939 – 2 December 1992) was an English actor, who portrayed Kai in the television series Arthur of the Britons and the mysterious villain Emile Leopold Locque in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Gothard has received more than 420,433 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Gothard is the 3,725th most popular actor (down from 3,433rd in 2019), the 3,016th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,902nd in 2019) and the 443rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Gothards by language

Over the past year Michael Gothard has had the most page views in the with 54,142 views, followed by German (16,995), and French (5,050). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (35.91%), Afrikaans (23.50%), and Hungarian (14.73%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Gothard ranks 3,725 out of 13,578. Before him are Jude Ciccolella, Thomas H. Ince, Lori Singer, Alan Young, Charles Martin Smith, and Zhanna Prokhorenko. After him are Kyeon Mi-ri, Brian Blessed, Vyjayanthimala Bali, David Proval, Victor Sen Yung, and Sylvia Miles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Michael Gothard ranks 332. Before him are Chris Dickerson, Joe Clark, Billy Cox, Joseph Raz, Abdullah Ensour, and Sushil Koirala. After him are Robert Darnton, Basil van Rooyen, Jimmie Nicol, Vladimír Weiss, Maeve Binchy, and Edwin Frederick O'Brien. Among people deceased in 1992, Michael Gothard ranks 163. Before him are Jean Aerts, Anton Malatinský, Pumpuang Duangjan, Claude Aveline, Musa Anter, and Earle Meadows. After him are Amjad Khan, André Vandewyer, John Ireland, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Jean Poiret, and Buddy Rogers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Gothard ranks 3,016 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Copeland (1837), Henry Shrapnel (1761), Walter Map (1140), Alkmund of Derby (800), Alan Young (1919), and Jonathan Nolan (1976). After him are Brian Blessed (1936), Brian Hart (1936), John Hartley (1849), David Gregory (1659), Edmund Leach (1910), and Alan Brown (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Gothard ranks 443. Before him are Ben Whishaw (1980), Richard Burbage (1567), Hermione Baddeley (1906), Mark Sheppard (1964), Ronald Lacey (1935), and Alan Young (1919). After him are Brian Blessed (1936), Billie Whitelaw (1932), Naveen Andrews (1969), Edward Hardwicke (1932), Felicity Jones (1983), and Gladys Cooper (1888).

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Television and Movie Roles

For Your Eyes Only
Emile Leopold Locque
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Jun 24o 19816.52 / 10
Lifeforce
Dr. Bukovsky
A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful alien woman who appears responsible.
Jun 21o 19856.261 / 10
The Devils
Father Pierre Barre
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.
Jul 16o 19717.452 / 10