ACTOR

Michael Hordern

1911 - 1995

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Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 1911 – 2 May 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to leading roles; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Hordern has received more than 1,179,226 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hordern is the 6,960th most popular actor (down from 6,336th in 2019), the 5,032nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,647th in 2019) and the 783rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Horderns by language

Over the past year Michael Hordern has had the most page views in the with 149,929 views, followed by German (8,974), and Italian (4,782). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (94.39%), Spanish (37.63%), and Catalan (32.22%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Hordern ranks 6,960 out of 13,578. Before him are Tulisa, Jaime Camil, Harry A. Pollard, Linda Lavin, Martina Stoessel, and Olivia d'Abo. After him are Charlie Cox, Alejandra Guzmán, Vivian Vance, Irma P. Hall, Mady Christians, and Jan Josef Liefers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Michael Hordern ranks 362. Before him are Artur Knautz, Francisco Rúa, Zheng Junli, Rezső Somlai, Helmut Berthold, and Norman Malcolm. After him are Johan van Hulst, Héctor Freschi, Val Guest, Joseph Pevney, Rudolf Kotormány, and Kristina Brenk. Among people deceased in 1995, Michael Hordern ranks 298. Before him are Víctor Peralta, Les Aspin, József Bencsics, Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, and Peter Cook. After him are Salil Chowdhury, Boris Gurevich, George Woodcock, Stig Sjölin, John C. Stennis, and Frank Perry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Hordern ranks 5,032 out of 8,785. Before him are Valerie Hobson (1917), Harry Ryan (1893), Davey Boy Smith (1962), Tulisa (1988), Arthur Scargill (1938), and Olivia d'Abo (1969). After him are Charlie Cox (1982), Clive Bunker (1946), Jonny Buckland (1977), Geraint Thomas (1986), Gordon Pirie (1931), and Ian McDonald (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Hordern ranks 783. Before him are Wendy Barrie (1912), Peter Cook (1937), Gertrude Lawrence (1898), Valerie Hobson (1917), Tulisa (1988), and Olivia d'Abo (1969). After him are Charlie Cox (1982), Bruce Robinson (1946), Clive Standen (1981), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (1990), Sybil Thorndike (1882), and Lionel Atwill (1885).

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Television and Movie Roles

Where Eagles Dare
Adm. Rolland
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
Dec 4o 19687.562 / 10
Labyrinth
The Wiseman (voice)
When teen Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.
Jun 27o 19867.27 / 10
Gandhi
Sir George Hodge
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Dec 1o 19827.545 / 10