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Michael Redgrave

1908 - 1985

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Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor and filmmaker. Beginning his career in theatre, he first appeared in the West End in 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Redgrave has received more than 2,394,383 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Michael Redgrave is the 1,341st most popular actor (down from 1,178th in 2019), the 1,416th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,294th in 2019) and the 187th most popular British Actor.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 56.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Redgrave ranks 1,341 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Graves, Shannen Doherty, Emma Stone, Nora Miao, Myrna Loy, and Don Taylor. After him are Timothy Spall, Marisa Mell, Annette Stroyberg, Hibari Misora, Fabre d'Églantine, and Julia Ormond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Michael Redgrave ranks 94. Before him are Giacomo Manzù, Afet İnan, Lev Pontryagin, Sicco Mansholt, Gustavo Marzi, and Lionel Hampton. After him are Michael DeBakey, Libertad Lamarque, Carlo Abarth, Eugen Weidmann, Eduard Roschmann, and Fyodor Okhlopkov. Among people deceased in 1985, Michael Redgrave ranks 67. Before him are Ricky Nelson, Afet İnan, Jean-Marie Loret, Vasyl Stus, Coral Buttsworth, and Philly Joe Jones. After him are Kiki Camarena, Wolfgang Reitherman, Alfredo Foni, Helmuth Plessner, Birabongse Bhanudej, and David Purley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Redgrave ranks 1,416 out of 8,785. Before him are Constantine II of Scotland (801), Geezer Butler (1949), Duncan Haldane (1951), William Murdoch (1754), Alice Bailey (1880), and Wallace Hartley (1878). After him are Dan McCafferty (1946), Timothy Spall (1957), Richard Henderson (1945), John William Godward (1861), Julia Ormond (1965), and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Redgrave ranks 187. Before him are Guy Pearce (1967), Steven Berkoff (1937), Hannah Chaplin (1865), Peter Mayhew (1944), Victor McLaglen (1886), and Vinnie Jones (1965). After him are Timothy Spall (1957), Julia Ormond (1965), Sophie Turner (1996), Alison Steadman (1946), Rhys Ifans (1967), and Claire Forlani (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Lady Vanishes
Gilbert Redman
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Oct 7th 19387.4 / 10
The Innocents
The Uncle
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Dec 15th 19617.5 / 10
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his privileged status as a prized athlete.
Sep 20th 19627.184 / 10