ACTOR

Patrick Magee

1922 - 1982

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Patrick George Magee (né McGee, 31 March 1922 – 14 August 1982) was a Northern Irish actor. He was noted for his collaborations with playwrights Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter, sometimes called "Beckett's favourite actor," as well as creating the role of the Marquis de Sade in the original stage and screen productions of Marat/Sade. Known for his distinctive voice, he also appeared in numerous horror films and in two Stanley Kubrick films – A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Barry Lyndon (1975) – and three Joseph Losey films – The Criminal (1960), The Servant (1963) and Galileo (1975). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Magee has received more than 17,784 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Patrick Magee is the 2,302nd most popular actor (up from 2,572nd in 2019), the 2,138th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,351st in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Actor.

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  • 53.23

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

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  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Patrick Magee ranks 2,302 out of 13,578. Before him are Liz Sheridan, Judith Light, Meena Kumari, Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, and Akihiro Miwa. After him are Nigel Hawthorne, Rob Lowe, Elmar Wepper, Richard Anderson, Christopher Meloni, and Elvira Popescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Patrick Magee ranks 188. Before him are Eusebio Tejera, Seymour Martin Lipset, Bogdan Bogdanović, Jackie Cooper, Francisco Aramburu, and Sinan Hasani. After him are Michael Ansara, William Baumol, Adil Çarçani, Carlo Lizzani, Eugene Stoner, and Alexander Kazhdan. Among people deceased in 1982, Patrick Magee ranks 116. Before him are Khalid al-Islambouli, Hironori Ōtsuka, Georg Leibbrandt, Georg Konrad Morgen, Albert Soboul, and Harold Sakata. After him are Shiro Teshima, Harald Ertl, Sultan al-Atrash, Hubert Lanz, Teinosuke Kinugasa, and Hermann Rauschning.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Patrick Magee ranks 2,138 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Pater (1839), John Hannah (1962), John Illsley (1949), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Marie Stopes (1880), and G. M. B. Dobson (1889). After him are Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Ian Dury (1942), Dodie Smith (1896), Rick Astley (1966), Kevin McNally (1956), and Charlie Hunnam (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Patrick Magee ranks 286. Before him are Miriam Margolyes (1941), Jodie Whittaker (1982), Michael Byrne (1943), Samantha Eggar (1939), Stephen Dillane (1957), and John Hannah (1962). After him are Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), Geraldine James (1950), Maryam d'Abo (1960), and Naomie Harris (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

A Clockwork Orange
Mr. Alexander
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
Dec 19o 19718.201 / 10
Barry Lyndon
The Chevalier de Balibari
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Dec 18o 19758 / 10
The Black Cat
Prof. Robert Miles
Townspeople of a small English village begin to die in a series of horrible accidents, and a Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate a mysterious local medium who records conversations with the dead.
Apr 4o 19816.118 / 10