ACTOR

Paul Eddington

1927 - 1995

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Paul Clark Eddington (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor best known for playing Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom The Good Life (1975–1978) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Eddington has received more than 1,753,659 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Eddington is the 8,609th most popular actor (down from 7,143rd in 2019), the 5,878th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,019th in 2019) and the 955th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

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  • 40.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Eddington ranks 8,609 out of 13,578. Before him are Virginia Capers, Aya Hirano, Brian Baumgartner, Yōko Hikasa, Omar Benson Miller, and Donald Faison. After him are Kyle Richards, Celeste Yarnall, Louis Ferreira, Lucas Belvaux, Alex Karras, and Fele Martínez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Paul Eddington ranks 469. Before him are Hugo Dollheiser, Tim O'Connor, Nan Martin, Marvin Kaplan, Bill Slater, and Robert Bork. After him are Dick Hyman, June Brown, Vin Scully, Leslie Claudius, Abdul Hamid, and Varkey Vithayathil. Among people deceased in 1995, Paul Eddington ranks 319. Before him are Johnny Carey, Vivian Blaine, Art Taylor, Odette Hallowes, Charlie Rich, and Rogelio Farías. After him are Albert Hackett, Tor Ulven, Alex Groza, Alan Bush, Charles L. Veach, and Mary Beth Hughes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Eddington ranks 5,878 out of 8,785. Before him are Anohni (1971), Bob Bell (1958), William Wycherley (1640), Ben Foster (1983), Kelly Johnson (1958), and Cressida Cowell (1966). After him are Bobby Collins (1931), John Scott Russell (1808), Irving Finkel (1951), Glen Johnson (1984), Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912), and John Lloyd (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Paul Eddington ranks 955. Before him are Matilda Ziegler (1964), Nigel Havers (1951), Carole Shelley (1939), Lilian Bond (1908), Paula Malcomson (1970), and Joe Gilgun (1984). After him are Ruth Wilson (1982), Peggy Cummins (1925), Ronnie Barker (1929), Alfred Enoch (1988), George Blagden (1989), and June Brown (1927).

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Television and Movie Roles

Yes Minister
Jim Hacker
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
8.288 / 10
Yes, Prime Minister
Jim Hacker
James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
8.4 / 10
The Devil Rides Out
Richard Eaton
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.
Jul 20th 19686.5 / 10