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Peter Gallagher

1955 - Today

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Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and recurring roles in television such as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stacey Koons on the Showtime comedy-drama Californication, Nick on the Netflix series Grace & Frankie, and Director of Clandestine Services (DCS) Arthur Campbell on Covert Affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Gallagher has received more than 6,887,646 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Peter Gallagher is the 1,528th most popular actor (up from 1,845th in 2019), the 2,571st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,082nd in 2019) and the 712th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Gallagher ranks 1,528 out of 13,578. Before him are Ralph Waite, Choi Eun-hee, Bruce Greenwood, Franco Citti, Rita Wilson, and Tony Lip. After him are Chris Noth, Christina Applegate, Sal Mineo, Terry Crews, Charles Napier, and Paul Wegener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Peter Gallagher ranks 107. Before him are Ángela Molina, Matthias Jabs, David Julius, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Xander Berkeley, and Thomas C. Südhof. After him are Miguel Ferrer, Simon Rattle, Vladimir Petrović, Eric Schmidt, Siri Hustvedt, and Brigitte Lahaie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Gallagher ranks 2,571 out of 20,380. Before him are Irving Baxter (1876), Russ Meyer (1922), Gia Carangi (1960), Tony Lip (1930), John C. Bogle (1929), and Jean Kennedy Smith (1928). After him are Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Tom Wolfe (1930), Edward Weston (1886), William Henry Pickering (1858), and Sal Mineo (1939).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Gallagher ranks 712. Before him are Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Donna Murphy (1959), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Ralph Waite (1928), Rita Wilson (1956), and Tony Lip (1930). After him are Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), and Bonnie Bedelia (1948).

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