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Peter Jason

1944 - 2025

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Peter Edward Ostling (July 22, 1944 – February 20, 2025), better known as Peter Jason, was an American character actor. He often played military personnel, law enforcement agents, and authority figures on films and television series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Jason has received more than 808,821 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Jason is the 5,468th most popular actor (down from 5,202nd in 2019), the 7,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,740th in 2019) and the 2,481st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Jason ranks 5,468 out of 13,578. Before him are Aida Turturro, Géza von Bolváry, Robert Newton, Alka Yagnik, Henry Kolker, and Rachael Harris. After him are Janet Suzman, Carmen Machi, David Margulies, Çolpan İlhan, Lane Smith, and Robert Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Peter Jason ranks 548. Before him are Rodolfo Fischer, Michael Tilson Thomas, Michael Franks, Chris von Saltza, Férid Boughedir, and Sherry Lansing. After him are El Anatsui, Nelson Acosta, Bobby Heenan, Willy Planckaert, Emilio Zapico, and Alex Acuña. Among people deceased in 2025, Peter Jason ranks 78. Before him are Buvaisar Saitiev, Bruce Glover, Jean-Louis Debré, Heikki Hasu, Margarita Xhepa, and John Sykes. After him are Yola Ramírez, Claude Allègre, Harry Bild, Antonine Maillet, Tom Robbins, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Jason ranks 7,982 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Wykoff (1909), Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), David Thompson (1953), Adam Darius (1930), Henry Kolker (1874), and Rachael Harris (1968). After him are David Margulies (1937), Lane Smith (1936), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Frank Parker (1916), Robert Young (1907), and David Thornton (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Jason ranks 2,481. Before him are Dennis Christopher (1955), Jeff Garlin (1962), Corey Stoll (1976), Aida Turturro (1962), Henry Kolker (1874), and Rachael Harris (1968). After him are David Margulies (1937), Lane Smith (1936), Robert Young (1907), David Thornton (1953), Eliza Dushku (1980), and Clu Gulager (1928).

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