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Richard Lynch

1940 - 2012

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Richard Lynch (February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012) was an American actor best known for portraying villains in films and television. His film credits included Scarecrow, The Seven-Ups (both 1973), God Told Me To (1976), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), Little Nikita, Bad Dreams (both 1988), Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991), and Halloween (2007). He appeared as Wolfe in the 1978 science fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica, and appeared again in its sequel series Galactica 1980, as Commander Xaviar. Lynch's other TV roles included Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, T. J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Lynch has received more than 798,109 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Richard Lynch is the 3,214th most popular actor (up from 3,642nd in 2019), the 4,857th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,571st in 2019) and the 1,445th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Lynch ranks 3,214 out of 13,578. Before him are Giovanna Antonelli, Jennifer O'Neill, Catherine Frot, Ken Ogata, Michael Weatherly, and Linda Thorson. After him are Fay Bainter, Roselyn Sánchez, Tarık Akan, Petra Schürmann, Debora Caprioglio, and Jimmy Gardner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Richard Lynch ranks 279. Before him are Farooq Leghari, Gheorghe Gruia, Li Zhaoxing, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Johnny Nash, and Levon Helm. After him are Jacques Duquesne, Jia Qinglin, Fleur Jaeggy, Nanni Galli, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Gennadi Strekalov. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Lynch ranks 212. Before him are Ann Rutherford, Dom Mintoff, Paavo Berglund, Mahmoud El-Gohary, Levon Helm, and Jack Taylor. After him are Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Peter Carsten, Sergio Toppi, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, John Hick, and Simin Daneshvar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Lynch ranks 4,857 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester Thompson (1948), MC Hammer (1962), Haddon Sundblom (1899), Helen Stephens (1918), Michael Weatherly (1968), and Alexander H. Stephens (1812). After him are Oliver Kirk (1884), Chris Carter (1956), Fay Bainter (1893), Sam Webb (1945), Gregory Itzin (1948), and John Stamos (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Lynch ranks 1,445. Before him are Ed Begley (1901), William Zabka (1965), Josephine Hull (1877), Justin Theroux (1971), Sam Wanamaker (1919), and Michael Weatherly (1968). After him are Fay Bainter (1893), Gregory Itzin (1948), John Stamos (1963), Frank Gorshin (1933), Maggie Grace (1983), and Jenette Goldstein (1960).

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