ACTOR

Richard Schiff

1955 - Today

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Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Schiff has received more than 4,601,142 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Schiff is the 1,057th most popular actor (down from 801st in 2019), the 1,839th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,477th in 2019) and the 500th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Schiff ranks 1,057 out of 13,578. Before him are Gottfried John, Mary Steenburgen, Yvonne De Carlo, Marcia Cross, Kiefer Sutherland, and Keira Knightley. After him are Emmanuelle Seigner, Daniel Radcliffe, Shilpa Shetty, Frances Fisher, Joan Allen, and Liam Hemsworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Richard Schiff ranks 78. Before him are Tanya Roberts, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Emine Erdoğan, Egils Levits, Binali Yıldırım, and Lena Olin. After him are Tommy Wiseau, Yo-Yo Ma, Mira Furlan, Iman, Hans-Peter Briegel, and Bill Paxton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Schiff ranks 1,839 out of 20,380. Before him are Patch Adams (1945), Mary Steenburgen (1953), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Tom Regan (1938), Marcia Cross (1962), and Nina Hartley (1959). After him are Henry Draper (1837), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Jordan (1948), Roger Corman (1926), Nora Roberts (1950), and Joey Ramone (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Schiff ranks 500. Before him are Bob Fosse (1927), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), Dean Cain (1966), Mary Steenburgen (1953), and Marcia Cross (1962). After him are Joan Allen (1956), Loretta Young (1913), Yaphet Kotto (1939), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Kathryn Joosten (1939), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Man of Steel
Dr. Emil Hamilton
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Jun 12o 20136.628 / 10
The Good Doctor
Dr. Aaron Glassman
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Eddie Carr
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.
May 23o 19976.5 / 10