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Robert Brown

1921 - 2003

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Robert James Brown (23 July 1921 – 11 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981.Brown made his first appearance as M in Octopussy in 1983.Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. He had a starring role in the 1950s television series Ivanhoe where he played Gurth, the faithful companion of Ivanhoe, played by Roger Moore. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Brown has received more than 109,364 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert Brown is the 1,737th most popular actor (up from 2,273rd in 2019), the 1,688th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,138th in 2019) and the 235th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Robert Browns by language

Over the past year Robert Brown has had the most page views in the with 21,702 views, followed by Spanish (12,327), and English (9,920). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (179.27%), Russian (125.53%), and Arabic (95.20%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Brown ranks 1,737 out of 13,578. Before him are Ivan Mosjoukine, Hans Albers, Katheryn Winnick, Everett McGill, Mathieu Amalric, and Leonid Kuravlyov. After him are Sidse Babett Knudsen, Paolo Bonacelli, Kenneth Tsang, Mabel Normand, Simone Simon, and Heinz Rühmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Robert Brown ranks 144. Before him are Arthur Grumiaux, Malcolm Arnold, Georgy Beregovoy, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Giovanni Benelli, and Angelo Dundee. After him are Paddy Roy Bates, Louis Lachenal, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Hans Robert Jauss, Ezzard Charles, and Georges Wilson. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Brown ranks 97. Before him are Prince Carl Bernadotte, Gertrude Ederle, Maurice Pialat, Massimo Girotti, John Ritter, and Johanna Budwig. After him are William Steig, Jacques Deray, Marie Trintignant, Anita Mui, Martha Scott, and Khieu Ponnary.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 1,688 out of 8,785. Before him are Tim Staffell (1948), Stephen Langton (1150), David Edward Hughes (1831), Paul Rodgers (1949), David Tennant (1971), and John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852). After him are Christina Rossetti (1830), Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Robert Blake (1599), Charles Hatchett (1765), and John Barbirolli (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 235. Before him are Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), James Cosmo (1947), Albert Austin (1881), James McAvoy (1979), and David Tennant (1971). After him are Robert Pattinson (1986), James Finlayson (1887), Anthony Quayle (1913), Peg Entwistle (1908), Peter Lawford (1923), and Peter Vaughan (1923).

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Television and Movie Roles

A View to a Kill
M
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.
May 24o 19856.227 / 10
Octopussy
M
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Jun 5o 19836.325 / 10
The Living Daylights
M
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.
Jun 29o 19876.512 / 10