1921 - 2003
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Brown has received more than 112,831 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Robert Brown is the 2,276th most popular actor (down from 2,216th in 2019), the 2,143rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,184th in 2019) and the 297th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Robert Brown ranks 2,276 out of 9,996. Before him are Maurice Evans, Georges Descrières, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Richard Thomas, John Astin, and Ralf Moeller. After him are Jane Lynch, Caterina Boratto, Peggy Lipton, John Stamos, Shu Qi, and Demián Bichir.
1901 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,270
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,271
1940 - 2011
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,272
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,273
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,274
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,275
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,276
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,277
1915 - 2010
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,278
1946 - 2019
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,279
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,280
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,281
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,282
Among people born in 1921, Robert Brown ranks 175. Before him are Daniel Gélin, Guy Laroche, Walter Laqueur, Branko Stanković, Sena Jurinac, and Erich Fried. After him are Jamie Uys, Jair da Rosa Pinto, Søren Kam, Michalina Wisłocka, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, and Milorad Pavić. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Brown ranks 128. Before him are Hal Clement, Robert Stack, Canaan Banana, Giorgio Gaber, Leon Uris, and Prince Carl Bernadotte. After him are Jean Yanne, Constantin Dăscălescu, Noel Redding, Hans Hotter, Philip Stone, and Sadegh Khalkhali.
1921 - 2002
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 169
1921 - 1989
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 170
1921 - 2018
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 171
1921 - 2002
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 172
1921 - 2011
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 173
1921 - 1988
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 174
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 175
1921 - 1996
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 176
1921 - 2005
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 177
1921 - 2015
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 178
1921 - 2005
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 179
1921 - 1977
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 180
1921 - 2005
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 181
1922 - 2003
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 122
1919 - 2003
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 123
1936 - 2003
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 124
1939 - 2003
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 125
1924 - 2003
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 126
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 127
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 128
1933 - 2003
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 129
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 130
1945 - 2003
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 131
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 132
1924 - 2003
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 133
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 134
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 2,143 out of 7,765. Before him are Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), William of Malmesbury (1080), Damien Hirst (1965), Harold Abrahams (1899), Herbert Chapman (1878), and Guy Burgess (1911). After him are Alan Price (1942), Paul Greengrass (1955), John Baskerville (1706), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), Allan Holdsworth (1946), and Millicent Fawcett (1847).
1182 - 1241
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,137
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,138
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,139
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,140
1878 - 1934
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,141
1911 - 1963
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,142
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 2,143
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,144
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,145
1706 - 1775
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 2,146
1863 - 1935
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,147
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 2,148
1847 - 1929
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,149
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 297. Before him are Barbara Steele (1937), Joseph Fiennes (1970), Tom Hollander (1967), George Arliss (1868), Stephen Dillane (1957), and Maurice Evans (1901). After him are Murray Head (1946), Jamie Dornan (1982), Toby Jones (1966), Robert Morley (1908), Norman Wisdom (1915), and Damian Lewis (1971).
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 291
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 292
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 293
1868 - 1946
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 294
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 295
1901 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 296
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 297
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 298
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 299
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 300
1908 - 1992
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 301
1915 - 2010
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 302
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 303