ACTOR

Ronald Pickup

1940 - 2021

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Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Pickup has received more than 1,154,746 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ronald Pickup is the 3,075th most popular actor (up from 3,358th in 2019), the 2,596th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,850th in 2019) and the 369th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ronald Pickups by language

Over the past year Ronald Pickup has had the most page views in the with 107,765 views, followed by German (10,078), and Italian (8,709). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (116.86%), Welsh (113.04%), and Hungarian (101.38%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ronald Pickup ranks 3,075 out of 13,578. Before him are Daniel Duval, Jorja Fox, George Lam, Vanessa Kirby, Jan Tříska, and Milo Ventimiglia. After him are Misha Collins, Rachel Ticotin, Steve Kanaly, Han Hyo-joo, Otto Waalkes, and Jonathan Ke Quan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Ronald Pickup ranks 264. Before him are Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Danilo Astori, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Stan Mikita, and Chip Taylor. After him are Silva Batuta, Barry Corbin, Vladica Kovačević, Alain Calmat, José de Anchieta Fontana, and Francesco Guccini. Among people deceased in 2021, Ronald Pickup ranks 265. Before him are John Magufuli, Carlos Correia, Dimitri Kitsikis, Joey Jordison, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, and Gianluigi Saccaro. After him are Jan de Vries, R. Murray Schafer, Willie Garson, Yıldırım Akbulut, Philippe Jaccottet, and Verónica Forqué.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Pickup ranks 2,596 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301), Flora Robson (1902), Edward Robert Hughes (1851), Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847), Vanessa Kirby (1988), and Ernest William Brown (1866). After him are Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Amelia Dyer (1837), Constance Markievicz (1868), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), John Crawfurd (1783), and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronald Pickup ranks 369. Before him are Flora Finch (1867), Edmund Gwenn (1877), Jon Finch (1942), Bob Anderson (1922), Flora Robson (1902), and Vanessa Kirby (1988). After him are Dominic West (1969), Kit Harington (1986), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), Cedric Hardwicke (1893), Richard Armitage (1971), and Kelly Reilly (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
May 19o 20106.275 / 10
The Mission
Hontar
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Sep 24o 19867.4 / 10
Darkest Hour
Neville Chamberlain
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Nov 22o 20177.3 / 10