ACTOR

Sylvester McCoy

1943 - Today

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Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvester McCoy has received more than 2,438,987 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sylvester McCoy is the 2,567th most popular actor (down from 1,975th in 2019), the 2,295th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,935th in 2019) and the 315th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sylvester McCoy ranks 2,567 out of 13,578. Before him are Annabella, Dieter Hallervorden, Vincent Lindon, Richard Johnson, Linda Harrison, and Penny Marshall. After him are Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Marla Maples, Richard Sammel, Carice van Houten, Miranda Otto, and Jennifer Tilly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Sylvester McCoy ranks 288. Before him are Ramón Grosso, Ignacio Ramonet, Scott Walker, Valerie Perrine, Frederick Chiluba, and Penny Marshall. After him are Peter Hyams, Larry Clark, Akinori Nakayama, Stanislav Galić, Marcos Valle, and Tadao Onishi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sylvester McCoy ranks 2,295 out of 8,785. Before him are Noel Redding (1945), Richard Johnson (1927), John Taverner (1490), William Hudson (1730), Tony Brooks (1932), and John Terry (1980). After him are Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Jimmy Somerville (1961), Joseph Raphson (1648), Alan Gardiner (1879), John Madden (1949), and Al Stewart (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sylvester McCoy ranks 315. Before him are Olivia Williams (1968), Lulu (1948), Emerald Fennell (1985), Leo G. Carroll (1886), Charles Gray (1928), and Richard Johnson (1927). After him are Claude Rains (1889), Veronica Cartwright (1949), Rachel Roberts (1927), David Tomlinson (1917), Murray Head (1946), and Jamie Dornan (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Radagast the Brown
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Radagast the Brown
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Dec 11th 20137.574 / 10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Radagast the Brown
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
Dec 10th 20147.323 / 10