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Tim Pigott-Smith

1946 - 2017

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Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories (The Claws of Axos (1971) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976)). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Pigott-Smith has received more than 1,953,452 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Pigott-Smith is the 3,512th most popular actor (up from 3,659th in 2019), the 2,884th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,020th in 2019) and the 427th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Tim Pigott-Smiths by language

Over the past year Tim Pigott-Smith has had the most page views in the with 160,805 views, followed by Italian (12,171), and German (9,670). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (80.28%), Simple English (60.83%), and Turkish (50.88%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 3,512 out of 13,578. Before him are Radha Mitchell, Charles Régnier, Ann Dowd, Zachary Quinto, Jun Ji-hyun, and Semka Sokolović-Bertok. After him are Waheeda Rehman, Richard Berry, Jean Hagen, Isaach de Bankolé, Lilia Skala, and Ronan Keating.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 407. Before him are Frank Hsieh, Mogens Lykketoft, Andrew Davis, Galina Starovoytova, Wes Unseld, and Józef Oleksy. After him are Dadá Maravilha, Francis Goya, Ricky Bruch, Sacheen Littlefeather, Vladimir Muntyan, and Mario Zenari. Among people deceased in 2017, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 270. Before him are Lennart Nilsson, Jiří Bělohlávek, Om Puri, Kim Young-ae, Márta Rudas, and Alois Mock. After him are Margot Hielscher, Ludvig Faddeev, Kim Jong-hyun, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Ivo Brešan, and Björn Granath.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 2,884 out of 8,785. Before him are Alfred Tysoe (1874), Jonathan Bailey (1988), Charles Cameron (1746), Michael Morpurgo (1943), Kathleen Kenyon (1906), and Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862). After him are Anita Brookner (1928), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), William Burnside (1852), Matthew Macfadyen (1974), and Julia McKenzie (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 427. Before him are Jackie Burroughs (1939), Tom Ellis (1978), Joseph Morgan (1981), Sienna Guillory (1975), Stella McCartney (1971), and Jonathan Bailey (1988). After him are Matthew Macfadyen (1974), Julia McKenzie (1941), Maurice Evans (1901), James Purefoy (1964), Christina Pickles (1935), and Barry Morse (1918).

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Television and Movie Roles

V for Vendetta
Creedy
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Feb 23o 20067.9 / 10
Alice in Wonderland
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Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
Mar 3o 20106.634 / 10
Quantum of Solace
Foreign Secretary
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Oct 29o 20086.3 / 10