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Tom Selleck

1945 - Today

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Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, winning in 1985. Since 2010, Selleck has co-starred as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the series Blue Bloods. From 2005–2015, he portrayed troubled small-town police chief Jesse Stone in nine television films based on the Robert B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Selleck has received more than 29,687,282 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Tom Selleck is the 76th most popular actor (up from 99th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from United States (up from 187th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Actor.

Tom selleck is most famous for his role as a detective in the tv show, "Law and Order."

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Selleck ranks 76 out of 13,578. Before him are Henry Fonda, Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, Maggie Smith, Jean Marais, and Steven Seagal. After him are Roger Moore, John Wayne, Denzel Washington, Hedy Lamarr, Michael Caine, and Sharon Tate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Tom Selleck ranks 12. Before him are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vince McMahon, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Aung San Suu Kyi, Wim Wenders, and Radovan Karadžić. After him are Eric Clapton, Helen Mirren, Daniel Ortega, Jupp Heynckes, Priscilla Presley, and Ehud Olmert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Selleck ranks 153 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Rogers (1902), Stan Lee (1922), Ray Charles (1930), David Letterman (1947), Steven Seagal (1952), and John Adams (1735). After him are Francis Ford Coppola (1939), J. D. Salinger (1919), James Monroe (1758), John Wayne (1907), John Steinbeck (1902), and Denzel Washington (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Selleck ranks 34. Before him are Brad Pitt (1963), Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), and Steven Seagal (1952). After him are John Wayne (1907), Denzel Washington (1954), Sharon Tate (1943), Paul Newman (1925), Judy Garland (1922), and Samuel L. Jackson (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

3 Men and a Baby
Peter Mitchell
Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.
Nov 27o 19876.21 / 10
Blue Bloods
Frank Reagan
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
7.774 / 10
Killers
Mr. Kornfeldt
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on his life.
Jun 4o 20105.955 / 10