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Tony Jay

1933 - 2006

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Tony Jay (2 February 1933 – 13 August 2006) was a British actor. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in radio, animation, film, and video games. Jay was particularly noted for his distinctive raspy baritone voice, which often led to him being cast in villainous or authoritative roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Jay has received more than 1,865,133 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Tony Jay is the 5,440th most popular actor (up from 5,685th in 2019), the 4,087th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,277th in 2019) and the 624th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tony Jay ranks 5,440 out of 13,578. Before him are Zach Galligan, Kristine Sutherland, Dan Stevens, Peter Firth, Steven Ogg, and Eleanor Powell. After him are José Garcia, Vera Glagoleva, McLean Stevenson, Ilene Woods, Domhnall Gleeson, and James D'Arcy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tony Jay ranks 407. Before him are Ellen Winther, John Gardner, Hiroki Kosai, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Abdon Pamich, and Jean Carnahan. After him are Judah Folkman, Stan Brakhage, Viktor Kapitonov, Per Wästberg, Murray Halberg, and Brigitte Reimann. Among people deceased in 2006, Tony Jay ranks 284. Before him are Duygu Asena, Barnard Hughes, Iris Marion Young, Reidar Liaklev, Volodymyr Dakhno, and Jan Twardowski. After him are Charles Haughey, Bob Mathias, Lidia Wysocka, Peter Osgood, Ratmir Kholmov, and Juice Leskinen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Jay ranks 4,087 out of 8,785. Before him are Tina Charles (1954), Pybba of Mercia (570), Ali Smith (1962), Dan Stevens (1982), Peter Firth (1953), and William Henry Smyth (1788). After him are Richard Llewellyn (1906), John Martyn (1948), Kim Newman (1959), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), James D'Arcy (1975), and Howard Stringer (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tony Jay ranks 624. Before him are Bernard Cribbins (1928), Paddy Considine (1973), Greg Wise (1966), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Dan Stevens (1982), and Peter Firth (1953). After him are James D'Arcy (1975), Robert Newton (1905), Stephen Graham (1973), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Stephen Mangan (1968), and Estelle Winwood (1883).

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