ACTOR
Akira Takarada
1934 - 2022

Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada (Japanese: 宝田 明, Hepburn: Takarada Akira; April 29, 1934 – March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akira Takarada is the 3,271st most popular actor (down from 2,426th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from North Korea (down from 89th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular North Korean Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Akira Takarada ranks 3,271 out of 13,578. Before him are Ricky Bruch, Rentarō Mikuni, Richard Kiley, James Russo, Florence Lee, and Howard Keel. After him are Leo White, Richard Armitage, Andrew Robinson, Jane Adams, Felicity Jones, and Ruth Wilson.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRicky Bruch
1946 - 2011
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,265
Rentarō Mikuni
1923 - 2013
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,266
Richard Kiley
1922 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,267
James Russo
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,268
Florence Lee
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,269
Howard Keel
1919 - 2004
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,270
Akira Takarada
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,271
Leo White
1882 - 1948
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,272
Richard Armitage
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 3,273
Andrew Robinson
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 3,274
Jane Adams
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 3,275
Felicity Jones
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 3,276
Ruth Wilson
1982 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 3,277
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Akira Takarada ranks 271. Before him are Hot Rod Hundley, Russ Tamblyn, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Alois Mock, and Richard Swinburne. After him are Michael Graves, Miroslav Ondříček, Marilyn Horne, Seraphim Rose, Sven Wollter, and Enrique Mateos. Among people deceased in 2022, Akira Takarada ranks 271. Before him are Gaspard Ulliel, Freddy Rincón, Nehemiah Persoff, Gilbert Gottfried, David Johnson, and Chrysostomos II of Cyprus. After him are Alexandra Zabelina, Manny Charlton, Ivan Dziuba, Leslie Phillips, Manuel Ojeda, and Karl Vaino.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsHot Rod Hundley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 265
Russ Tamblyn
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 266
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 267
Aleksei Yeliseyev
ASTRONAUT
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 268
Alois Mock
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 269
Richard Swinburne
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 270
Akira Takarada
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 271
Michael Graves
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2015
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 272
Miroslav Ondříček
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2015
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 273
Marilyn Horne
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 274
Seraphim Rose
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 1982
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 275
Sven Wollter
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 276
Enrique Mateos
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2001
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 277
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsGaspard Ulliel
ACTOR
1984 - 2022
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 265
Freddy Rincón
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2022
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 266
Nehemiah Persoff
ACTOR
1919 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 267
Gilbert Gottfried
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 268
David Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 269
Chrysostomos II of Cyprus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 270
Akira Takarada
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 271
Alexandra Zabelina
FENCER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 272
Manny Charlton
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 273
Ivan Dziuba
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 274
Leslie Phillips
ACTOR
1924 - 2022
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 275
Manuel Ojeda
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 276
Karl Vaino
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2022
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 277
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Akira Takarada ranks 106 out of 162. Before him are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Hong Song-nam (1929), Paek Nam-sun (1929), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), and Yang Song-guk (1944). After him are Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), Ri Yong-ho (1956), Choe Thae-bok (1930), and Hong Deok-young (1926).
Others born in North Korea
Go to all RankingsKim Hyon-hui
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 100
Hong Song-nam
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2009
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 101
Paek Nam-sun
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 102
Francis Hong Yong-ho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2013
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 103
Lee Hoi-chang
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 104
Yang Song-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 105
Akira Takarada
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 106
Kim Sowol
WRITER
1902 - 1934
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 107
Ahn Changho
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1938
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 108
Kim Sol-song
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 109
Ri Yong-ho
DIPLOMAT
1956 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 110
Choe Thae-bok
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2024
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 111
Hong Deok-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 112
Among ACTORS In North Korea
Among actors born in North Korea, Akira Takarada ranks 2. Before him are Youn Yuh-jung (1947).