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Charles Dance

1946 - Today

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Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Dance is the 392nd most popular actor (down from 336th in 2019), the 602nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 441st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Actor.

Charles Dance is most famous for his role as Tywin Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Dance ranks 392 out of 13,578. Before him are Jason Robards, Liv Ullmann, Marisa Paredes, Kathy Bates, Anna Karina, and Tim Curry. After him are George Lazenby, Lana Turner, Jonathan Pryce, Ellen Burstyn, Fanny Ardant, and Emil Jannings.

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Among people born in 1946, Charles Dance ranks 65. Before him are Danny Glover, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Marisa Paredes, Laura Bush, Tansu Çiller, and Tim Curry. After him are Demetris Christofias, Nicos Anastasiades, Dolly Parton, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Charles Bolden, and Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Dance ranks 602 out of 8,785. Before him are Gary Moore (1952), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Oughtred (1574), and Tim Curry (1946). After him are Ronald Coase (1910), Philip Sclater (1829), John E. Walker (1941), John Collier (1850), Andrew Huxley (1917), and Peter Gabriel (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Charles Dance ranks 63. Before him are Kenny Baker (1934), Ian Holm (1931), Patrick Stewart (1940), Sam Neill (1947), John Cleese (1939), and Tim Curry (1946). After him are Jonathan Pryce (1947), Daniel Craig (1968), Trevor Howard (1913), Bob Hoskins (1942), Donald Pleasence (1919), and Benny Hill (1924).

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