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Dennis Waterman

1948 - 2022

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Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. He was known for the range of roles he played, including drama (Up the Junction), horror (Scars of Dracula), adventure (Colditz), comedy (Fair Exchange), comedy-drama (Minder), musical (Windy City) and sport (The World Cup: A Captain's Tale). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Dennis Waterman is the 10,877th most popular actor (down from 10,192nd in 2024), the 6,887th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,511th in 2019) and the 1,188th most popular British Actor.

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Among people born in 1948, Dennis Waterman ranks 784. Before him are Tom Coburn, Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, Jay Thomas, Penelope Milford, and Austin Carr. After him are Sam Lacey, Raman Parimala, Shobhaa De, Tito Sotto, Colin Todd, and Fred Brown. Among people deceased in 2022, Dennis Waterman ranks 684. Before him are Douglas McGrath, Kathleen Nord, Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, Javier Imbroda, József Kardos, P. J. O'Rourke, and Brad William Henke. After him are Dorce Gamalama, Joni James, Dean Woods, and Lusia Harris.

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 1,190. Before him are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Rafe Spall (1983), Cara Seymour (1964), Ben Elton (1959), Ashley Walters (1982), Craig Fairbrass (1964), and Holliday Grainger (1988). After him are Robert Aramayo (1992), Gwilym Lee (1983), Windsor Davies (1930), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994).

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