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John Inman

1935 - 2007

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Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985, and the spin-off series Grace and Favour. He was the only actor from those series to reprise the role when an Australian version was launched. In 1976, Inman was named both BBC TV Personality of the Year and TV Times readers' Funniest Man on Television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Inman is the 9,590th most popular actor (down from 9,540th in 2024), the 6,445th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,280th in 2019) and the 1,060th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, John Inman ranks 9,590 out of 13,578Before him are Charlotte Valandrey, Cress Williams, Zhao Lusi, Son Na-eun, Lisa Chappell, and Michael Cimino. After him are Kira Reed, Marina de Tavira, Vincent Martella, Eric Johnson, Melinda Kinnaman, and Matt Gerald.

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Among people born in 1935, John Inman ranks 542Before him are John Cordts, Bill Brack, Anne Reid, Gail Fisher, Harry B. Gray, and Mel Charles. After him are Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, Edward Schreyer, Herb Kohl, Ron Delany, and Heather Sears. Among people deceased in 2007, John Inman ranks 413Before him are Sherri Martel, Zakia Zaki, Ralph Beard, Natasja Saad, Janet Blair, and Murat Nasyrov. After him are Laurie Bartram, Jack Valenti, Lucas Sang, Moira Lister, Ian Porterfield, and Cyprian Ekwensi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Inman ranks 6,447 out of 8,785Before him are Jacqueline Hill (1929), Kevin Doyle (1960), Jack Kelsey (1929), Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), and Natasha Bedingfield (1981). After him are Rick Savage (1960), Louis MacNeice (1907), Peter Asher (1944), Fran Healy (1973), Graham King (1961), and Peter Morgan (1963).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Inman ranks 1,058Before him are Harris Dickinson (1996), Emily Beecham (1984), Jacqueline Hill (1929), and Kevin Doyle (1960). After him are Lara Pulver (1980), Dominic Sherwood (1990), Lenny Henry (1958), Wendy Richard (1943), Raffey Cassidy (2001), Georgie Henley (1995), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (1985), and Roma Downey (1960).