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John Thaw

1942 - 2002

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John Edward Thaw (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor in television, stage and cinema, best known for his television roles starring as Detective Inspector Jack Regan in The Sweeney (1975—78) and as Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse in Inspector Morse (1987—2000). For four consecutive years Thaw was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for playing Morse, winning in 1990 and 1993. In 1988, he was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Cry Freedom and in 2001 was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Thaw is the 4,051st most popular actor (down from 2,973rd in 2019), the 3,467th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,543rd in 2019) and the 488th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, John Thaw ranks 4,051 out of 13,578. Before him are Nicol Williamson, Mark Moses, Mena Massoud, Peter Haber, Tommy Cooper, and Mykelti Williamson. After him are Omero Antonutti, Anya Taylor-Joy, Roy Thinnes, Lizabeth Scott, Alan Cumming, and Freddy Rodriguez.

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Among people born in 1942, John Thaw ranks 405. Before him are Eric Shinseki, Casimir Oyé-Mba, Béla Károlyi, Jerry Sloan, Jean Ping, and Susan Anspach. After him are Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Joe Lieberman, Gustavo Peña, Amarinder Singh, Juan Diego, and C. J. Cherryh. Among people deceased in 2002, John Thaw ranks 200. Before him are Rudolf Augstein, Zaid ibn Shaker, Vitaly Solomin, Lawrence Tierney, Arne Selmosson, and Leo Ornstein. After him are Raoul Diagne, Jeff Corey, Tita Merello, Abdel Rahman Badawi, Lou Thesz, and Jean Dockx.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Thaw ranks 3,468 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Townshend (1725), Cyril Scott (1879), Nicol Williamson (1936), John Aston Jr. (1947), Tommy Cooper (1921), and Mark Wright (1963). After him are Gwen John (1876), Alan Cumming (1965), Rory McCann (1969), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Leonard Meredith (1882), and Mick Hucknall (1960).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Thaw ranks 488. Before him are Marina Sirtis (1955), Sarah Marshall (1933), Barry Morse (1918), Caroline Munro (1949), Nicol Williamson (1936), and Tommy Cooper (1921). After him are Alan Cumming (1965), Rory McCann (1969), Nicholas Clay (1946), Philip Jackson (1948), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), and Garry Chalk (1952).

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