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John Wood

1930 - 2011

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John Lamin Wood (5 July 1930 – 6 August 2011) was an English actor known for his Shakespearean performances and his lasting association with Tom Stoppard. In 1976, he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Stoppard's Travesties. He was nominated for further Tony Awards for his roles in Sherlock Holmes (1975) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1968). His films included WarGames (1983), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Ladyhawke (1985), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Orlando (1992), Shadowlands (1993), The Madness of King George (1994), Richard III (1995), Sabrina (1995), and Chocolat (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wood is the 2,949th most popular actor (down from 2,112th in 2019), the 2,785th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,006th in 2019) and the 368th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, John Wood ranks 2,949 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Haney, Steve Franken, Kelly Rutherford, Lena Horne, Mehmood, and Alicia Vikander. After him are Cameron Boyce, Kate Burton, Sasha Alexander, Dany Robin, L. Q. Jones, and Siegfried Rauch.

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Among people born in 1930, John Wood ranks 291. Before him are Orvar Bergmark, Odetta, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Gregory Corso, Al Lawrence, and Jean-Louis de Rambures. After him are Roy E. Disney, Giuliano Montaldo, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Stephen Fumio Hamao, Philip Bosco, and Guy Béart. Among people deceased in 2011, John Wood ranks 193. Before him are José Alencar, Saad el-Shazly, Elaine Stewart, James L. Elliot, Hind Rostom, and David Wilkerson. After him are Michael S. Hart, Dennis Oppenheim, Paulette Dubost, Inge Sørensen, Yevhen Rudakov, and Sam Rivers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wood ranks 2,786 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter James (1948), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Henry Pottinger (1789), Ronnie Clayton (1934), Charles James Fox (1749), and Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886). After him are Kevin Ayers (1944), Thomas Wright (1711), Ed Davey (1965), Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924), Andrew Ridgeley (1963), and William Robert Grove (1811).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Wood ranks 368. Before him are Corin Redgrave (1939), Norman Wisdom (1915), Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Bob Peck (1945), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), and Hugh Bonneville (1963). After him are Michael Byrne (1943), Dougray Scott (1965), Vanessa Angel (1966), Toby Jones (1966), Siân Phillips (1933), and Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865).

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