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Mark Metcalf

1946 - Today

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Mark Metcalf (born March 11, 1946) is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure. He is best known for his role as sadistic ROTC officer Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 American comedy film Animal House, a character he later emulated in the 1984 music videos for the songs "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He is also known for playing the role of The Maestro on two episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld as well as for his recurring role as The Master on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Metcalf is the 9,059th most popular actor (down from 9,014th in 2019), the 13,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,244th in 2019) and the 4,266th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mark Metcalf ranks 9,059 out of 13,578. Before him are Rie Tanaka, Rainie Yang, Wendy Moniz, Peter Bowles, Olaf Lubaszenko, and Roberto Accornero. After him are Archie Kao, Ashley Scott, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Alejandra Barros, Guy Henry, and Guy Kibbee.

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Among people born in 1946, Mark Metcalf ranks 792. Before him are Kitty O'Neil, Bill Plympton, Natalya Pechonkina, Aruna Roy, James Kelman, and Sandy Duncan. After him are Pacita Abad, Debbi Wilkes, F. Drew Gaffney, Allen Lanier, King Sunny Adé, and Bill Forsyth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Metcalf ranks 13,805 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Miller (1953), Anthony Doerr (1973), Wendy Moniz (1969), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Andrew M. Allen (1955), and Sonny Carter (1947). After him are Nathan Deal (1942), Archie Kao (1969), Ashley Scott (1977), Daniel Carroll (1730), Jeffrey Chiesa (1965), and John M. Grunsfeld (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mark Metcalf ranks 4,268. Before him are Brooke Burns (1978), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), Fannie Ward (1872), Alice Evans (1971), Caleb Landry Jones (1989), and Wendy Moniz (1969). After him are Archie Kao (1969), Ashley Scott (1977), Guy Kibbee (1882), Shantel VanSanten (1985), Erik Per Sullivan (1991), and Dolores Gray (1924).

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