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Mel Smith

1952 - 2013

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Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and filmmaker. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Smith is the 7,964th most popular actor (down from 7,579th in 2019), the 5,793rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,365th in 2019) and the 903rd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mel Smith ranks 7,964 out of 13,578Before him are Alison Lohman, Niecy Nash, Lila Lee, Enrique Murciano, Meaghan Martin, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. After him are Jun Matsumoto, Stanislav Ianevski, Jemma Redgrave, Amanda Peterson, Mackenzie Crook, and Lisa Rinna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Mel Smith ranks 658Before him are Veronika Schmidt, Terry George, Rohinton Mistry, Stephen South, Marilu Henner, and Wojciech Rudy. After him are Clemente Rojas, John Waite, Ted Tally, Denís Milar, Sharda Sinha, and Runa Laila. Among people deceased in 2013, Mel Smith ranks 474Before him are José Cardona, Lajos Für, John Kerr, McDonald Bailey, Islam Bibi, and Frank Lautenberg. After him are Tom Foley, Dale Robertson, Sayan Sanya, Noel Harrison, Reg Presley, and Haji.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Smith ranks 5,795 out of 8,785Before him are Tom Payne (1982), Tony Waiters (1937), Joan Greenwood (1921), Harry Hay (1912), Sammy Baird (1930), and James Marsh (1963). After him are Stigand (null), Guy Pratt (1962), Dani Filth (1973), Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986), Jemma Redgrave (1965), and Mackenzie Crook (1971).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Mel Smith ranks 903Before him are Finn Cole (1995), Katie Leung (1987), Steve-O (1974), Sophia Myles (1980), Tom Payne (1982), and Joan Greenwood (1921). After him are Jemma Redgrave (1965), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Lysette Anthony (1963), Damson Idris (1991), Sophie Monk (1979), and Tara Fitzgerald (1967).