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Murray Head

1946 - Today

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Murray Seafield St George Head (born 5 March 1946) is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including a starring role as the character Bob Elkin in the BAFTA award winning and Oscar-nominated 1971 film Sunday Bloody Sunday. As a musician, he is most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" (from the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar) and "One Night in Bangkok" (the 1984 single from the musical Chess, which topped the charts in various countries). He has been involved in several projects since the 1960s and continues to record music, perform concerts, and make appearances on television either as himself or as a character actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Head is the 2,308th most popular actor (up from 2,602nd in 2019), the 2,330th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,315th in 2019) and the 294th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Murray Head ranks 2,308 out of 13,578. Before him are Dita Von Teese, Paul Rudd, Julio Baghy, Aaron Paul, Jessie Royce Landis, and Gustav Fröhlich. After him are Oleg Yefremov, Ita Ever, Joan Hickson, Madge Sinclair, Tallulah Bankhead, and Alan Hale Sr..

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Among people born in 1946, Murray Head ranks 290. Before him are Jan Akkerman, Nataša Kandić, Jim Hines, Dragutin Šurbek, Miklós Németh, and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa. After him are Sue Lyon, Ibn Warraq, Stephen Rea, Adam Michnik, Ewa Kłobukowska, and Carl Wilson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Murray Head ranks 2,330 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Miles (1941), William Kent (1685), Robert Kerr (1755), John Webster (1578), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), and Charles Kay Ogden (1889). After him are David Blunkett (1947), Joan Hickson (1906), Francis Darwin (1848), Rupert Grint (1988), Bob Anderson (1922), and Anna Russell (1807).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Murray Head ranks 294. Before him are Michael Sheen (1969), Miranda Richardson (1958), Tom Courtenay (1937), Jim Carter (1948), Geoffrey Hughes (1944), and Sarah Miles (1941). After him are Joan Hickson (1906), Rupert Grint (1988), Bob Anderson (1922), Robert Donat (1905), Eileen Essell (1922), and Olivia Williams (1968).

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