ACTOR
Peter Jason
1944 - 2025

Peter Jason
Peter Edward Ostling (July 22, 1944 – February 20, 2025), better known as Peter Jason, was an American character actor. He often played military personnel, law enforcement agents, and authority figures in both films and television series. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Peter Jason is the 2,931st most popular actor (up from 5,465th in 2024), the 4,971st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,978th in 2019) and the 1,395th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Peter Jason ranks 2,931 out of 13,578. Before him are Behrouz Vossoughi, Dan O'Herlihy, Francesca Neri, George Harris, Hind Rostom, and Yevgeny Vakhtangov. After him are Teinosuke Kinugasa, Ajith Kumar, Michael Berryman, Hank Azaria, Jared Padalecki, and Richard Norton.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBehrouz Vossoughi
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 2,925
Dan O'Herlihy
1919 - 2005
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 2,926
Francesca Neri
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 2,927
George Harris
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 2,928
Hind Rostom
1929 - 2011
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 2,929
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
1883 - 1922
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2,930
Peter Jason
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2,931
Teinosuke Kinugasa
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2,932
Ajith Kumar
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2,933
Michael Berryman
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2,934
Hank Azaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2,935
Jared Padalecki
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2,936
Richard Norton
1950 - 2025
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2,937
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Peter Jason ranks 361. Before him are José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, Jan-Carl Raspe, Orhan Gencebay, Manuela Carmena, Yang Song-guk, and Susan Howard. After him are Jim Gray, Ard Schenk, Kevin Ayers, Peter Lynch, Leonard Peltier, and John Flanagan. Among people deceased in 2025, Peter Jason ranks 236. Before him are Barbara Frischmuth, Sandra Harding, Jean Tiberi, Roy Thomas Baker, Braulio Musso, and Ham Lin̄i. After him are Richard Norton, Jaime Rodríguez, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, Al Foster, and Diogo Jota.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsJosé Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 355
Jan-Carl Raspe
EXTREMIST
1944 - 1977
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 356
Orhan Gencebay
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 357
Manuela Carmena
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 358
Yang Song-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 359
Susan Howard
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 360
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 361
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 362
Ard Schenk
SKATER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 363
Kevin Ayers
SINGER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 364
Peter Lynch
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 365
Leonard Peltier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 366
John Flanagan
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 367
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsBarbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 230
Sandra Harding
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 231
Jean Tiberi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 232
Roy Thomas Baker
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2025
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 233
Braulio Musso
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2025
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 234
Ham Lin̄i
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2025
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 235
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 236
Richard Norton
ACTOR
1950 - 2025
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 237
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2025
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 238
Susan Brownmiller
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 239
Bernard Lacombe
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2025
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 240
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 241
Diogo Jota
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - 2025
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 242
In United States
Among people born in United States, Peter Jason ranks 4,971 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene Stoner (1922), Robert Mercer (1946), Lawrence Block (1938), John Henry Holland (1929), Ginger Lynn (1962), and Genie (1957). After him are Michael Berryman (1948), Jim Gray (1944), Hank Azaria (1964), Jared Padalecki (1982), Imogen Cunningham (1883), and Carl A. Wirtanen (1910).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEugene Stoner
ENGINEER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,965
Robert Mercer
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,966
Lawrence Block
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,967
John Henry Holland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,968
Ginger Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,969
Genie
CELEBRITY
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,970
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,971
Michael Berryman
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,972
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,973
Hank Azaria
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,974
Jared Padalecki
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,975
Imogen Cunningham
PHOTOGRAPHER
1883 - 1976
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,976
Carl A. Wirtanen
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,977
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Peter Jason ranks 1,395. Before him are Carole Landis (1919), James Marsden (1973), Timothy Olyphant (1968), Melissa Sue Anderson (1962), Kyle Chandler (1965), and Timothée Chalamet (1995). After him are Michael Berryman (1948), Hank Azaria (1964), Jared Padalecki (1982), Tatum O'Neal (1963), Herbert Ross (1927), and Queen Latifah (1970).
Carole Landis
1919 - 1948
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,389
James Marsden
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,390
Timothy Olyphant
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,391
Melissa Sue Anderson
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,392
Kyle Chandler
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,393
Timothée Chalamet
1995 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,394
Peter Jason
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,395
Michael Berryman
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,396
Hank Azaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,397
Jared Padalecki
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,398
Tatum O'Neal
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,399
Herbert Ross
1927 - 2001
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,400
Queen Latifah
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,401




















































