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Robert Brown

1921 - 2003

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Robert James Brown (23 July 1921 – 11 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. Brown made his first appearance as M in Octopussy in 1983. Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset, and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Brown is the 2,539th most popular actor (down from 1,737th in 2019), the 2,498th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,689th in 2019) and the 320th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Brown ranks 2,539 out of 13,578. Before him are Rosalind Russell, Sandrine Bonnaire, Connie Booth, June Squibb, Sonny Landham, and Lydia Clarke. After him are Meryem Uzerli, Miranda Otto, Fan Bingbing, Jennifer Morrison, Liya Akhedzhakova, and Alexander Granach.

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Among people born in 1921, Robert Brown ranks 189. Before him are Pierre Bec, Amedeo Amadei, Oswaldo López Arellano, Piero Piccioni, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, and Violette Szabo. After him are Guy Laroche, Leo Penn, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Andrew M. Gleason, Erich Fried, and Giorgio Strehler. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Brown ranks 142. Before him are Karl Kling, Leopoldo Trieste, Herma Bauma, Alejandro de Tomaso, Robert Stack, and Khieu Ponnary. After him are Guido Crepax, Kerim Kerimov, Marc-Vivien Foé, Henryk Jabłoński, Howard Fast, and Hope Lange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 2,499 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick Holman (1885), Jane Asher (1946), Roger Bannister (1929), Colin Groves (1942), Sadiq Khan (1970), and Alfred Ewing (1855). After him are Ernest William Brown (1866), Charlotte Smith (1749), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), William Etty (1787), Josephine Butler (1828), and Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 320. Before him are Lesley Manville (1956), Gavin Rossdale (1965), Albert Austin (1881), Michelle Fairley (1964), Geraldine James (1950), and Jane Asher (1946). After him are Tom Felton (1987), Jamie Dornan (1982), Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Bernard Fox (1927), Susannah York (1939), and Rufus Sewell (1967).

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