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Ronnie Corbett

1930 - 2016

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Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies. He achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme The Frost Report (with Barker) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here!, Now Look Here, and Sorry!. Corbett began his acting career after moving from Edinburgh to London; he had early roles in the TV series Crackerjack and The Saint, and appeared in the films You're Only Young Twice, Rockets Galore!, Casino Royale, Some Will, Some Won't, and No Sex Please, We're British. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Corbett is the 10,275th most popular actor (down from 9,409th in 2019), the 6,731st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,227th in 2019) and the 1,139th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ronnie Corbett ranks 10,275 out of 13,578. Before him are John Ingle, Shwetha Menon, Vildan Atasever, Rupert Crosse, Nicole Sullivan, and Eddie McClintock. After him are Rob Corddry, Stacy Keibler, Ai Kayano, Masaki Suda, Vijaya Mehta, and Isild Le Besco.

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Among people born in 1930, Ronnie Corbett ranks 640. Before him are Allison Hayes, Timothy Findley, Wendy Beckett, Basu Chatterjee, Tom Mboya, and Indrani Rahman. After him are Bill Brock, Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, and Terry Nation. Among people deceased in 2016, Ronnie Corbett ranks 602. Before him are Balram Jakhar, Ali Hussein Shihab, Deborah S. Jin, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, David Hahn, and Ralph Stanley. After him are Lonnie Mack, Vasyl Slipak, David Herd, Rose Mofford, Jo Cox, and Big Syke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Corbett ranks 6,733 out of 8,785. Before him are Stewart Downing (1984), Jessie Cave (1987), Nigel Clough (1966), Lorne Balfe (1976), Wayne Bridge (1980), and Nigel Winterburn (1963). After him are David Edwards (1986), Miles Millar (1967), Alex Greenwood (1993), Jonathan Miller (1934), Mark Bunn (1984), and Jenny Saville (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Corbett ranks 1,139. Before him are Hattie Jacques (1922), Heather Sears (1935), Esmé Bianco (1982), Russell Tovey (1981), Adam Brown (1980), and Jessie Cave (1987). After him are Jonathan Miller (1934), Jamie Waylett (1989), Armando Iannucci (1963), Max Irons (1985), Natasha O'Keeffe (1986), and Sean Maguire (1976).

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