ACTOR
Tim Pigott-Smith
1946 - 2017

Tim Pigott-Smith
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was a British film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories (The Claws of Axos (1971) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976)). Pigott-Smith appeared in many notable films, including Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York (2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending (2015). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Pigott-Smith is the 3,718th most popular actor (down from 3,513th in 2019), the 3,250th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,885th in 2019) and the 451st most popular British Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 3,718 out of 13,578. Before him are Bo Hopkins, Hannelore Elsner, Kazuhiko Inoue, Stella McCartney, Bridget Moynahan, and Rolan Bykov. After him are Richard Berry, Barbara Rush, Wil Wheaton, Michael Dorn, Anthony Zerbe, and Gösta Ekman.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBo Hopkins
1942 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,712
Hannelore Elsner
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,713
Kazuhiko Inoue
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,714
Stella McCartney
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,715
Bridget Moynahan
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,716
Rolan Bykov
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,717
Tim Pigott-Smith
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,718
Richard Berry
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,719
Barbara Rush
1927 - 2024
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,720
Wil Wheaton
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,721
Michael Dorn
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,722
Anthony Zerbe
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,723
Gösta Ekman
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3,724
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 424. Before him are Michel Leclère, Trevor Pinnock, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Andrej Hoteev, David Watson, and Rafik Schami. After him are Simeon Simeonov, John Spencer, Sue Townsend, Akira Kamiya, K. C. Nicolaou, and Mogens Lykketoft. Among people deceased in 2017, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 297. Before him are Barry Dennen, Teresa Ann Savoy, Waldir Peres, Hrvoje Šarinić, József Tóth, and Josef Musil. After him are Gösta Ekman, Victor Lanoux, Leonid Bronevoy, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Gilbert Baker, and Otto Warmbier.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMichel Leclère
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 418
Trevor Pinnock
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 419
Yaroslav Yevdokimov
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 420
Andrej Hoteev
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 421
David Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 422
Rafik Schami
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 423
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 424
Simeon Simeonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 425
John Spencer
ACTOR
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 426
Sue Townsend
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 427
Akira Kamiya
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 428
K. C. Nicolaou
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 429
Mogens Lykketoft
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 430
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsBarry Dennen
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 291
Teresa Ann Savoy
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 292
Waldir Peres
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2017
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 293
Hrvoje Šarinić
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 294
József Tóth
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 295
Josef Musil
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 296
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 297
Gösta Ekman
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 298
Victor Lanoux
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 299
Leonid Bronevoy
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 300
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 301
Gilbert Baker
ARTIST
1951 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 302
Otto Warmbier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1994 - 2017
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 303
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 3,251 out of 8,785. Before him are May Whitty (1865), Ioan Gruffudd (1973), Kiki Dee (1947), Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders (877), N. E. Brown (1849), and Stella McCartney (1971). After him are Jamie Oliver (1975), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Kathleen Kenyon (1906), Alex Salmond (1954), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), and Samuel Morland (1625).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMay Whitty
ACTOR
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,245
Ioan Gruffudd
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,246
Kiki Dee
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,247
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
877 - 929
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3,248
N. E. Brown
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1934
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 3,249
Stella McCartney
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,250
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 3,251
Jamie Oliver
CHEF
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3,252
Thelma Hopkins
ATHLETE
1936 - 2025
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3,253
Kathleen Kenyon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3,254
Alex Salmond
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2024
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 3,255
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 3,256
Samuel Morland
INVENTOR
1625 - 1695
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 3,257
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tim Pigott-Smith ranks 451. Before him are Reginald Owen (1887), Mark Sheppard (1964), Donald Sumpter (1943), May Whitty (1865), Ioan Gruffudd (1973), and Stella McCartney (1971). After him are Leo G. Carroll (1886), Madeleine Carroll (1906), Adrian Paul (1959), John Bradley (1988), Patsy Kensit (1968), and Terry-Thomas (1911).
Reginald Owen
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 445
Mark Sheppard
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 446
Donald Sumpter
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 447
May Whitty
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 448
Ioan Gruffudd
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 449
Stella McCartney
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 450
Tim Pigott-Smith
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 451
Leo G. Carroll
1886 - 1972
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 452
Madeleine Carroll
1906 - 1987
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 453
Adrian Paul
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 454
John Bradley
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 455
Patsy Kensit
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 456
Terry-Thomas
1911 - 1990
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 457