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Tom Atkins

1935 - Today

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Tommy Lee Atkins (born November 13, 1938) is an American actor. He is known for his work in the horror and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as Shane Black, William Peter Blatty, John Carpenter, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers and tough authority figures and is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Alex Diel in The Rockford Files (1974–1977). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Atkins is the 2,611th most popular actor (up from 2,912th in 2019), the 4,534th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,483rd in 2019) and the 1,265th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Atkins ranks 2,611 out of 13,578. Before him are Mirtha Legrand, Eric Porter, Jason Alexander, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Seymour Cassel, and Broncho Billy Anderson. After him are Miriam Margolyes, Rossano Brazzi, Ng Man-tat, Gabriel Macht, Barbara Steele, and George Raft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Tom Atkins ranks 203. Before him are Sadiq al-Mahdi, Juan Bautista Agüero, Zeev Sternhell, Nicola Cabibbo, Nabil Elaraby, and Seymour Cassel. After him are Peter Brown, La Monte Young, Yury Solomin, Velasio de Paolis, Herb Alpert, and Martti Talvela.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Atkins ranks 4,534 out of 20,380. Before him are Rensis Likert (1903), Andrea Dworkin (1946), Jason Alexander (1959), Ellen Axson Wilson (1860), Seymour Cassel (1935), and Broncho Billy Anderson (1880). After him are Barbara Hutton (1912), Peter Senge (1947), Brian Herbert (1947), Gabriel Macht (1972), George Raft (1901), and Liz Sheridan (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Atkins ranks 1,265. Before him are Tim Matheson (1947), Kyra Sedgwick (1965), Leo Penn (1921), Jason Alexander (1959), Seymour Cassel (1935), and Broncho Billy Anderson (1880). After him are Gabriel Macht (1972), George Raft (1901), Liz Sheridan (1929), Loretta Swit (1937), Ray Bolger (1904), and Bruno Kirby (1949).

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