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Michael Kitchen

1948 - Today

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Michael Roy Kitchen is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama Foyle's War, which comprised eight series between 2002 and 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Kitchen has received more than 2,223,038 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Michael Kitchen is the 4,805th most popular actor (up from 5,636th in 2019), the 3,679th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,255th in 2019) and the 561st most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Kitchens by language

Over the past year Michael Kitchen has had the most page views in the with 242,376 views, followed by German (25,216), and Japanese (9,172). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (150.86%), Italian (79.65%), and French (70.67%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Kitchen ranks 4,805 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Boone, Justin Long, Mia Wasikowska, Elisha Cook Jr., Russell Brand, and Oleg Taktarov. After him are Tobias Menzies, Lois Weber, Dietmar Schönherr, William S. Hart, Kim Rossi Stuart, and Deborra-Lee Furness.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Michael Kitchen ranks 462. Before him are Johan Boskamp, Valeri Brainin, Mykola Avilov, Rocco Buttiglione, Pekka Vasala, and Florea Dumitrache. After him are Jan van Beveren, Ernst Jean-Joseph, Wolf Erlbruch, Norbert Nigbur, Manfred Kokot, and Terry Bradshaw.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Kitchen ranks 3,679 out of 8,785. Before him are Patrick Abercrombie (1879), James Sowerby (1757), William Astbury (1898), Joe Hart (1987), Russell Brand (1975), and Paul Ince (1967). After him are Sid Kimpton (1887), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Ian Hunter (1939), Tobias Menzies (1974), and Gwyneth Jones (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Kitchen ranks 561. Before him are Kris Marshall (1973), Patricia Medina (1919), Bonnie Wright (1991), Toby Stephens (1969), Gemma Arterton (1986), and Russell Brand (1975). After him are Tobias Menzies (1974), Kathy Burke (1964), Annabelle Wallis (1984), Anna Lee (1913), Tim McInnerny (1956), and Barbara Windsor (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

Out of Africa
Berkeley Cole
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
Dec 20o 19857.169 / 10
GoldenEye
Bill Tanner
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon
Nov 16o 19956.891 / 10
The World Is Not Enough
Bill Tanner
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
Nov 17o 19996.266 / 10
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