# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-thaw
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:57:40.139Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-thaw"
name: "John Thaw"
slug: "john-thaw"
description: "John Edward Thaw was an English actor. He became best known for his television roles starring as Detective Inspector Jack Regan in The Sweeney (1975–78) and as Detective Chief Inspector Morse in Inspector Morse (1987–2000). He also worked on stage and in films."
tagline: "British actor (1942–2002)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/ThawKavanaghQC.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1942-01-03"
deathDate: "2002-02-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0857177"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump