Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grant Thomson

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The result was speedy delete. Being bold and closing this one early. Missvain (talk) 21:52, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Grant Thomson[edit]

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Non-notable actor. Apart from the massive BLP concerns, the subject's only claim to fame is starring alongside some other people in a few TV shows. His IMDB profile lists mainly short films and bit parts, such as "Huge Scottish Football Player", "Hard Man" and "Bear Hugging David Beckham" (!) The article was created back in 2008, by an WP:SPA. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 08:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:08, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:08, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 12:06, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete no source other than the non-relialbe and non-notability showing IMDb.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:34, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - aside from the lack of sources and the other issues rightly raised above, the article does not suggest the subject has had a notable acting career up to this point. Dunarc (talk) 21:30, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non-notable and no sources. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 22:46, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Created over 11 years ago and still no sources apart from IMDb. Run-of-the-mill jobbing actor it seems. According to the bio he is "best known" for playing Charlie in Still Game but the character only gets a one line mention in List of Still Game characters. So he hasn't done "significant multiple roles" required by WP:NACTOR. Mattg82 (talk) 15:55, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Actors do not automatically get a free pass over WP:NACTOR just because the article has acting roles listed in it — even just to claim that an actor passes NACTOR #1, what is required is not just a list of acting roles, but evidence of the reception of reliable source coverage about his having of roles. If all an actor had to do was list roles, and didn't have to source the significance of the roles at all, then every actor on earth would always get an instant notability freebie. But this article was created 12 years ago, and remains completely unsourced even today, which means he does not pass the bar. Bearcat (talk) 18:25, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete nothing that indicates a WP:GNG pass and fails WP:NACTOR. Best, GPL93 (talk) 20:28, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.