Template:IMDb name/doc

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page for a person in the Internet Movie Database. It should only be used in the "external links" section of an article.


 * For a work (film/movie, TV or Web program/series, video game, etc.), use IMDb title.
 * For a specific TV episode or Web series episode, use IMDb episode.
 * For an episode list, use IMDb episodes.
 * For a company, use IMDb company.
 * For an award, use IMDb award.

Usage
The required parameter is the ID number. The template then uses the article title as the anchor text: To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter:

This is necessary when adding an IMDb link to an article about somebody or something other than the linked person (for example, if you include the IMDb link for Bette Davis in the Joan Crawford article, you must specify Bette Davis's name as the text for the link).

The parameter section can be set to  (alternatively  ) or   (alternatively  ) to link to the awards or biography section for that person.


 * gives:


 * gives:

Detailed instructions

 * 1) Copy and paste one of the options above into the article
 * 2) Go to IMDb.com and search for the person you want (say, Marlon Brando; you'll reach  )
 * 3) Click on the correct Marlon Brando in the list; this will bring up the page:
 * 4) Copy  the 7-digit number (here, " "), omitting the " " but keep all the leading zeros (although IMDb seems to add missing leading zeroes in desktop mode [www.imdb.com], but in mobile mode [m.imdb.com] all 7 digits are needed or an error page is served)
 * 5) Replace " " in the template code with the number
 * 6) For the first option above, you'll then have
 * resulting in:
 * Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "Marlon Brando", use the second option:
 * 1) Replace " " with the number and " " with " "
 * results in:
 * 1) Replace " " with the number and " " with " "
 * results in:

TemplateData
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