Template:Imdb name/doc

imdb name is a specialised form of imdb. It is the preferred template for use with people, be they actors or crew members. If you want to make a link to any other type of IMDb record — company, title, whatever — you will need to use the base imdb template.

Usage
Usage could not be simpler.

Just cut and paste the following onto pages: == External link ==

Then, insert the IMDB number after  but before   and you're done!

Just to explain the fields
 * The  number is the purely numerical string which follows the letters   in an imdb.com URL, such as:
 * You should include any leading zeros. For instance, David Tennant's is 0855039.  Only by putting the whole string, including the initial 0, into   will you have a working link to DT.
 * You should include any leading zeros. For instance, David Tennant's is 0855039.  Only by putting the whole string, including the initial 0, into   will you have a working link to DT.


 * There is a "hidden" variable of  here.  It assumes that the name of the actor/crew memeber is the same as the name of the page.  In well over 99% of cases, this is true.  Very occasionally, though, you'll run into a person whose name is disambiguated, like Andrew Collins (critic) or Adam Smith (director).  In these cases you'll have to add the name field manually, as in

ID required
This template requires that you fill in the id variable. If you don't, it will squawk at you and put the page into a special category.