# How do you delete an IMDb entry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269 "2014-12-03T23:54:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269/1 "2014-12-03T23:54:06Z")

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Since I haven’t been making films recently, there’s been no reason to visit my IMDb page. But the other day I happened to look at it, and I noticed I’m credited for acting in a film I didn’t act in. I have a fairly common name, and the credit must belong to another one of me.

How do I go about having the erroneous credit removed?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269/2 "2014-12-04T00:31:46Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> How do I go about having the erroneous credit removed?

I believe that’s what all the “Get IMDB Pro” links are usually about. (To fix things about yourself).

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269/3 "2014-12-04T00:37:43Z")

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PM me the info, and I’ll take care of it.

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-an-imdb-entry/706269/4 "2014-12-04T00:42:57Z")

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Last time I looked, you could enter corrections to any film entry. Log in, go to the page with the error, and follow the chain of correcting data. They are tough about accepting some kinds of changes, so you might need to be sure you are validated as “you.”