The Resume

(December 10, 1928-March 6, 2000)
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Portrayed Count Baltar on 'Battlestar Galactica,' Mikkos Cassadine on 'General Hospital' and Kor on 'Star Trek' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'
Provided the voice of Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur on the 1990s animated 'X-Men' TV series
Appeared in the films 'Anne of the Thousand Days' (1969), 'Raid on Rommel' (1971), 'Red Sky at Morning (1971), 'Scorpio' (1973), 'The Changeling' (1980) and 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1981)
Died following a series of heart attacks at age 71

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced.
He was typecast as a villain.
He did work in several TV commercials.
He thought that leading men are boring and predictable.
He once said of his acting philosophy, 'When all else fails, be enigmatic.'
He was sometimes confused with actor Jay Robinson.

Why he might not be annoying:

He portrayed the first Klingon to ever appear on a 'Star Trek' show.
He liked horseback riding.
He was a close friend of Lorne Greene.
Prior to his acting career in film and TV, he peformed in plays on three different continents.
While he was in his early 20s, he was the youngest actor to portray King Lear at the Old Vic Theater in London.
He portrayed Winston Churchill in the play 'The Soldiers.'

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Battlestar Galactica [1978]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12101928)
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2000 (Ranked: 71)
• I Portrayed an Alien
• I Portrayed One of the Three Musketeers
• I Portrayed Professor Moriarty
• I Portrayed Winston Churchill
• Look at Me, I'm with William Shatner
• Los Angeles Times' 10 Best TV Series - Robert Lloyd [2009]
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 6]
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 30501-30750 (Ranked: 30675)
• Star Trek

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 139 Votes: 56.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 63 Votes: 49.21% Annoying