The Resume

(May 27, 1922-February 25, 2006)
Performed on TV om 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' (1974), 'Murphy Brown' (1988-1998), 'Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer' (1957-1959) and 'Riverboat' (1959-1961) In TV movies 'Tribes' (1970), 'Berlin Affair' (1970), 'The Night Stalker' (1971), 'Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole' (1971), 'The Night Strangler' (1973) and 'Ike: The War Years' (1978) In films 'A Christmas Story' (1983), 'The Man With the Golden Arm' (1955), 'Airport '77 (1977) and 'No Deposit, No Return' (1976)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a perfectionist on the set.
He said: 'I was the king of the TV movies.'
He criticized 'The X Files' in the 'New York Post,' then later guest-starred on it.
He refused to be involved in any 'Kolchak' projects if producer Dan Curtis is involved.
He had freckles.

Why he might not be annoying:

'The Night Stalker' was the highest rated TV movie of 1971.
He defended the violence on 'Kolchak' by saying: 'He may have to incinerate a zombie or something, but what the hell, a zombie's dead anyway.'
He won an Emmy in 1990 for 'Murphy Brown.'
He gracefully switched between drama and comedy.
His wife of 39 years, actress Kathie Browne McGavin, died April 8, 2003.

Credit: Adrian Lopez

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adrian Lopez's Profiles
• Airport [Series]
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [L-Z]
• Billy Madison [1995]
• Bow Tie Wearers
• Cable ACE - Actor in a Drama (Ranked: 1991)
• Christmas Story [1981]
• David Lean Films
• Fandango's Least Annoying (Ranked: 5)
• Freckle Faces
• I Boarded the Love Boat [L-Q]
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 83)
• I Portrayed George S. Patton
• I Portrayed Mike Hammer
• I Visited Fantasy Island [L-Q]
• Profiles 8251-8500 (Ranked: 8251)
• Redheads - Male
• Stars of Horror Films
• Steven Spielberg Films
• Touched by an Angel and Guest Stars
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 78 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 45 Votes: 71.11% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 49.21% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 80 Votes: 48.75% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 82 Votes: 57.32% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 29.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 44.25% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 713 Votes: 41.37% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 225 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 335 Votes: 42.69% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 677 Votes: 42.25% Annoying