The Resume

(November 3, 1961- )
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Birth name was Elliott Harcourt Montgomery
Appeared in the films ‘Ben’ (1972), ‘Pete ‘n’ Tillie’ (1972), ‘The Savage Is Loose’ (1974), ‘Burnt Offerings’ (1976), ‘Split Image’ (1982), ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ (1985) and ‘Into the Fire’ (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

In ‘The Golden Turkey Awards,’ the Medved Brothers nominated him for ‘most obnoxious child performer of all time.’
Judith Crist described him as ‘a small, repulsive, fat-faced boy.’
Several reviews of ‘Ben’ claimed that the rat in the tile role gave a more compelling performance than Montgomery did as the rat’s owner.
He dropped completely out of sight during the 1990s.

Why he might not be annoying:

Like Zack Ward and Nicholas Hoult, he was an awkward-looking kid who grew into a hunky young adult.
He composed the score for the horror movie ‘Trigon’ (2000).
He became a successful real estate agent after leaving show biz.
He returned to public view in 2012, appearing at horror conventions to sign photos and pose with fans for pictures.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 64]
• Child Stars [1970s]
• Emergency - Guest Stars
• Film Composers
• I Come from Canada
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I Read the News Today
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Profiles 38501-38750 (Ranked: 38569)
• Stars of Horror Films

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying