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Luke Halpin

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Actor

The Resume

    (April 4, 1947- )
    Born in Queens, New York
    Portrayed Sandy Ricks in the films ‘Flipper’ (1963) and ‘Flipper’s New Adventure’ (1964) and the TV series Flipper (1964-68)
    Also appeared in the movies ‘If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium’ (1968) and ‘Shock Wave’ (1977)
    Cameo appearance in the ‘Flipper’ remake (1996)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was only seven years younger than his TV dad, Brian Kelly.
    He was a contestant on The Dating Game.
    He was married three times, divorced twice.
    He said, ‘I’m a question in Trivial Pursuit. How would you like being a trivia question?’

Why he might not be annoying:

    For about 90% of his scenes in ‘Flipper’ he wore either a bathing suit or cut-off blue jeans.
    He quickly became an expert scuba diver and did most of his own stunts in ‘Flipper,’ including some underwater scenes with sharks..
    He did not get paid any residuals for ‘Flipper’ reruns.
    He worked as a stuntman, diver, speedboat pilot and marine coordinator in several films and the series Miami Vice.

Credit: C. Fishel


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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 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying