The Resume

(December 25, 1928-January 30, 2019)
Acted in 'Not of This Earth (1957),' 'A Bucket of Blood (1959),' 'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960),' 'X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963),' 'Piranha (1978),' 'Heartbeeps (1981),' 'The Howling (1981),' 'All the Right Moves (1983),' 'The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983),' 'Gremlins (1984),' 'The Terminator (1984),' 'After Hours (1985),' 'Night of the Creeps (1986),' 'Amazon Women on the Moon (1987),' 'Innerspace (1987),' 'The 'burbs (1989)' and 'Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was in many of Roger Corman's worst films of the 50s and 60s.
He is a notorious scene-stealer.
He is typecast as an ordinary working-class joe.
His fan club uses the motto: 'Rent a Flick and Look for Dick.'
His name sounds like a manufacturer of dildoes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He survived lung cancer and triple bypass surgery.
He is usually watchable, even when the rest of the movie isn't.
Many of his cheap early films are now considered cult classics.
He has had bit parts in many memorable films.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Born on Christmas Day [December 25th] (Ranked: 1928)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Gremlins [Film Series]
• I Died in 2019 (Ranked: 90)
• I Have Lung Cancer
• Joe Dante Films
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 11001-11250 (Ranked: 11183)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Steven Spielberg Films
• Terminator [Series]
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 67 Votes: 41.79% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 49 Votes: 51.02% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 59.02% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 134 Votes: 51.49% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 209 Votes: 44.50% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 158 Votes: 48.10% Annoying