The Resume

(December 10, 1923-September 11, 2010)
Birth name is Harold V. Goldstein
Portrayed Miles Webber on ‘The Golden Girls (1990-1992)’ and Martin Morgenstern on 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'Rhoda'
Acted in ‘The Satan Bug (1962),’ ‘The Sting (1973),’ ‘The Front Page (1974),’ ‘Big Bus' (1976), ‘Silent Movie (1976),’ ‘Kenny Roger as The Gambler (1980),’ ‘Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983),’ ‘Beloved (1998),’ ‘Patch Adams (1998),’ ‘Stuart Little (1999),’ ‘Freaky Friday (2003)’ and ‘Brother Bear (2003)’
Guest starred on ‘The Twilight Zone,’ ‘The Virginian,’ ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,’ ‘The Fugitive,’ ‘I Dream of Jeannie,’ ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ ‘Hawaii Five-O,’ ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Gunsmoke,’ Soap,’ ‘The Love Boat,’ ‘St. Elsewhere,’ ‘L.A. Law,’ ‘Dallas’ and ‘Touched by an Angel’

Why he might be annoying:

He changed his name from Goldstein to the equally ethnic ‘Gould.’
He created the role of Howard Cunningham for the original ‘Happy Days’ sketches, but didn’t get the part when it was made a series.
His ‘Golden Girls’ character was unpopular with fans.
There is a ‘Golden Girls’ drinking game featuring the rule: ‘Drink a shot every time you want to bludgeon Harold Gould to death.’
He appeared in the failed ‘Golden Girls’ spin-off, ‘Golden Palace.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He was valedictorian of his high school.
He has a Ph.D. from Cornell.
He served in the Army during World War II.
He guest-starred on dozens of popular TV shows.
He continues to work as a character actor.
He got good reviews for playing Scrooge in a stage version of ‘A Christmas Carol.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts - Guests [A-K]
• Gold, Silver and Bronze
• Golden Girls and Guests
• I Attended Cornell
• I Boarded the Love Boat [E-K]
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 86)
• I Died on September 11th (Ranked: 2010)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Portrayed a Doctor on TV
• I Portrayed a Jewish Character
• I Portrayed Albert Einstein
• I Portrayed Scrooge
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Partridge Family - Guest Stars
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15016)
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Soap [TV Series]
• Touched by an Angel and Guest Stars
• Valedictorians
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 6]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 95 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 92 Votes: 44.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 183 Votes: 65.03% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 39.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 45.22% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 150 Votes: 41.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 110 Votes: 50.0% Annoying