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Aldo Ray

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Actor

The Resume

    (September 25, 1926-March 27, 1991)
    Born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
    Birth name was Aldo DaRe
    Appeared in the films 'The Marrying Kind' (1952), 'Pat and Mike' (1952), 'Miss Sadie Thompson' (1953), 'Battle Cry' (1955), 'We're No Angels' (1955), 'God's Little Acre' (1958), 'The Naked and the Dead' (1958), 'Johnny Nobody' (1961), 'What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?' (1966), 'Riot on Sunset Strip' (1967), 'The Green Berets' (1968), 'Centerfold Girls' (1974), 'Dynamite Brothers' (1974), 'Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood' (1976), 'Death Dimension' (1978), 'Sweet Savage' (1979), 'To Kill a Stranger' (1985), 'Terror on Alcatraz' (1986), 'Terror Night' (1987), 'Blood Red' (1989) and 'Shock 'Em Dead' (1991)

Why he might be annoying:

    For his first major role, he went to ballet school after being told he walked too much like a football player.
    He was married and divorced three times.
    He starred in two TV pilots that were never picked up as series.
    After his peak, he appeared in a lot of low-budget horror and exploitation films, even acting (clothed) in a porn film.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a Navy frogman during World War II, fighting in the battle of Okinawa.
    Before entering show biz, he was elected constable of the town of Crockett, California.
    Early in his career, he specialized in tough but sexy roles.
    He appeared in junk movies largely so he could maintain his health insurance after being diagnosed with throat cancer.
    Brad Pitt's character in 'Inglourious Basterds,' Aldo Raine, was named in tribute to him.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 37.50% Annoying