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Tor Johnson

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 19, 1903-May 12, 1971)
    Birth name was Tor Johansson
    Acted in 'Alias the Champ (1949),' 'Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950),' 'Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954),' 'Bride of the Monster (1955),' 'Carousel (1956),' 'The Unearthly (1957),' 'Bonanza (1959),' 'Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959),' 'Night of the Ghouls (1959)' and 'The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)'
    Wrestled professionally as 'Super Swedish Angel'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was huge and fat.
    It was said he was so ugly, he didn't need makeup for his horror films.
    He drove a tiny car to emphasize his bulkiness.
    He frequently broke toilet seats when he sat on them.
    He was typecast as a brainless monster.
    He appeared in some of Ed Wood's legendary B-movies.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an extremely kind man.
    A costar described him as 'a big sugar bun.'
    He once stopped Bela Lugosi from committing suicide by threatening to kill him if he did.
    When Ed Wood forced him to get baptized to please their religious sponsors, he pretended to drown, terrifying the minister.
    His face is still used as a model for Halloween masks today.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 55 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 43.40% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 100 Votes: 63.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 107 Votes: 50.47% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 199 Votes: 45.23% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 319 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 498 Votes: 47.99% Annoying