The Resume

(September 19, 1928-June 29, 1997)
Acted in 'The Producers (1968),' 'Little Big Man (1970),' 'Prizzi's Honor (1985),' 'One Crazy Summer (1986),' 'The Name of the Rose (1986),' 'Tales from the Darkside (TV series, 1986),' 'Bright Lights, Big City (1988),' 'Pink Cadillac (1989),' 'Christmas Vacation (1989),' 'Puppet Master (1989),' 'Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990),' 'My Blue Heaven (1990),' 'The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),' 'Wings (1993-1994),' 'Forget Paris (1995)' and 'Mouse Hunt (1997)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a heavy smoker.
He looked much, much older than he really was.
He wheezed and croaked when he talked.
He was typecast as withered, sinister old men.
He looked about as close to death as a human being can get.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was better known as an acting teacher than an actor.
He taught Steve McQueen, Barbra Streisand, and Jack Nicholson.
When Nicholson reminded him of this, Hickey said: 'Oh? How did it work out?'
He had a good sense of humor.
He was a kind person who loved animals.
One former student described him as 'a weird, weird guy, but a pussycat.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alta Cockers
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9191928)
• Hoarse Raspy Voices
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 68)
• I Died While Flying
• I Have Emphysema
• I Portrayed a Mad Scientist
• Pale Faces
• Profiles 11501-11750 (Ranked: 11641)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Teachers
• Turkey Neck
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 132 Votes: 46.21% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 211 Votes: 44.08% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 138 Votes: 36.23% Annoying