The Resume

(July 5, 1948-October 23, 2005)
Acted in 'Star Wars (1977),' 'Valentino (1977),' 'Lillie (1978),' 'Flash Gordon (1980),' 'Batman (1989),' 'The Pope Must Die (1991)' and 'The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)'

Why he might be annoying:

Most of his roles made intense use of his weight, or made a passing reference to it ('Porkins').
He is credited as acting in 72 movies, more than 2/3rds of those in bit roles.
He looked like Stanley Kubrick.
He will always be known as the pilot of 'Red Six' Jek Porkins in 'Star Wars' (1977).
In his most memorable film role, his character immediately exploded and died.
One web site referred to his characters demise as 'bacon splattering all over the Death Star.'
He started acting when John Lithgow told him he should.

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated from Princeton.
'Porkins' has become a cult figure in Star Wars groups.
He signed autographs for 'Star Wars' fans.
His bit role in Tim Burton's 'Batman' is also slightly memorable.
He took jokes about his weight with grace.
He had a great sense of humor.
In an interview, he said in reference to the 'Porkins' role, 'In a sense, my career's been downhill ever since. Fans still come to greet me at the stage door with action figures of my character and embarrassing photographs for me to sign.'
He made his affliction his Hollywood career.
He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 58 (2005).

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 4]
• I Am Not Chinese But I Speak It
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 58)
• I Have Pancreatic Cancer
• I Portrayed a Monster
• I Portrayed Santa Claus
• I Portrayed the Devil
• I Portrayed Theodore Roosevelt
• I Portrayed Winston Churchill
• Indiana Jones [Series]
• KFC
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Look at Me, I'm Driving
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Maxim Magazine's Lamest Actors to Have an Action Figure (Ranked: 8)
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16286)
• Star Wars [Series]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20051023)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 43.81% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 135 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying