The Resume

(November 20, 1948- )
Acted in 'One Day at a Time (1975-1976),' 'East of Eden (1981),' 'I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982),' 'John Carpenter's The Thing (1982),' 'Risky Business (1983),' 'Nightmares (1983),' 'The Burning Bed (1984),' 'My Science Project (1985),' 'Mr. Boogedy (1986),' 'Bride of Boogedy (1987),' 'The Believers (1987),' 'License to Drive (1988),' 'The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990),' 'Stephen King's It (1990),' 'My Girl (1991),' 'Encino Man (1992),' 'The Man Without a Face (1993),' 'And the Band Played On (1993),' 'Six Degrees of Separation (1993),' 'L.A. Law (1993),' 'Forget Paris (1995)' and 'Multiplicity (1996)'

Why he might be annoying:

He has been in many terrible movies.
He gets typecast as smug and slimy characters.
His acting style doesn't vary much from role to role.
His time as Screen Actors Guild president saw much squabbling between his faction and that of rival William Daniels.
He was eventually defeated by Daniels' supporters.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of the busiest character actors of the 1980's and 1990's.
He is extremely interested in all aspects of film production.
Although not deaf himself, he is fluent in sign language and highly involved in the deaf community.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• Artists United to Win Without War [2003]
• Blossom
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11201948)
• Felicity
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ [1989]
• I Know Sign Language
• I Portrayed a Doctor on TV
• I Portrayed a Librarian
• John Carpenter Films
• Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Mike Nichols Films
• Murphy Brown
• Mustaches
• Profiles 11501-11750 (Ranked: 11638)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Presidents
• Stars of Horror Films
• Stephen King Films
• Todd Solondz Films
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 72 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 48 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 40.35% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 101 Votes: 66.34% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 39.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 36.71% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 137 Votes: 44.53% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 209 Votes: 42.58% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 241 Votes: 44.40% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 350 Votes: 42.57% Annoying