The Resume

(1940- )
Born in San Francisco, California
Hosted ‘Creature Features’ (1979-84)
Book is 'I Was a TV Horror Show Host'
Inducted into The Horror Host Hall of Fame (2017)

Why he might be annoying:

He appeared on Hee Haw.
He looked and sounded like Mitch McConnell.
He was one of the few Horror anthology hosts to appear in regular civilian clothes.
His show was basically how it would have looked if Bill Gates left Microsoft to be a television Schlock host.

Why he might not be annoying:

His style was laid back and nonchalant.
He was successor to KTVU's Bob Wilkins.
He spent over thirty years as an entertainment writer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
He wrote six editions of ‘The Creature Features Movie Guide’ series.
He is a noted Elderhostel instructor (specializing in movies, TV and music).
He constructed crossword puzzles for TV Guide publications for eight years.
He racked up an impressive tally of in-depth celebrity interviews - pretty uncommon for a television Horror movie host (among them William Shatner, Lucille Ball, and Arnold Schwarzenegger).

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Anthology Series Hosts
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 27]
• Hee Haw Guests
• I am from San Francisco
• Look at My Skull
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 58251-58500 (Ranked: 58468)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying