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Don Stroud

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Actor

The Resume

    (September 1, 1943- )
    Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
    Appeared in the films ‘The Ballad of Josie’ (1967), ‘Coogan’s Bluff’ (1968), ‘Bloody Mama’ (1970), ‘Von Richthofen and Brown’ (1971), Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off’ (1973), ‘Live a Little, Steal a Lot’ (1975), ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ (1978), ‘The Amityville Horror’ (1979), ‘License to Kill’ (1989), ‘The King of the Kickboxers’ (1990), ‘Wild America’ (1997), and ‘Django Unchained’ (2012)
    Portrayed Captain Pat Chambers in ‘Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer’ (1984-85) and ‘The New Mike Hammer’ (1986-87)

Why he might be annoying:

    His first job in show biz was doubling for Troy Donahue in surfing scenes in ‘Hawaiian Eye.’
    After moving to L.A. and waiting for acting gigs, he was a bouncer at the Whiskey a Go Go nightclub.
    He slept with Shelley Winters during the filming of ‘Bloody Mama.’
    He abused cocaine.
    He was usually cast as a villain, noting ‘I guess playing a romantic lead just wasn’t meant for me.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    At age seventeen, he placed fourth in the World Surfing Championship.
    He earned a black belt in the Hawaiian martial art of kajukenbo.
    During filming of an aerial sequence in a biplane for ‘Von Richthofen and Brown,’ a duck struck the pilot, knocking him unconscious and causing the plane to crash in a lake. He kept the pilot from drowning by treading water for 45 minutes until they were rescued.
    He was paid $10,000 to be the nude centerfold in ‘Playgirl’ (November, 1973).
    He did his own drumming portraying one of the Crickets in ‘The Buddy Holly Story.’
    He came to the aid of a man being mugged in Greenwich Village and was stabbed six times, causing him to lose the vision in his right eye (1992).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying