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Peter Lupus

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Actor

The Resume

    (June 17, 1932- )
    Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
    Bodybuilder turned actor
    Portrayed Willy Armitage in Mission: Impossible and Detective Norberg in Police Squad!
    Appeared in the films 'Muscle Beach Party' (1964), 'Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon' (1964), 'Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus' (1965), 'Challenge of the Gladiator' (1965), 'Think Big' (1989), 'Mission: Irreparable' (2012) and 'Mission: Impostor' (2014)

Why he might be annoying:

    For his early appearances in 'sword and sandal' flicks, he was billed as 'Rock Stevens.'
    He initially kept his marriage secret because of the huge volumes of fan mail he received from female viewers of 'Mission: Impossible.'
    He portrayed Superman in a series of Army recruiting commercials -- until he posed nude for 'Playgirl,' whereupon the Army dropped him like a hot potato.
    When the 'Police Squad!' TV series became the 'Naked Gun' films, he was replaced as Norberg by O.J. Simpson.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has been married to Sharon Hildebrand for over 50 years.
    After the producers of 'Mission: Impossible' included him in less than half the episodes of season five, fan outcry resulted in his return to the regular cast the next season.
    He remained an avid weightlifter into his 70s and 80s and was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person to bench press over 300 pounds.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 36 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 55 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 335 Votes: 61.19% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying