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Tom Laughlin

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Actor

The Resume

    (August 10, 1931-December 12, 2013)
    Starred in, directed and wrote 'Billy Jack' (1971), 'The Trial of Billy Jack' (1974), 'The Master Gunfighter' (1975) and 'Billy Jack Goes to Washington' (1977)
    Also appeared in 'South Pacific' (1958), 'Gidget' (1959), 'The Young Sinner' (1965), 'The Born Losers; (1967), and 'The Legend of the Lone Ranger' (1981)

Why he might be annoying:

    He cast his wife, Delores Taylor, in the Billy Jack movies.
    He told Time, 'It's a shame that the youth of this country have only two heroes - Ralph Nader and Billy Jack.'
    After 'Billy Jack Goes to Washington' flopped, he said 'It is unreal and frightening.... There is a concerted effort in Washington to keep information from flowing out.'
    He told an assembly at his alma mater, Washington High School in Milwaukee, that he had been a 'greaser' and beat up fellow student Gene Wilder.
    He sought the Democratic nomination for president and won 2% of the vote in New Hampshire (1992).
    He ran for the Republican nomination for president, despite not having changed his views since his Democratic run (2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

    'Billy Jack' cost $800,000 to make and grossed $65 million.
    'The Trial of Billy Jack' pioneered the 'wide' opening, debuting in 1,000 theaters.
    'The Master Gunfighter,' featuring six-guns versus samurai swords, became a cult success.
    He mastered hapkido karate.
    He sued Intermedia to regain the rights to the Billy Jack character (2004).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 103 Votes: 56.31% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 64.86% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 62 Votes: 43.55% Annoying