The Resume

(October 11, 1914-August 20, 1970)
Born in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Birth name was Richard Daniels, Jr.
Appeared in fifty ‘Our Gang’ shorts (1923-26)
Appeared in fifteen ‘The Boyfriends’ shorts (1930-32)
Appeared in the films ‘Lil Abner’ (1940) and ‘Miss Polly’ (1941)

Why he might be annoying:

He refused to talk about his acting career.
He became an alcoholic.
He died of cirrhosis of the liver in a hotel for transients.
His cremated remains went unclaimed for over two decades.

Why he might not be annoying:

His onscreen father was frequently played by his actual father, Richard, a character actor.
He was known for his timing and his knack for physical comedy.
He did a ‘horse laugh’ that was recorded as a stock sound effect for Hal Roach Studios.
A Go Fund Me campaign raised the money needed to place a headstone at his previously unmarked grave in Forest Lawn (2019).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 79]
• Child Stars [1920s]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Freckle Faces
• I am Bloody Welsh
• I Died in 1970 (Ranked: 55)
• I Died in a Hotel Room
• I Was a Child Star
• I was Cremated
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery [Calif]
• Look at Me, I'm Sucking My Finger
• Our Gang [Little Rascals]
• Profiles 47501-47750 (Ranked: 47584)
• Redheads - Male

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying