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Glenn Langan

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Actor

The Resume

    (July 8, 1917-January 26, 1991)
    Born in Denver, Colorado
    Acted in 'Margie (1946),' 'Dragonwyck (1946),' 'Forever Amber (1947),' 'The Snake Pit (1949),' 'The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949),' 'The Iroquois Trail (1950)' and 'Hangman's Knot (1952)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He played a character named Captain Morgan in Forever Amber and, in the movie, he kinda looked like the rum’s famous mascot.
    He was reduced to doing B-movie fare by the early 1950s, after exhausting out his leading man potential (it didn’t help much that many of the top male stars had returned from their wartime duties just as he started to gain momentum).
    He attained a cult following as the irradiated (and voyeuristic) giant of Bert I. Gordon's unintentionally hilarious schlock sci-fi ‘The Amazing Colossal Man.’
    He and the film were parodied on Robot Chicken in 2005, when the show’s 60-foot diaper-clad Langan lookalike is struck in the crotch with a wrecking ball as he terrorizes the city (it was part of the Season One ‘Ode to the Nut Shot’ sketch).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He appeared on Broadway opposite Luise Rainer in J.M. Barrie's ‘Kiss for Cinderella.’
    He was a skilled swordsman and held his own against Olympic fencer Cornel West during the famous duel scene in Forever Amber.
    After the end of his film career, he successfully re-invented himself as a successful real estate salesman.
    He was married to star Adele Jergens for forty years, until his death.
    He had a career on the radio as police inspector Barton Drake on the Mutual crime drama ‘Murder Is My Hobby.’
    He attained immortality after ‘Amazing Colossal Man’ was riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Mike Nelson parodied his role in the episode’s mid-movie section).

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying