Shtick: Growly, stoic.

A voice like an 18-wheeler grinding its lower gears, and attitude that picks its teeth with live rattlesnakes.

So familiar as the A-Team‘s persistent nemesis, that whenever he shows up in Airwolf or Battlestar Galactica or anywhere else for that matter, your response isn’t just “Hey! It’s that guy!” but “Hey! it’s Colonel Decker!”

Quote: “Smith!”

While scrounging for images, I also found this unbelievable gem:

Those eyes. That chin… yep, it’s really him. I really can’t imagine what this sounds like. It certainly can’t be any worse (or weirder) than this CD by another well-known stonefaced hero, Takakura Ken:

I have this album. Doleful, guttural Enka sung by Golgo 13. Unlistenable and mystical, all at the same time.