Personal details
- Birth Date: 1937-09-04
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Birth Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Professions: Actor
Nicholas Worth was basically built like a human freight train—think big, tough, and a total scene-stealer whenever he popped up as some menacing villain. Born in St. Louis back in ’37, the guy didn’t just roll into Hollywood overnight. He put in time at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, got his fine arts degree, then jumped out of planes as an Army paratrooper for a few years. After that, he headed west, hit up the Pasadena Playhouse, and started digging into the LA theater scene. His first movie gig was For Pete’s Sake! in ’66, but he really made his mark with all these wild, offbeat roles—like dropping in on Scream Blacula Scream, The Terminal Man, and The Glove (where, honestly, he got tossed in a pool in hilarious fashion). Worth was never afraid to go dark—just look at him as that unhinged Vietnam vet in Don’t Answer the Phone! That role? Unforgettable, creepy, totally over the top. He kept showing up as all kinds of baddies: henchmen, creeps, even mutant frog dudes in Hell Comes to Frogtown. You could spot him in everything from Swamp Thing to Darkman, always bringing this wild, rough energy. TV wasn’t safe either—he guest-starred everywhere, from Star Trek to The X Files to Knight Rider and Moonlighting (yes, he danced with Bruce Willis). Off-screen, though, dude was apparently a total sweetheart and a power-lifting Christian. In his later years, he even did voice work for video games. Worth passed away in 2007, but man, his legacy as Hollywood’s go-to heavy lives on.
Earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, right in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. That’s no small feat—Carnegie Mellon’s kind of a big deal in the art world, so you know this person didn’t just cruise through. They probably spent way too many nights hunched over projects, running on caffeine fumes, and arguing about what counts as “art” in the first place. Also, Pittsburgh’s got this gritty, industrial vibe that sneaks into your bones after a while, and honestly, it shapes the way you see things. That’s the kind of place where inspiration comes from the weirdest corners—old warehouses, rainy streets, maybe even a Primanti Bros. sandwich at 2am. So, yeah, a Fine Arts degree from there? That’s not just a piece of paper. It’s a badge of survival, creativity, and probably a few questionable fashion choices during critiques. If you meet someone with that background, trust they know their stuff.
referencennKid me, sitting there in the dark, eyes glued to the screen—The Three Musketeers doing their thing, sword fights and wild capes everywhere. I remember thinking, “That’s it. That’s what I want. I gotta be up there.” My great aunt dragged me along, probably thinking it was just another Saturday, but I walked out a different person. I grabbed her hand, looked up and blurted, “I need to be on that screen.” She kind of smirked, called me Nicky, and just went, “Sure you do.” Like, she didn’t believe me for a second, but I didn’t care. I was dead serious. That movie flipped some switch in my brain. Ever since, chasing that dream’s been like breathing—just something I gotta do. It’s wild how one random afternoon can shape your whole life.
September 4, 1937
6′ (1.83 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
87 years old