The Resume

(October 25, 1928-January 19, 2006)
Birth name is Anthony Papaleo
Acted in ‘A Face in the Crowd' (1957) and ‘The Long Hot Summer' (1958)
TV parts include ‘The Name of the Game' and ‘Matt Helm'
Died of a stroke at 77

Why he might be annoying:

He divorced three times.
Shelley Winters, his second wife, died five days before he did.
When he was fired from ‘The Name of the Game,' his function was simultaneously taken over by several actors.
His behavior provided limitless gossip.
He spent ten days in Los Angeles County Jail for clobbering a press photographer.
He was typecast as moody characters.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father disappeared when he was one year old.
He brought an introspective and highly realistic approach to his roles.
When his movie career faltered, he found success on television and foreign films (particularly those in Italian).
His fourth marriage, to a German fashion model in 1970, lasted until his death.
He was longtime friends with Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors of Italian Descent
• Ann-Margret's Leading Men
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10251928)
• Cleft Chins
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 02]
• Elia Kazan Films
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor [Drama] (Ranked: 1959)
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 77)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Lived in Brentwood
• I Probably Banged Rita Hayworth
• Insect Names
• Look at Me, I'm Getting Blown
• Look at Me, It's My Birthday
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Profiles 17001-17250 (Ranked: 17070)
• Shirley MacLaine’s Leading Men
• Short Fuses
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20060119)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 59.68% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 156 Votes: 50.64% Annoying