The Resume

(February 6, 1899-October 30, 1968)
Birth name is Ramón Gil Samaniego
Starred in 'Mr. Barnes in New York (1922),' 'The Prisoner of Zenda (1922),' 'Trifling Woman (1922),' 'Where the pavement ends (1923),' 'Scaramouche (1923),' 'Thy Name is Woman (1924),' 'The Arab (1924),' 'The Red Lily (1924),' 'a Lover's Oath (1925),' 'The Midshipman (1925),' 'Ben Hur (1925),' 'Lovers (1927),' 'The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927),' 'The Road to Romance (1927),' 'Across to Singapore (1928),' 'A Certain Young Man (1928),' 'Forbidden Hours (1928),' 'The Flying Fleet (1929),' 'Devil- May care (1929),' 'In Gay Madrid (1930),' 'Call of the flesh (1930),' 'Daybreak (1931),' 'Son of India (1931),' 'Mata Hari (1931),' 'Huddle (1932),' 'The Son- Daughter (1932),' 'The Barbarian (1932),' 'The Cat and the Fiddle (1934),' 'Laughing Boy (1934),' 'The Night is Young (1935),' 'The Sheik Steps Out (1937),' 'A Desperate Adventure (1938),' 'We Wee Strangers (1949),' 'The Big Steal (1949),' 'The Outriders (1950),' 'Crisis (1950),' and 'Heller in Pink Tights (1960)'

Why he might be annoying:

Although he adjusted to talkies quite easily, his career still flopped.
He would rub Vaseline on his upper gum to succeed in smiling when his mouth was dry.
He was gay and never married.
He was referred to as 'The Second Valentino' when Rudolph Valentino left MGM.
Some of his fan mail came addressed to 'Mr. Ben Hur.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He had an incredible physique and was devastatingly good looking.
He was beaten to death by two young robbers at his home in Hollywood Hills (October 30, 1968).
He had an extraordinary singing voice.
Some critics prefer his portrayal of Ben-Hur to that of Charlton Heston's.
He was born during the Spanish Revolution.
He has a star on the walk of fame.
He is a cousin of Dolores Del Rio.

Credit: Buddy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• Allegedly Gay Men
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Fashion Role Models
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Golden Globe: Special Appreciation Award (Ranked: 1959)
• Grandparents of Twins
• Greta Garbo's Leading Men
• I am Mexican
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1968 (Ranked: 69)
• I Got a Pet Cat or Twenty
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Colon Cancer
• I Have Skin Cancer [Melanoma]
• I Lived in Hollywood Hills
• I Probably Banged Rudolph Valentino
• I was Murdered
• I was Tortured
• I'm Buried at Calvary Cemetery [2004]
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• Katharine Hepburn's Leading Men
• My Name is Wilson
• Pretty Boys
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12389)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19681030)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 114 Votes: 71.05% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 84 Votes: 69.05% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 154 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 74 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 1063 Votes: 43.56% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 259 Votes: 42.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 225 Votes: 50.22% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 139 Votes: 48.20% Annoying