The Resume

(March 18, 1905-June 9, 1958)
His birth name is Friedrich Robert Donath
Won the 1939 Oscar for Best Actor (Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
Appeared in 'The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933),' 'The Count Of Monte Cristo (1934),' 'The 39 Steps (1935),' 'The Ghost That Went West (1936),' 'Goodbye Mr Chips (1939),' 'The Young Mr Pitt (1942)' and 'The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness (1958)

Why he might be annoying:

No role ever seemed beyond him.
He was married to actress Renee Asherson for 3 years (1953-56).
He died before his final film 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' was released.

Why he might not be annoying:

As a child, he took elocution lessons to overcome a stutter.
He hated Hollywood and only made one film there (1934).
He beat Clark Gable in 'Gone With The Wind' for the 1939 Oscar.
He was only able to complete 'The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness' with the help of oxygen due to chronic asthma (1958).

Credit: Fantom

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI's 50 Greatest Movie Heroes (Ranked: 41)
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Appeared in Yellow Face
• Best Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1939)
• Fantom's Profiles
• I Died in 1958 (Ranked: 53)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Have Asthma
• I Stutter/Stammer
• Marlene Dietrich's Leading Men
• My Oscar was Accepted by a Surrogate (Ranked: 1939)
• Profiles 3251-3500 (Ranked: 3474)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 177 Votes: 44.07% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 305 Votes: 47.87% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 526 Votes: 45.06% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1313 Votes: 52.86% Annoying