The Resume

(July 7, 1906-January 10, 1985)
Born in Vienna, Austria
Zither player
Composed and recorded the score for 'The Third Man' (1949)

Why he might be annoying:

He brought his zither with him to the front when he served in the German Wehrmacht in WWII.
He never learned to read or write music.
He complained that director Carol Reed treated him 'like a slave' by not letting him return to Vienna until he was finished with the 'Third Man' score.
He was a one-hit wonder.

Why he might not be annoying:

Reed was trying to come up with a score that would evoke the atmosphere of Vienna without using Strauss waltzes when he overheard Karas playing in a beer garden and asked him to write the score.
His recording of 'The Third Man Theme' topped the Billboard best-sellers chart for 11 weeks.
He earned enough from sales of the single to open his own wine bar.
He gave command performances for the British royal family, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Emperor Hirohito and Pope Pius XII.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 44]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7071906)
• Film Composers
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I Died in 1985 (Ranked: 78)
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2006)
• Profiles 33251-33500 (Ranked: 33414)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying