The Resume

(April 9, 1903-November 5, 1960)
Birth name is Wardell Bond
Star of television's 'Wagon Train'
Acted in 'It Happened One Night (1934),' 'Bringing Up Baby (1938),' 'Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938),' 'You Can't Take It with You (1938),' 'Son of Frankenstein (1939),' 'Young Mr. Lincoln (1939),' 'Gone With the Wind (1939),' 'The Grapes of Wrath (1940),' 'Sergeant York (1941),' 'The Maltese Falcon (1941),' 'It's a Wonderful Life (1946),' 'The Quiet Man (1952)' and 'The Searchers (1956)'
Died of a heart attack (1960)

Why he might be annoying:

He was very arrogant.
He was divorced.
His birth date is listed as either 1903 or 1905.
It was said that you either loved him or hated him.
In college, he and John Wayne would often get into drunken fights with others.
An extreme anti-communist, he helped get many actors blacklisted during the 1950s.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a versatile actor.
He suffered from epilepsy.
He played college football with John Wayne, and the two became best friends.
He was John Wayne's best man and John Wayne was his best man.
On his way to John Wayne's wedding he was hit by a car, but performed his duty as best man on crutches.
He was in over 250 films (including thirty in 1935 alone).
The muppet Bert was named after his character of Bert the police officer in 'It's a Wonderful Life.'
He appeared in many of the truly classic films of all time.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Athletes Who Think They Can Act
• Celebrity Civil War Buffs
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2001)
• Cowboys and Gals
• Football Players
• Frank Capra Films
• Gone With the Wind [1939]
• I Attended the Atlanta Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 15, 1939]
• I Attended University of Southern California
• I Died in 1960 (Ranked: 57)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Have Epilepsy
• I Lived in Beverly Hills
• I Named Names
• I Was Buried at Sea
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery [Calif]
• John Ford Films
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12518)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Supersized Egos
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19601105)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 113 Votes: 47.79% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 63 Votes: 39.68% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 169 Votes: 36.09% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 146 Votes: 44.52% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 127 Votes: 40.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 214 Votes: 43.93% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 97 Votes: 43.30% Annoying