The Resume

(September 18, 1916-December 24, 1994)
Born in Bologna, Italy
Actor and vocalist
Appeared in 'Tosca' (1941), 'Girl of the Golden West' (1942), 'Eleanora Duse' (1947), 'Volcano' (1950), 'The Vengeance of the Musketeers' (1952), 'Three Coins in the Fountain' (1954), 'The Barefoot Contessa' (1954), 'Summertime' (1955), 'South Pacific' (1958), 'Light in the Piazza' (1962), 'Rome Adventure' (1962), 'Krakatoa East of Java' (1969), 'The Italian Job' (1969), 'The Adventurers' (1970), 'Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks' (1974), 'The Time of the Assassin' (1975), 'Omen III: The Final Conflict' (1981), 'Fear City' (1984) and 'Final Justice' (1985)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a lawyer before becoming an actor.
He was usually typecast as a Latin lover in his Hollywood films.
He said he could see the future in his dreams, claiming that he foretold his first wife's death from cancer before the illness was diagnosed.
He was arrested in Venice for arms smuggling (1985).
He quipped, 'Sometimes my face is more beautiful than the leading lady's.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was goalkeeper for his college soccer team.
He beat heavyweight champ Primo Carnera in an arm wrestling match.
During World War II, he was a member of the Italian resistance movement.
He was acquitted on the smuggling charges.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors of Italian Descent
• Actors Turned Directors
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 28)
• Attorney
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 16]
• David Lean Films
• Freemasons
• I Died Before Unwrapping Presents [Christmas Eve - December 24th] (Ranked: 1994)
• I Died in 1994 (Ranked: 78)
• I Portrayed Dr. Victor Frankenstein
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look At My VHS Tape/DVD
• My Movie Was Featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Olivia De Havilland's Leading Men
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24502)
• Stars of 20th Century-Fox Musicals

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 134 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 78 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying