Actor
The Resume
(May 16, 1905-August 12, 1982)
Won the 1981 Oscar for Best Actor (On Golden Pond)
Star of 'On Golden Pond,' 'Meteor,' 'Midway,' 'Jesse James,' 'Spendthrift,' 'Jezebel,' 'The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,' 'Young Mr. Lincoln,' 'The Grapes of Wrath,' 'Fort Apache,' 'The Longest Day,' 'How the West Was Won' and '12 Angry Men'
Won the AFI Life Achievement Award (1978)
Won a TONY for 'Mister Roberts' (1948)
Father of Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda
Grandfather of Bridget Fonda
Why he might be annoying
He was married five times.
He was an Eagle Scout.
He never thought his son, Peter Fonda, was a good actor.
Many critics felt that his 'On Golden Pond' Oscar was a pity award, in that he hadn't received an Oscar till he was near death.
He wore a toupee.
He had a face-lift.
Why he might not be annoying
Some of his paintings hung in art galleries.
He is known for his cat like walk in Westerns.
He ranked #95, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.
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Year In Review:
For 2010, as of last week, Out of 384 Votes: 24.74% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 104 Votes: 35.58% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 275 Votes: 44.36% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 459 Votes: 40.09% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 528 Votes: 42.80% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 370 Votes: 45.41% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 767 Votes: 42.50% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1865 Votes: 44.66% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 5262 Votes: 53.67% Annoying
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