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Richard Dix

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The Resume

    (July 18, 1893-September 20, 1949)
    Born in St. Paul, Minnesota
    Birth name was Ernst Carlton Brimmer
    Portrayed John McTavish in 'The Ten Commandments' (1923)
    Portrayed Yancey Cravat in 'Cimarron' (1931)
    Selected filmography includes 'To the Last Man (1923),' 'Warming Up (1928),' 'Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929),' 'The Lost Squadron (1932),' 'The Tunnel (1935),' 'Man of Conquest (1939),' 'Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942),' 'The Kansan (1943)' and 'The Whistler (1944)'

Why he might be annoying:

    His catalog of silent films made between 1917 and 1928 is considered lost with only a handful of exceptions.
    He survived the advent of talkies, only for his career to hit the wall anyway when he became an alcoholic.
    By the early-1940's he was reduced to the B-movie circuit, mainly 'Whistler' serial films where he never played the same character more than once.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He appeared in over 100 film roles.
    In his prime, he was a major box office draw for RKO Studios.
    He received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his performance in 'Cimarron.'
    He was the first male actor to give an Oscar-nominated performance in a Best Picture winner.
    He figures into a punchline in the classic Western spoof 'Blazing Saddles.'
    His son was killed in an accident at a Ponderosa logging camp only four years after his own death from a series of heart attacks.
    Roger Moore claimed that Dix was his mother's favorite movie star.
    He made AFI's nomination shortlist for its 50 Greatest Heroes for Yancey in 'Cimarron.'

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    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying