The Resume

(June 26, 1904-March 23, 1964)
Birth name is Laszlo Lowenstein
Acted in 'M (1931),' 'The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934),' 'Mad Love (1935),' 'The Maltese Falcon (1941),' 'Casablanca (1942),' 'Arsenic and Old Lace (1944),' 'The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)' and '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)'
Inspired Ren of 'Ren and Stimpy'

Why he might be annoying:

He was typecast as a neurotic madman.
He smoked.
He was married three times and divorced twice.
He battled a morphine addiction for most of his life.
Most of the films he made later in life bombed.

Why he might not be annoying:

He fled Nazi Germany in the 1930's.
He was roommates with Billy Wilder during his early years in Hollywood.
His daughter was almost kidnapped by a gang called the Hillside Stranglers.
His heavy accent is recognizable and often parodied.
Many think his acting talents were never appreciated.
He was good friends with Vincent Price and Humphrey Bogart.
Charlie Chaplin once called him 'the greatest actor alive.'

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [L-Z]
• Alien Heads
• Annoyatorium's Least Annoying [2005] (Ranked: 5)
• Appeared in Yellow Face
• Around the World in 80 Days [1956]
• Bankruptcy
• Beach Party [Series]
• Bobble Heads
• Casablanca [1942]
• Cleft Chins
• Coolest Jews in Hollywood
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Empire Magazine's Top 100 Actors [2004] (Ranked: 80)
• Fish Eyes
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• Frank Capra Films
• Fred Astaire’s Dance Partners
• German Expressionist Films
• Hollywood Canteen [1944]
• Hungary for a Bagel [Hungarian Jews]
• I Abused Morphine
• I am Hungarian
• I Attended the Opening Day of Disneyland [July 17, 1955]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Marie Antoinette' [1938]
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 59)
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[J-L]
• I Lived in Brentwood
• I Portrayed 1 of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters [Premiere, 2004] (Ranked: 79)
• I Portrayed a Hunchback
• I Portrayed a Mad Scientist
• I Portrayed a Piano Prodigy
• I Portrayed a Serial Killer
• I Portrayed a Spy
• I Portrayed My Own Doppelganger
• I Portrayed Nero
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Jack Benny Show
• Look at Me, Oy Vey
• My Voice Inspired the Voice of a Cartoon Character
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances (Ranked: 94)
• Profiles 10751-11000 (Ranked: 10923)
• Ratman's Least Annoying (Ranked: 3)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Rob Schneider Impersonations
• Robin Williams Impersonations
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Stars of Horror Films
• Stars of MGM Musicals
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• Time’s Top 25 Greatest Movie Villains [2007]
• Wacky Eyes
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 28 Votes: 7.14% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 93 Votes: 44.09% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 254 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 162 Votes: 59.88% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 138 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 54 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 111 Votes: 61.26% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 39.02% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 109 Votes: 37.61% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 97 Votes: 39.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 441 Votes: 43.99% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 568 Votes: 42.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 5922 Votes: 42.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 6530 Votes: 40.89% Annoying