The Resume

(June 10, 1910-December 2, 1990)
Born in Joplin, Missouri
Birth name was Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings
Starred in 'The Bob Cummings Show' (aka 'Love That Bob,' 1955-59), 'The New Bob Cummings Show' (1961-62) and 'My Living Doll' (1964-65)
Appeared in the films 'Souls At Sea' (1937), 'Three Smart Girls Grow Up' (1939), 'Charlie McCarthy, Detective' (1939), 'Moon Over Miami' (1941), 'It Started With Eve' (1941), 'The Devil and Miss Jones' (1941), 'King's Row' (1942), 'Saboteur' (1942), 'Princess O'Rourke' (1943), 'You Came Along' (1945), 'The Bride Wore Boots' (1946), 'The Lost Moment' (1947), 'Sleep My Love' (1948), 'Reign of Terror' (1949), 'For Heaven's Sake' (1950), 'Dial M For Murder' (1954), 'My Geisha' (1962), 'Beach Party' (1963), 'The Carpetbaggers' (1964), 'What A Way to Go!' (1965) and 'Five Golden Dragons' (1967)

Why he might be annoying:

Before acting under his own name, he appeared on Broadway as Englishman 'Blade Stanhope Conway' and in Hollywood as Texan 'Bruce Hutchens.'
He usually billed himself as Bob in his comedies and Robert for his dramatic roles.
He became typecast as a carefree bachelor.
He was married five times, divorced four.
He met his last wife when she wrote to him after reading a tabloid story about his latest divorce.
He was a health-food fanatic who often carried around a small suitcase of vitamins.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was taught to fly by his godfather, Orville Wright.
He was a pilot with the US Army Air Corps in World War II and later with the Air Force Reserve.
Proving he could handle drama as well as comedy, he won an Emmy for portraying 'Juror Number 8' in Twelve Angry Men (1955).
He said of his devotion to healthy eating, 'I'd love to tell all those critics how well I feel today because of my diet, but they're all dead.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• B.C. or A.D.
• Beach Party [Series]
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 7)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 19]
• Edith Head Models
• I Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the New York Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 10, 1956]
• I Attended the Opening Day of Disneyland [July 17, 1955]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Mary Poppins' [1964]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Died in 1990 (Ranked: 80)
• I Had Renal Failure
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Have Parkinson Disease
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• I Married in 1971
• I Married in 1989
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery [Calif]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Known By a Middle Name
• My Name, My Scripted TV Series
• Natalie Wood Portrayed My Daughter
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Olivia De Havilland's Leading Men
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Pilots
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25602)
• Served in World War II
• This Is Your Life Honorees [A-K]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19901202)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 37 Votes: 16.22% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 82 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 41 Votes: 34.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 40.43% Annoying