The Resume

(February 16, 1905-November 8, 1987)
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Birth name was Noble Chisman
U.S. Navy Middleweight Boxing Champ (1932)
Boxed professionally from 1924 to 1934
Record 1-13-1
Acted in 'I Want to Live!,' 'Ex-Champ,' 'Guys and Dolls,' 'The Seven Year Itch,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Treasure of Sierra Madre,' 'The Big Chase,' 'They Shoot Horses Don't They?' and 'Cat Ballou'

Why he might be annoying:

He lost when he ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 1953.
He later ran for a State Assembly seat and lost that, too.
He claims that, when he was a child, his father told him: 'If I ever hear of you running from a fight, I’ll give you a worse licking when you get home. If they’re too big, get a club and knock them down to your size' (damn).
He was one of the first athletes to actively try and translate his sports celebrity into a movie career.
Most of his roles in films were ascended extras at best (usually going uncredited).

Why he might not be annoying:

He won the 1928 World Marathon Dance Champion contest.
As a prizefighter he once fought 'Packy East' (later known as Bob Hope).
He acted in nearly fifty episodes of Gunsmoke.
He found work as a corrections officer in the 1950's.
He received an award in 1982 for having over 1,000 screen credits.
He appeared in some of the greatest movies ever made.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Athletes Who Think They Can Act
• Billy Wilder Films
• Boxers
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 23]
• Cowboys and Gals
• I am a Hoosier [Indiana]
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Died in 1987 (Ranked: 82)
• I Portrayed a Fireman
• I Sought Political Office
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963]
• John Ford Films
• Night of the Hunter [1955]
• Police Officers
• Profiles 56501-56750 (Ranked: 56528)
• Valley of the Dolls [1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying