The Resume

(February 25, 1913-September 5, 1988)
Birth name was Karl-Gerhart Froeber
Best known as the title character in 'Goldfinger'
Acted in 'The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960),' 'The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961),' 'Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1965),' 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965),' 'Is Paris Burning? (1966),' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968),' 'And Then There Were None (1974)' and 'The Serpent's Egg (1977)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a member of the Nazi Party.
Appropriately enough, he was typecast as Nazis and other villainous Germans.
He was tall and fat.
His birth name was Karl-Gerhart Froeber, but he changed it to 'Gert Fröbe,' as if that were somehow more accessible.
Although he played the role of Goldfinger, his English was so incomprehensible that it had to be dubbed.

Why he might not be annoying:

Although a Nazi Party member, he also sheltered Jews from the Gestapo.
He was known as a jolly guy.
He was an excellent violinist.
He beat out the acclaimed stage actor Theodore Bikel for the part of Goldfinger.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• About's Top 10 Bond Villains (Ranked: 3)
• AFI's 50 Greatest Movie Villains (Ranked: 49)
• Agatha Christie Films
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2251913)
• Esquire's Ranking of Every Bond Villain [2017] (Ranked: 5)
• Fat Comedians
• I am a Nazi
• I Died in 1988 (Ranked: 75)
• I Portrayed a Bond Villain
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• Ogres [Huge and Hulky]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11932)
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• Redheads - Male
• The Longest Day
• Times Online's Top 10 Bond Villains (Ranked: 2)
• TV Guide’s 50 Greatest Movie Moments [March 2001] (Ranked: 50)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 44 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 52.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 148 Votes: 60.14% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 536 Votes: 49.81% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 748 Votes: 45.72% Annoying