The Resume

(May 2, 1878-February 6, 1962)
Born in Syracuse, New York
Birth name was John Leroy Atwell
Appeared in the films 'Don't Get Personal' (1920), 'Souls for Sale' (1923), 'The Harvester' (1936), 'Behind the Mike' (1937), 'The Fleet's In' (1942), 'People Are Funny' (1946), 'Abie's Irish Rose' (1946), and 'Where There's Life' (1947)
Voice of Doc in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937)
Appeared on Broadway in 'The Firefly' (1912) and 'Oh My Dear!' (1918-19)

Why he might be annoying:

He was married and divorced three times.
He made the change from dramatic actor to comedian when he nervously butchered a line in a play, drew a huge laugh, and was asked by the producers to do it again the next night.
His schtick was stammering and transposing words in sentences.
Rather than a comedian or a comic actor, he preferred to call himself a 'muddler.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the US Army during the Spanish-American War (1898).
He sang in the choir of the San Carlo Opera Company.
After retiring from the screen, he had a successful career in real estate.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 89]
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Died in 1962 (Ranked: 83)
• I Stutter/Stammer
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm in the Kitchen
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Profiles 55001-55186 (Ranked: 55020)
• Voices of Disney

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying