The Resume

(February 22, 1939-September 22, 2011)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Birth name was Jonathan Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil
Great-grandson of British Prime Minister Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Appeared in the films 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce' (1964), 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer' (1970), 'Lust for a Vampire' (1971), 'Up the Front' (1972), 'Barry Lyndon' (1975), 'The Taming of the Shrew' (1980), 'Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part 1' (1981), 'Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse' (1981), 'Thirteen at Dinner' (1985), 'Dead Man's Folly' (1986), 'Murder in Three Acts' (1986), 'Little Dorrit' (1988), 'As You Like It' (1992), 'Victoria & Albert' (2001) and 'National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj' (2006)
Appeared on the West End Stage in 'A Heritage and Its History' (1965), 'Halfway Up the Tree' (1967), 'The Ruling Class' (1969), 'Lulu' (1971) 'Cowardly Coward' (1972) and 'Uncle Vanya' (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

His description of his parents' reaction to his desire to act professionally: 'They did nothing to discourage me, except they didn't think I was very good, and I think they were right.'
He was typecast as 'toffs and bumbling clerics.'
He said, 'If I have any regrets, it's that I didn't do parts with more depth.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He said, 'Comic and character actors, like proverbial blondes, usually have more fun.'
He was described as 'one of the finest upper-class-twits of his era.'
He recorded 40 books-on-tape of P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster stories, saying 'I enter the studio and go into another world -- the book takes over. I've always had fun with the producers, and it is only afterwards that I realize what hard work it has been.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Agatha Christie Films
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 38]
• History of the World Part 1 [1981]
• I Attended Eton
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 2011 (Ranked: 72)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Married in 1976
• I Portrayed a King
• I Portrayed Bertie Wooster
• Mel Brooks' Recasts
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 31751-32000 (Ranked: 31867)
• Stanley Kubrick Films

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 111 Votes: 80.18% Annoying