The Resume

(April 9, 1917-December 12, 2002)
Born in Goldfield, Nevada
Birth name was Boris Michel Soso
Portrayed Harry Luck in 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960)
Also appeared in 'Winged Victory' (1944), 'The Asphalt Jungle' (1950), 'The Las Vegas Story' (1952), 'Macao' (1952), 'Between Heaven and Hell' (1956), 'Run Silent, Run Deep' (1958), '13 Fighting Men' (1960), 'Taras Bulba' (1962), 'None But The Brave' (1965), 'Von Ryan's Express' (1965), 'Shampoo' (1975), 'The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover' (1977), 'Winter Kills' (1979) and 'Tajna Manastirske Rakije' (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

He originally acted as 'Barry Mitchell' before changing his stage name again at the urging of John Huston.
His marriage to Peggy Lee lasted less than a year (January-November, 1953).
His friendship with Frank Sinatra ended acrimoniously when he urged Sinatra not to marry Mia Farrow.
He said, 'I'm the one from The Magnificent Seven that nobody remembers.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He began working at age seven to help support his family.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He said, 'I love playing heavies. It's the best-written character. The hero is always bland.'
During the filming of 'None But the Brave' in Hawaii, he saved Frank Sinatra from drowning.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 22]
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 85)
• I Have Emphysema
• I Married and Divorced in the Same Calender Year
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Married in 1971
• I Married in 1994
• I Rescued Someone From Drowning
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Magnificent Seven
• Maxim's 50 Greatest Guys of the 20th Century (Ranked: 11)
• Newspaper Delivery Boys
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 26251-26500 (Ranked: 26375)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying