The Resume

(February 23, 1915-December 13, 1979)
Born in Fresno, California
Birth name was Charles Hall Locher
Appeared in the films 'Charlie Chan in Shanghai' (1935), 'The Lion Man' (1936), 'Hurricane' (1937), 'Kit Carson' (1940), 'South of Pago Pago' (1940), 'The Tuttles of Tahiti' (1942), 'Arabian Nights' (1942), 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (1944), 'Cobra Woman' (1944), 'The Invisible Man's Revenge' (1944), 'Gypsy Wildcat' (1944), 'The Prince of Thieves' (1948), 'The Mutineers' (1949), 'Hurricane Island' (1951), 'Forbidden Island' (1959) and 'Beach Girls and the Monster' (1965)
Portrayed Tom 'Ramar' Reynolds in the TV series 'Ramar of the Jungle' (1952-54)
Committed suicide while suffering inoperable bladder cancer

Why he might be annoying:

He started acting under his own name, then as Lloyd Crane, and finally changed his name to Jon Hall.
He was married and divorced twice from actress Raquel Torres.
He tested for the part of Flash Gordon but lost out to Buster Crabbe.
He said, 'I never liked acting. I don't like to be told what to do and what to say and how to say it.... As a profession, it's a bore.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the son of a Swiss skating champion and a Tahitian princess.
He was called 'Goldwyn's Gift to Women.'
He was a proficient swimmer and did his own aquatic stunts in 'Hurricane.'
He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for both movie and TV work.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 23]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2231915)
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'A Star is Born' [1954]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 1979 (Ranked: 64)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Portrayed Robin Hood
• I Remarried the Same Person [I Do! I Don't! I Changed My Mind!]
• I Took a Bullet
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• John Ford Films
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26753)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 156 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying