The Resume

(October 20, 1895-September 19, 1969)
Born in Cairo, Illinois
Best known for playing the 200 foot genie in 'The Thief of Baghdad' (1940)
Also acted in films 'Tarzan of the Apes' (1918), 'The Ten Commandments' (1923), 'The Green Pastures' (1936), 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1939), 'Sahara' (1943), 'God’s Little Acre' (1958) and 'Elmer Gantry' (1960)
Acted in plays 'Cabin the Sky' (1940) and 'Waiting for Godot' (1957)
Appeared in TV shows 'Gunsmoke' and 'The Bill Cosby Show' in the late 1960s

Why he might be annoying:

He is often mixed up with silent film director Rex Ingram.
He was an untrained actor discovered in Los Angeles while on a visit.
He went bankrupt when he left films to go back to practicing medicine.
He was arrested for violating the Mann Act (interstate transport of a minor for immoral purposes) in 1949.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was born in a riverboat on the Mississippi River.
He was the first black man to earn a medical degree at Northwestern University.
He became frustrated with playing stereotypical black roles such as porters and African natives.
He had a notable career onstage in addition to his film work.
Except for Paul Robeson he was the only black actor to reach leading man status in early Hollywood.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bankruptcy
• Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Members and Honorees [1973-2005] (Ranked: 1975)
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10201895)
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 4]
• I Attended Northwestern
• I Died in 1969 (Ranked: 73)
• I Portrayed a Genie
• I Portrayed God
• I Portrayed the Devil
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26862)
• The Rifleman and Guests

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying