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George Bancroft (Actor)

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Actor

The Resume

    (September 30, 1882-October 2, 1956)
    Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Appeared in the films ‘The Journey’s End’ (1921), ‘The Code of the West’ (1925), ‘The Pony Express’ (1925), ‘Old Ironsides’ (1926), ‘Underworld’ (1927), ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (1929), ‘Thunderbolt’ (1929), ‘Ladies Love Brutes’ (1930), ‘Blood Money’ (1933), ‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ (1936), ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’ (1938), ‘Stagecoach’ (1939), Each Dawn I Die’ (1939), ‘Northwest Mounted Police’ (1940), ‘Young Tom Edison’ (1940), and ‘Whistling in Dixie’ (1942)

Why he might be annoying:

    He left the US Naval Academy after one year to become an actor.
    He did a blackface routine in vaudeville.
    He married his second wife without bothering to divorce his first wife.
    He was typecast as tough guys.
    He became increasingly egotistical and difficult to work with.
    During production of a film, he reportedly refused to fall down after being shot by the villain, telling the director, ‘One bullet can’t kill Bancroft!’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a gunner on the USS Baltimore during the Battle of Manilla Bay in the Spanish-American War (1898).
    He received his appointment to the Naval Academy in recognition of his derring-do after he swam beneath the hull of the battleship Oregon to assess the damage after it struck a rock off the coast of China (1900).
    He was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for ‘Thunderbolt.
    He successfully made the transition to talking pictures, with director John Cromwell noting that he had ‘an excellent voice - wonderful voice - and knew pretty well how to use it.’
    After leaving Hollywood, he had a successful career as a rancher.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying