The Resume

(July 10, 1899-January 9, 1936)
Birth name is John Cecil Pringle
Starred in films 'Hell's Hinges (1916),' 'the Love Gambler (1922),' 'Monte Cristo (1922),' 'Cameo Kirby (1923),' 'His Hour (1924),' 'He Who Gets Slapped (1924),' 'The Merry Widow (1925),' 'The Big Parade (1925),' 'La Boheme (1926),' 'Love (1927),' 'Flesh and the Devil (1927),' 'The Show (1927),' 'Twelve Miles Out (1927),' 'A Woman of Affairs (1928),' 'The Cossacks (1928),' 'Desert Nights (1929),' 'His Glorious Night (1929),' 'A Man's Man (1929),' 'Redemption (1930),' 'A Way for a Sailor (1930),' 'Downstairs (1932),' 'Fast Workers (1933),' 'Queen Christina (1933),' and 'The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)'

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked.
He was married four times and each marriage ended in divorce.
Two of his marriages were to one of his co-stars.
His broken marriage to Greta Garbo led to his drinking problem.
He went from playing tragic figures in silent films to playing the villain in talkies.
His career crashed as soon as talkies became popular, even though he adjusted quite easily to them.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a versatile actor who was not appreciated for his acting ability.
He made five films with Greta Garbo; their relationship was as torrid in real life as it was on screen.
At their wedding ceremony, she left him at the church altar, after having second thoughts about marrying him.
When his career began to falter, Greta attempted to help him by giving him the lead role opposite her in 'Queen Christina (1933).'
The character Norman Maine in 'A Star is Born (1937)' is said to have been based on him.
He is pictured on one of ten 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps honoring stars of the silent screen.
He suffered a fatal heart attack and died (January 9, 1936) He was slated to appear as one of the leads in 'Garden of Allah (1936)' but he died before filming could begin.

Credit: Soccer

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• Erich Von Stroheim Films
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Greta Garbo's Leading Men
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [D-G]
• I Attended Rudolph Valentino's Los Angeles Funeral [September 7, 1926]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Don Juan' [1926]
• I Died in 1936 (Ranked: 36)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 36)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Lived in Beverly Hills
• I Probably Banged Clara Bow
• I Probably Banged Greta Garbo
• I Probably Banged Marlene Dietrich
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• Lillian Gish's Leading Men
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Men Destroyed by Women
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 602)
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12687)
• Soccer's Profiles
• Sourpuss Faces

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 59.72% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 185 Votes: 53.51% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 40 Votes: 55.00% Annoying