The Resume

(May 24, 1931-September 21, 2020)
Born in Paris, France
Acted in ‘The Trial,’ ‘Is Paris Burning?’ ‘The Day of the Jackal,’ ‘Galileo,’ ‘Moonraker,’ ‘Enigma,’ ‘The Remains of the Day,’ ‘Munich’ and ‘Agora’

Why he might be annoying:

Aside from playing a Bond villain, he has worked with three separate James Bond actors in non-Bond films.
He looks like Billy Mays.
He is considered by some Bond fans to be the lamest James Bond villain ever.

Why he might not be annoying:

He speaks French and English perfectly, making him very in demand for English language films.
He was twice nominated for a Cesar Award in France, and once for a BAFTA Award.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Esquire's Ranking of Every Bond Villain [2017] (Ranked: 58)
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 89)
• I Portrayed a Bond Villain
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 05]
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27227)
• Steven Spielberg Films
• Times Online's Top 10 Bond Villains (Ranked: 10)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20200921)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 40 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 35.21% Annoying