The Resume

(December 13, 1910-July 23, 1971)
Birth name is Emmett Evan Heflin, Jr.
Acted in 'A Woman Rebels (1936),' 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937),' 'Green Dolphin Street (1947),' 'The Three Musketeers (1948),' 'Shane (1953),' 'Battle Cry (1955),' 'The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)' and 'Airport (1970)'
Won the 1942 Best Supporting Actor Oscar ('Johnny Eager')

Why he might be annoying:

His first marriage only lasted six months.
He turned down the roll of Elliot Ness on 'The Untouchables' TV series.
He was found unconscious in his swimming pool after suffering a heart attack, and died 17 days later having never regained consciousness.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a combat cameraman in World War II.
He starred opposite Katherine Hepburn in the Broadway production of 'The Philadelphia Story.'
He created the role of Detective Phillip Marlowe on radio (1947).

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Airport [Series]
• Barbara Stanwick's Leading Men
• Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1942)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Edith Head Models
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• Greatest Story Ever Told [1965]
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Diary of Anne Frank' [1959]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Mary Poppins' [1964]
• I Died in 1971 (Ranked: 60)
• I Got a Pet Cat or Twenty
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Lived in Century City
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Portrayed One of the Three Musketeers
• I Portrayed Philip Marlowe
• I Probably Banged Gloria Vanderbilt
• I Probably Banged Katharine Hepburn
• I Was Buried at Sea
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• Judy Garland's Leading Men
• Katharine Hepburn's Leading Men
• Lana Turner's Leading Men
• Mustaches
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11773)
• Toupee Wearers and Hair Transplants
• Toupee Wearers and Hair Transplants (Ranked: 1942)
• Vehicle Names
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 126 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 48.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 170 Votes: 44.71% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 93 Votes: 44.09% Annoying