The Resume

(September 26, 1887-February 15, 1967)
Birth name is Antonio Garride Monteagudo
Acted in ‘The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912),' 'The Spanish Dancer (1923),' ‘The Temptress (1926),' ‘It (1927),' ‘Notorious (1946),' and 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was often typecast as a Latin lover.
Elinor Glyn called him 'The It Man.'
In ‘The Temptress' he and a rival duel with whips.
His Spanish accent made it hard for him to find roles when talkies became popular.
He and his wife named their sprawling mansion ‘Paramour.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His scenes with Greta Garbo in 'The Temptress' were quite steamy for their time.
When his acting career stalled in the 1930's, he became a successful director in Mexico.
He directed Mexico's first sound pictures, ‘Santa' and ‘Aguiles Frente al Sol.' in 1932.
He became a respected character actor in the forties.
His wife died in a car crash shortly after they separated.
His well-regarded film career lasted over forty years.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• D.W. Griffith Films
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• Greta Garbo's Leading Men
• I Attended Rudolph Valentino's Los Angeles Funeral [September 7, 1926]
• I Died in 1967 (Ranked: 79)
• I Portrayed a Gypsy
• Look at Me, I'm in Agony
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18292)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Suave Latinos
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19670215)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 4.76% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 44 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 66 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 89 Votes: 52.81% Annoying