The Resume

(March 21, 1880-January 20, 1971)
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Birth name was Maxwell Henry Aronson
Adopted the stage name Gilbert M. Anderson
Appeared in 'The Great Train Robbery' (1903)
Co-founded Essanay Studios (1907)
Appeared in over 300 silent short films, including 148 Westerns
Received an honorary Academy Award as a motion picture pioneer (1958)

Why he might be annoying:

At various times, he gave his birth date as March 10 or 21, his birth year as 1880 or 1882, and his birth place as Little Rock or Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
He told 'Great Train Robbery' director Edwin S. Porter that he had been 'born in the saddle.'
During the first shot, he mounted his horse from the wrong side and got thrown by the spooked animal. (He ended up with three roles in the film anyway -- all unmounted.)
He made multiple retirements and comebacks.
He tried unsuccessfully to become a Broadway producer.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was Hollywood's first Western star.
He wrote, directed and produced his films in addition to starring in them.
He was the first producer to team Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
The town of Niles, California, where Essanay had its studio, holds an annual Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 40]
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2002)
• Cowboys and Gals
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Died in 1971 (Ranked: 90)
• I Fell Off My Horse
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• I was Cremated
• I Was Cremated at Chapel of the Pines [Los Angeles]
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Oscar
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• Newspaper Delivery Boys
• Profiles 32251-32500 (Ranked: 32363)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 94 Votes: 45.74% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 58 Votes: 39.66% Annoying