The Resume

(September 23, 1897-September 25, 1984)
Acted in 'Mannequin (1925),' 'Saratoga (1937),' 'The Girl of the Golden West (1938),' 'How Green Was My Valley (1941),' 'Madame Curie (1943),' 'Forbidden Planet (1956),' 'Skyjacked (1972),' 'Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976),' 'Two Minute Warning (1976)' and 'Sextette (1978)'
Starred in seven Broadway plays, including two musicals (as a baritone)
President of the Screen Actors Guild (1952-1956)
Became a U.S. citizen, maintaining dual citizenship
Died after a series of strokes at age 87

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked.
He said of his years with MGM Studios: 'I was like a kept woman during my twenty-one years at MGM.'
He was bad at remembering names and when he forgot a man's name he would call the guy 'Joe.'
He donated his body to the UCLA Medical School for dissection.

Why he might not be annoying:

He got his start in the movies as a silent film star.
His first wife of four years died while giving birth to his only child (October 26, 1926).
He was married to his second wife for over 52 years until his death.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Barbara Streisand's Leading Men
• Bird Names
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Attended the Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 28, 1939]
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 87)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Tuberculosis
• I Lived in Bel Air
• I Portrayed a Doctor on TV
• I Portrayed a Mad Scientist
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Jean Harlow's Leading Men
• John Ford Films
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 17001-17250 (Ranked: 17182)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 04]
• Scarecrows [Tall Thin People]
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Presidents
• Sour Apple Award (Ranked: 1944)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 60.56% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 40.54% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 280 Votes: 46.79% Annoying