The Resume

(February 18, 1890-October 29, 1963)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Acted in ‘The Sheik (1921),' ‘A Woman of Paris (1923),' ‘The Sorrows of Satan (1925),' ‘The Front Page (1931),' ‘Little Miss Marker (1934),' ‘Stage Door (1937),' ‘Roxie Hart (1942),' ‘State of the Union (1948),' ‘The Tall Target (1951),' ‘Paths of Glory (1957),' and ‘Pollyanna (1960)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was married three times.
He cooperated with the House Committee of Un-American Activities in 1947 and gave the names of several colleagues with alleged communist sympathies.
Without his famous mustache he was virtually unrecognizable as an actor.

Why he might not be annoying:

His acting career spanned four decades and included many memorable roles in both silent films and talkies.
He was voted the best dressed man in America nine times.
He earned a degree in engineering from Cornell University.
He was a captain in the Ambulance Corps during World War One.
He was a cousin of Irish writer James Joyce.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2181890)
• Elia Kazan Films
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• Gloria Swanson's Leading Men
• Golden Girls References
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Attended Cornell
• I Attended Jean Harlow’s Funeral [June 7, 1937]
• I Attended the Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 28, 1939]
• I Attended the New York Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 10, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Died in 1963 (Ranked: 73)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Hepatitis
• I Named Names
• I Portrayed the Devil
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at My Turban
• Luscious Laddies
• Mustaches
• Philatelists [Stamp Collectors]
• Profiles 17251-17500 (Ranked: 17311)
• Served in World War I
• Stanley Kubrick Films

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 56 Votes: 83.93% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 32.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 68.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 94 Votes: 50.0% Annoying