The Resume

(June 17, 1877-August 30, 1961)
Acted in 'Boss Tweed (1933),' 'Idiot's Delight (1939),' 'The Devil and Miss Jones (1941),' 'King's Row (1942),' 'George Washington Slept Here (1942),' 'Heaven Can Wait (1943),' 'Wilson (1944),' 'Mr. Music (1950),' 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953),' 'Around the World in 80 Days (1956)'
Won the 1943 Best Supporting Actor Oscar ('The More, the Merrier')

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked cigars.
His trademark was wearing a monocle.
He and his wife formed a theater company that they named The Coburn Shakespeare Players.

Why he might not be annoying:

He didn't make his film debut until he was 56.
He was nominated for three Academy Awards.
He founded the Mohawk Drama Festival at Schenectady's Union College.
His final stage appearance was a summer-stock production of 'You Can't Take It With You' a week before he died.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Around the World in 80 Days [1956]
• Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1943)
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Died in 1961 (Ranked: 84)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Made My First Movie After Turning 50
• I Named Names
• I Portrayed Benjamin Franklin
• I Won My First Oscar When I Was Over 50 (Ranked: 66)
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Monocle or Specs
• Male Cigar Smokers
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• My Name, My Company
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11777)
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• This Is Your Life Honorees [A-K]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 29.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 57.97% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 42.16% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 159 Votes: 55.35% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 93 Votes: 38.71% Annoying