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Michael Hordern

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 3, 1911-May 3, 1995)
    Performed on stage in 'Macbeth,' 'The Dock Brief,' 'The Tempest,' 'King Lear' and 'Jumpers'
    Appeared in over 100 films including 'Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum,' 'Anne of the Thousand Days,' 'How I Won The War,' 'Taming of the Shrew,' 'Gandhi' and 'Green Man'
    Knighted in 1983

Why he might be annoying:

    He worked for years in small roles before he got his 'break.'
    Toward the end of his career, he usually played dotty old men.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the RAF during WW II.
    Mel Gussow of the New York Times called him an 'Actor of Infinite Range.'
    He was a Shakespearean.
    His roles ranged from comic buffoons to wise and crafty senators.
    He was a teacher before going into acting.

Credit: Peacham


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 55.71% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 53.97% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 46.07% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 179 Votes: 35.20% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 289 Votes: 42.21% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 708 Votes: 43.22% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 635 Votes: 36.22% Annoying