The Resume

(March 28, 1921-May 8, 1999)
Birth name was Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde
Acted in 'Boys in Brown,' 'Blackmailed,' 'For Better, for Worse,' 'Cast a Dark Shadow,' 'A Tale of Two Cities,' 'Song Without End,' 'I Could Go on Singing,' 'Modesty Blaise,' 'Justine,' 'The Night Porter,' 'A Bridge Too Far,' 'The Vision' and 'Daddy Nostalgia.'

Why he might be annoying:

His birth name was long and hard to spell.
He never married.
He once said: 'I'll only work with new people. If you stick with your contemporaries, you're dead.'
In 1973, he starred in a very controversial movie 'The Night Porter,' in which he portrayed a Nazi prison guard who has a violent, S&M relationship with one of his prisoners played by Charlotte Rampling.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a prolific writer with seven volumes of his autobiography and seven novels all being best sellers.
He was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#78).
He was knighted by the Queen of England in 1992.
He is considered one of the British cinema's greatest stars.
He was the only cast member of 'A Bridge Too Far' to have served at the actual battles depicted in the film.
He was known as 'The British Rock Hudson.

Credit: Cosmic Princess

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BAFTA - Best Actor Winners (Ranked: 1963)
• BAFTA - Best Actor Winners (Ranked: 1965)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 1984)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Presidents (Ranked: 1984)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3281921)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Cosmic Princess' Profiles [Series 1]
• Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars [1995] (Ranked: 78)
• Fish Names
• GQ's 50 Best Dressed British Males of All Time [2004] (Ranked: 31)
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 78)
• I Probably Banged Judy Garland
• I Probably Banged Kate Jackson
• I'm Dutch
• Judy Garland's Leading Men
• Knights
• Luscious Laddies
• Profiles 9501-9750 (Ranked: 9581)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19990508)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 37.74% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 133 Votes: 45.11% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 177 Votes: 50.85% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 260 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 100 Votes: 39.00% Annoying