The Resume

(July 18, 1911-June 15, 2003)
Husband of Jessica Tandy
Acted in onstage in 'Hamlet,' 'The Fourposter,' 'Foxfire,' 'The Gin Game' and the films 'The Seventh Cross,' 'Cleopatra' and 'Cocoon'

Why he might be annoying:

When he was profiled on '60 Minutes,' he played a practical joke on Mike Wallace by saying that he and Jessica Tandy were divorcing because she had found another man.
Jessica Tandy won two Tony awards for the plays they appeared in together and he didn't win any.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to Jessica Tandy for 53 years.
When Jessica Tandy's career faltered after their marriage, he directed her in a production of Tennessee Williams' 'Battle of Angels,' which led to her being cast as Blanche DuBoise in 'A Streetcar named Desire.'
They were frequent co-stars, appearing onstage together in 'The Fourposter,' 'The Gin game,' 'Foxfire' and 'A Delicate Balance.'
He won a Tony Award for playing Polonius in 'Hamlet.'
He received an Oscar nomination for 'The Seventh Cross.'
He wrote the screenplays for the Alfred Hitchcock films 'Rope' and 'Under Capricorn.'

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Appearing in Hallmark Movies
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• Blacklisted
• Cable ACE - Actor in a Movie/Mini-series (Ranked: 1990)
• Canada's Walk of Fame
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Elia Kazan Films
• I Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts
• I Attended McGill
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 91)
• I Have Prostate Cancer
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 1986)
• Male Pipe Smokers
• One-Eyed Jacks
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries Emmy (Ranked: 1990)
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries Emmy (Ranked: 1994)
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Emmy (Ranked: 1992)
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7760)
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1964)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20030615)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 11.76% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 171 Votes: 63.74% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 36.47% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 122 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 47.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 287 Votes: 44.95% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 331 Votes: 41.99% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 442 Votes: 42.76% Annoying