The Resume

(November 4, 1914-February 13, 1996)
Won the 1965 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (A Thousand Clowns)
Portrayed Murray Klein on 'Archie Bunker's Place'
Appeared in 'On the Waterfront (1954),' '12 Angry Men (1957),' 'Al Capone (1959),' 'Psycho (1960),' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961),' 'Cape Fear (1962),' 'Carpetbaggers (1964),' 'Thousand Clowns (1965),' 'Harlow (1965),' 'Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970),' 'Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970),' 'Catch-22 (1970),' 'Murder on the Orient Express (1974),' 'All the President's Men (1976),' 'St. Elmo's Fire (1985),' 'Cape Fear (1991)' and 'Silence of the Hams (1994)'
Won a Tony for 'You Know I Can't Hear When The Water's Running (1967)'

Why he might be annoying:

He married and divorced three times, including actress Joyce Van Patten.
His date of birth is anywhere from 1914 to 1919.
He was turned down for the role of HAL in '2001, A Space Odyssey.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was Dick Van Patten's brother-in-law (1957-62).
Columnist/Critic Earl Wilson named him 'The Bronx Barrymore.'
Despite not having the looks of a leading man - he was bald, heavyset and aging - he acted in about 100 movies, many of them classics.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1965)
• Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments [2004] (Ranked: 4)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Channel 4's 100 Greatest Scary Moments [Britain - October 2003] (Ranked: 11)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am a Bronxite
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 77)
• Mike Nichols Films
• Murder on the Orient Express [1974]
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1964)
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Profiles 3001-3250 (Ranked: 3022)
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1968)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19960213)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 128 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 292 Votes: 39.73% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 181 Votes: 42.54% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 254 Votes: 44.49% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 579 Votes: 44.39% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1834 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 89 Votes: 30.34% Annoying