The Resume

(December 13, 1915-June 18, 1982)
Born in Munich, Germany
Birth name was Curd Gustav Andreas Gottleib Franz Jurgens
Appeared in 'The Royal Waltz' (1935), 'The Unknown' (1936), 'Whom the Gods Love' (1942), 'The Mozart Story' (1948), 'The Devil's General' (1955), '...And God Created Woman' (1956), 'The Enemy Below' (1957), 'The Threepenny Opera' (1962), 'The Longest Day' (1962), 'Lord Jim' (1965), 'The Assassination Bureau' (1969), 'The Battle of Britain' (1969), 'The Mephisto Waltz' (1971), 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977) and 'Smiley's People' (1982)
Became an Austrian citizen (1945)
Wrote the autobiography 'Sixty And Not Yet Wise' (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

He had four middle names.
He was billed as 'Curt' in English-language films and 'Curd' in European films.
He was married five times, divorced four times.
After suffering a heart attack, he had a near-death experience during which he claimed to have gone to Hell.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was imprisoned by the Nazis as a 'political unreliable.' (1944)
He was in a car accident in which his spermatic cords were cut by the medics rescuing him (1933).
His wife Eva Bartok later admitted that their daughter, Deana, had actually been fathered by Frank Sinatra.
The German tabloid Bild ranked him #2 on a list of men with the most sex appeal (2005).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 13]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12131915)
• Dorothy Dandridge’s Leading Men
• Esquire's Ranking of Every Bond Villain [2017] (Ranked: 48)
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 66)
• I Had an Anterior Myocardial Infarction [AMI]
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• I Portrayed a Bond Villain
• I Portrayed a King
• I'm Buried at Zentralfriedhof [Central Cemetary] in Vienna, Austria
• Profiles 23501-23750 (Ranked: 23508)
• Siblings of Twins
• The Longest Day
• Times Online's Top 10 Bond Villains (Ranked: 7)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19820618)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying