The Resume

(July 1, 1899-December 13, 1962)
Won the 1932/34 Oscar for Best Actor (The Private Life of Henry VIII)
Starred in 'The Private Life of Henry VIII,' 'Les Misérables (1935),' 'Rembrandt,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)' and 'Spartacus'
Host of 'This is Charles Laughton (1953)'
Directed 'The Night of the Hunter (1955)'
Died of cancer

Why he might be annoying:

He once assessed his looks by saying: 'I have a face like the behind of an elephant.'
His potential career as a director never caught on.

Why he might not be annoying:

He received a Bancroft gold medal at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (where he studied).
He remained married to the same woman, actress Elsa Lanchester, for over 30 years (until his death).
He was gassed during World War I, which affected him throughout the rest of his life.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 50 Greatest British Actors [Channel 4] (Ranked: 45)
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 98)
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Thrills [Directors] (Ranked: 34)
• AFI's 50 Greatest Movie Villains (Ranked: 19)
• Agatha Christie Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Allegedly Gay Men Who Married Women
• Best Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1933)
• Billy Wilder Films
• Cecil B. Demille Films
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7011899)
• Channel 4's 100 Greatest Scary Moments [Britain - October 2003] (Ranked: 99)
• Charles Laughton Portrayed Me
• David Lean Films
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album (Ranked: 1963)
• I Attended RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Covered 'Frankie and Johnny'
• I Died in 1962 (Ranked: 63)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[J-L]
• I Lived in Pacific Palisades
• I Portrayed a Hunchback
• I Portrayed a Mad Scientist
• I Portrayed Henry VIII
• I Portrayed Hercule Poirot
• I Portrayed Inspector Javert [Les Miserables]
• I Portrayed Nero
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• Look at Me, I'm Pickin' and Grinin'
• Marilyn Monroe's Leading Men
• More Chins than are in a Chinese Phone Book
• My Oscar was Accepted by a Surrogate (Ranked: 1933)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (Ranked: 1935)
• Night of the Hunter [1955]
• Open Marriages
• Profiles 1751-2000 (Ranked: 1899)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Served in World War I
• Stanley Kubrick Films
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• We Covered/Parodied 'Baby Its Cold Outside' (Ranked: 6)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 66 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 138 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 246 Votes: 41.87% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 74 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 91 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 72.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 75 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 72 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 44.68% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 156 Votes: 42.95% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 181 Votes: 51.38% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 299 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 630 Votes: 44.60% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1876 Votes: 43.76% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 9377 Votes: 65.65% Annoying