The Resume

(June 8, 1918-March 21, 1987)
Birth name was Preston Meservey
Appeared in 'Beau Geste (1939),' 'North West Mounted Police (1940),' 'Wake Island (1942),' 'Reap the Wild Wind (1942),' 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960),' 'The Music Man (1962),' 'How the West Was Won (1963),' 'All the Way Home (1963),' 'S.O.B. (1981),' 'Victor/Victoria (1982)' and 'The Last Starfighter (1984)'
Starred on Broadway in 'The Music Man,' 'I Do, I Do,' 'Mack and Mabel,' 'The Lion in Winter,' 'Ben Franklin in Paris' and 'The Male Animal'

Why he might be annoying:

He disliked Cecil B. DeMille despite being cast in several of his films.
He only began acting on Broadway because he was unhappy with the roles he was getting in movies.
For a musical theater star, he wasn't that great a singer.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won two Tony Awards.
His acting coach was Tyrone Powers' mom.
He received his first Oscar nomination at age 64 for 'Victor/Victoria.'
He turned down a very high-paying revival of 'The Music Man' because he thought he was too old for the part by then and he didn't want to disappoint the audience.
He was unpretentious and friendly to his fans.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• Barbara Stanwick's Leading Men
• Cecil B. Demille Films
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6081918)
• Circus of the Stars: Ringmasters
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• How the West was Won [1962]
• I Died in 1987 (Ranked: 69)
• I Portrayed a Con Artist
• I Portrayed Jesse James
• I Probably Banged Joan Crawford
• I Was Buried at Sea
• Musical Theater Star
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1998)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1982)
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 2]
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12266)
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Musical (Ranked: 1958)
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Musical (Ranked: 1967)
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1962)
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1964)
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1967)
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1974)
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1984)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19870321)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 32.26% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 78 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 37.21% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 35.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 45.53% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 220 Votes: 44.55% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 183 Votes: 44.81% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 116 Votes: 43.10% Annoying