The Resume

(September 15, 1922-January 1, 2012)
Born in Gosport, England, United Kingdom
Represented England at the 1952 Olympics and the 1950 and 1953 World Fencing Championships
Coached the British national fencing team
Technical director for the Canadian Fencing Association
Served as a stunt performer, stunt coordinator, fight arranger, fencing coach or sword master on numerous films, including the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'The Master of Ballantrae' (1953), 'The Guns of Navarone' (1961), 'From Russia with Love' (1963), 'Barry Lyndon' (1975), 'Highlander' (1986), 'The Princess Bride' (1987), 'The Three Musketeers' (1993), 'The Mask of Zorro' (1998), 'Die Another Day' (2002) and 'The Hobbit' (2012)
Featured in the documentary 'Reclaiming the Blade' (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

He had two middle names (James and Gilbert).
George Lucas did not publicize his on-screen appearances during the light-saber duels in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' to avoid detracting from David Prowse's performance.
He had to wear lifts while filming those scenes since he is six inches shorter than Prowse.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the Royal Marines during World War II and survived the sinking of HMS Coventry in the Mediterranean.
Mark Hamill revealed his contributions in a 1983 interview: 'I finally told George I didn't think it was fair anymore. Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some recognition.'
For the 'Lord of the Rings' films, he developed different sword fighting techniques for each of the cultures based on Tolkien's descriptions.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 40]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9151922)
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 89)
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 2012)
• I Portrayed Darth Vader
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Look at Me, I'm with Darth Vader
• Look at Me, I'm with Mark Hamill
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• Lord of the Rings [Series]
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 581)
• Profiles 32251-32500 (Ranked: 32323)
• Served in World War II
• Shipwreck Survivors
• Star Wars [Series]

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 223 Votes: 64.13% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 102 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 48 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 127 Votes: 51.97% Annoying