The Resume

(December 30, 1906-April 25, 1976)
Won the 1968 Best Director Oscar (‘Oliver!’)
Directed ‘Odd Man Out,’ ‘The Third Man,’ ‘The Fallen Idol’ and ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced.
He had a woman’s name.
He practiced nepotism when he cast his nephew, Oliver Reed, in ‘Oliver!’
Lewis Milestone replaced him on ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ because he couldn’t control Marlon Brando.

Why he might not be annoying:

He made documentaries for the British Army during World War II, one of which won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary.
He was knighted in 1952.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Thrills [Directors] (Ranked: 75)
• AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies [Directors] (Ranked: 57)
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Best Director Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1968)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12301906)
• I Died in 1976 (Ranked: 69)
• Knights
• Musical Names
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Ranked: 1949)
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7826)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 70 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 34.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 50.79% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 63.46% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 173 Votes: 55.49% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 238 Votes: 54.20% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 317 Votes: 48.90% Annoying