The Resume

(June 17, 1904-November 29, 1991)
Acted in 'The Awful Truth (1937),' 'His Girl Friday (1940),' 'Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940),' 'The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942),' 'Lady on a Train (1945),' 'Sunrise at Campobello (1960),' 'Rosemary's Baby (1968),' 'Oh, God! (1977),' 'Trading Places (1983),' 'Coming to America (1988),' and 'Pretty Woman (1990)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced three times.
He wrote an autobiography.
He once read a script in which the character was described as 'charming but dull - a typical Ralph Bellamy type.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a Tony for his performance as Franklin Roosevelt in 'Sunrise at Campobello.'
He received an Oscar nomination for 'The Awful Truth.'
He played Franklin Roosevelt on stage and screen in 'Sunrise at Campobello' and on television in 'War and Remembrance.'
He served four terms as president of the American Actors' Equity Association.
He won an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Anthology Series Hosts
• Barbara Stanwick's Leading Men
• Bow Tie Wearers
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Garry Marshall Films
• I am an Iowan
• I am from Chicago
• I Attended New Trier High School [Winnetka, Illinois]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Died in 1991 (Ranked: 77)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Portrayed a Witch
• I Portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt
• I Portrayed Thomas Jefferson
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Jean Harlow's Leading Men
• John Ford Films
• Katharine Hepburn's Leading Men
• People Magazine's Best Dressed [1991]
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 12001-12250 (Ranked: 12015)
• Roman Polanski Films
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Stage Door Canteen [1943]
• Stars of Universal Monster Movies
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1958)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 76 Votes: 60.53% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 32.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 120 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 189 Votes: 39.68% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 222 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 114 Votes: 38.60% Annoying