The Resume

(August 25, 1909-June 10, 1971)
Birth name is Eric Alexander Rennie
Acted in films ‘Secret Agent (1936),' ‘The Big Blockade (1940),' ‘Dangerous Moonlight (1941),' ‘I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945),' ‘The Black Rose (1950),' ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951),' ‘The Thirteenth Letter (1951),' ‘Les Miserables (1952),' ‘The Robe (1953),' ‘Desiree (1954),' ‘The Lost World (1960),' ‘The Battle of El Alamein (1969)' and ‘The Lost Generation (1971)'
Acted in television series ‘The Thin Man (1959),' ‘Batman (1966)' and ‘Lost in Space (1966)'

Why he might be annoying:

He drifted through several odd jobs until deciding to become an actor in his late twenties.
He chose acting as a profession to avoid working in the family wool business.
His fathered a child out of wedlock.
`Heavy smoking damaged his voice so much that he had to be dubbed in ‘The Battle of El Alamein.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His line ‘Klaatu barada nikto' from ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still' became a catch phrase for generations of sci-fi fans.
After his first few film roles, he took several months off to improve his acting in repertory theaters.
He was a pilot and flight instructor during World War II.
He revived his faltering career with his television role as Harry Lime in ‘The Third Man.'
His great-great grandfather, John Rennie, designed London's famed Waterloo bridge.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [L-Z]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8251909)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Dorothy Dandridge’s Leading Men
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• I Attended Cambridge
• I Died in 1971 (Ranked: 61)
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Have Emphysema
• I Portrayed Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
• I Portrayed Jean Valjean
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing an Aluminum Suit
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 18001-18250 (Ranked: 18071)
• Richard O'Brien's 'Science Fiction/Double Feature' [Rocky Horror Picture Show]
• Satirized on Rocko’s Modern Life
• Villains and Heroes of Batman

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 54 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 65 Votes: 56.92% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 46 Votes: 54.35% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 40.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 43.90% Annoying