The Resume

(April 16, 1920-April 7, 2007)
Acted in 'Johnny Eager' (1941), 'Dr. Kildare's Victory' (1941), 'Shadow Of The Thin Man' (1941), 'A Yank On The Burma Road' (1942), 'Rio Rita' (1942), 'The Affairs Of Martha' (1942), 'Eyes In The Night' (1942), 'Bataan' (1943), 'The Human Comedy' (1943), 'Winged Victory' (1944), 'A Guy Named Joe' (1944), 'The Beginning Or The End' (1947), 'Undercover Maisie' (1947), 'Tenth Avenue Angel' (1948), 'The Man With My Face' (1951), 'Casino Royale' (1954), 'The First Traveling Saleslady' (1956), 'Mary Mary' (1963), 'Twilight Zone:Stopover In A Quiet Town' (1964), 'Airport' (1970), 'Pete 'n' Tillie' (1972), 'Climb an Angry Mountain' (1972) and 'The Shining' (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

He was typecast as the casual, yet formal guy.
He used his military career to promote his acting, sometimes billing himself as 'Corporal Barry Nelson.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen. He appeared as Bond on the 1951 televised 'Casino Royale.'
Right after he graduated from California-Berkeley University, he was signed to a MGM contract.
He made his Broadway debut while serving in the army.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Airport [Series]
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [L-Q]
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 89)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Portrayed James Bond
• I Visited Fantasy Island [L-Q]
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Profiles 8001-8250 (Ranked: 8133)
• Shining [1980]
• The Thin Man [Film Series]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20070407)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]
• Whitestrprocker's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 133 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 188 Votes: 48.40% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 243 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 309 Votes: 44.01% Annoying