The Resume

(April 16, 1914-October 19, 1955)
Acted in 'A Stranger in Town (1943),' 'Lifeboat (1944),' 'Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944),' 'The Harvey Girls (1946),' ' Homecoming (1948),' 'Battleground (1949),' 'Ambush (1949),' 'The People Against O'Hara (1951),' 'Battle Zone (1952),' ' Mission Over Korea (1953),' 'Dragonfly Squadron (1953),' 'Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)' and 'On the Threshold of Space (1956)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was described by critics as a 'handsome, square-jawed, but generally wooden leading man'
He was divorced from Anne Baxter.
He was typecast in war movies.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was 4-F during WW II.
His popularity soared after he returned from the war.
A longtime sufferer from hypertension, he died of a heart attack at forty-one.
He had a smooth voice which enabled him to act on radio as well as in movies.

Credit: Cosmic Princess

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Appeared in Red Face
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Cosmic Princess' Profiles [Series 1]
• I am Ukrainian
• I Died in 1955 (Ranked: 41)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Have Hypertension [High Blood Pressure]
• I'm Buried at Calvary Cemetery [2004]
• Judy Garland's Leading Men
• Lana Turner's Leading Men
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 4251-4500 (Ranked: 4457)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 66 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 37.65% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 52.24% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 172 Votes: 37.79% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 227 Votes: 42.73% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 518 Votes: 47.49% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1014 Votes: 55.72% Annoying