The Resume

(September 1, 1920-October 6, 2000)
Acted in 'Comes a Horseman (1978),' 'Rhinestone (1984),' 'Into the Night (1985),' 'Anne of Green Gables (1985),' 'The Two Jakes (1990),' 'Misery (1990),' 'Lassie (1994)' and 'The Straight Story (1999)'
Did stunt work in 'Gunga Din (1939),' 'Gone with the Wind (1939),' 'The Caine Mutiny (1954),' 'The Ten Commandments (1956),' 'Spartacus (1960),' 'Cat Ballou (1965),' 'Paint Your Wagon (1969)' and 'The Omega Man (1971)'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a lousy student who dropped out of high school.
He was typecast as kindly old codgers.
He disapproved of people who use profanity.
He named his son 'Diamond.'
He committed suicide at 80.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was modest and sincere.
He worked as a stand-in for many big stars, including Kirk Douglas, Steve McQueen, and Henry Fonda.
In his early westerns, he was often the stand-in for both hero and villain.
He was the oldest person ever to receive a Best Actor Oscar nomination (at age 79).
He suffered from hip problems and terminal cancer at the end of his life.
He killed himself because he was in terrible, constant pain.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9011920)
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1997)
• David Lynch Films
• Golden Boot Award Recipients (Ranked: 1987)
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Superman’ [1978]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 2000 (Ranked: 80)
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery [Calif]
• I'm So Hip, I Had Mine Replaced
• Independent Spirit: Best Actor Award (Ranked: 2000)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Mustaches
• National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1978)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (Ranked: 1999)
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11848)
• Roots [1977]
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Stanley Kubrick Films
• Stars of Horror Films
• Stephen King Films
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 45.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 230 Votes: 36.09% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 31.94% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 145 Votes: 44.14% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 187 Votes: 40.11% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 448 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 211 Votes: 41.71% Annoying