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Robert Stephens

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Actor

The Resume

    (July 14, 1931-November 12, 1995)
    Born in Bristol, United Kingdom
    Acted in 'A Taste of Honey' (1961), 'Cleopatra' (1963), 'Morgan' (1966), 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1969), 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes' (1970), 'Travels With My Aunt' (1972), 'The Duelists' (1977), 'Henry V' (1988) and 'Bonfire of the Vanities' (1990)
    Married to Maggie Smith (1967-1974)
    Married to Patricia Quinn (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

    He referred to himself as 'knight errant.'
    He was married four times.
    Once considered the next Laurence Olivier, he never quite lived up to his early promise.
    Heavy drinking helped derail his film career in the 1970's.
    He panned Anthony Hopkins's acting, saying, 'He's forever coughing and spitting and winking and blinking.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was one of Britain's most acclaimed stage actors in the 1960's.
    Unlike many stage actors, he felt it was just as demanding to perform on film.
    He once quipped to a reporter that 'King Lear' got funnier as it went along.
    He made a comeback in the late 1980's as a Shakespearean performer.
    He died less than a year after marrying Patricia Quinn.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 61.19% Annoying