The Resume

(April 1, 1885-April 15, 1949)
Won the 1931/32 Best Actor Oscar (The Champ)
Acted in 'Robin Hood,' 'Treasure Island,' 'Grand Hotel,' 'Min and Bill,' 'The Big House,' 'Viva Villa,' 'Dinner at Eight' and 'Ah, Wilderness!'

Why he might be annoying:

He lost the 1931/32 Best Actor Oscar balloting by one vote to Fredric March, but it was declared a tie.
He divorced Gloria Swanson after just three weeks of marriage.
He was a female impersonator in vaudeville.
He played a gawky Swedish maid named Sweedie in a popular series of silent films.
He got his big break in talkies in 'The Big House' because the film's original star, Lon Chaney, died of throat cancer before it started filming.

Why he might not be annoying:

He played King Richard the Lionhearted in the silent version of 'Robin Hood.'
He was a minor supporting player in the silents who became a major star in the talkies.
He acted in over 250 movies.
His nephew played James Garner's father on 'The Rockford Files.'

Credit: Jon Mullich

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Best Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1932)
• Born on April Fool's Day [April 1st] (Ranked: 1885)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4011885)
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• I Attended Jean Harlow’s Funeral [June 7, 1937]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Don Juan' [1926]
• I Died in 1949 (Ranked: 64)
• I Died on April 15th [Death and Taxes] (Ranked: 1949)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Have Throat Cancer
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Portrayed a Caveman/Cavewoman
• I Probably Banged Jean Harlow
• I'm Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery [Calif]
• Jean Harlow's Leading Men
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• Jon Mullich's Profiles
• Our Marriage Didn't Last a Month
• Our Marriage Didn't Make It To Our First Anniversary
• Profiles 4501-4750 (Ranked: 4631)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1932 (Ranked: 7)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1933 (Ranked: 5)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1934 (Ranked: 4)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1935 (Ranked: 8)
• Top Box Office Stars of 1940 (Ranked: 8)
• Top Ten Box Office Stars of the 1930s (Ranked: 5)
• We Tied for an Oscar (Ranked: 1932)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 5.26% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 49.32% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 65 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 36.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 483 Votes: 33.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 90 Votes: 51.11% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 48.62% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 238 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 244 Votes: 45.08% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 586 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 693 Votes: 52.53% Annoying