The Resume

(April 5, 1901-August 4, 1981)
Birth name was Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
Acted in 'As You Desire Me (1932),' 'Ninotchka (1939),' 'Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House (1947),' 'The Americanization of Emily (1964),''I Never Sang For My Father (1970),' 'The Candidate (1972),' 'Ghost Story (1981)'
Starred on Broadway in 'Inherit the Wind,' 'The Waltz of the Toreadors,' 'The Best Man,' 'Spofford'
Won the 1963 Best Supporting Actor Oscar ('Hud')
Won the 1978 Best Supporting Actor Oscar ('Being There')
Grandfather of Ileanna Douglas

Why he might be annoying:

He refused to show up to accept his second Oscar because one of his fellow nominees was an eight year old boy.
He had a pencil mustache his entire career.
His wife lost a Senate race to Richard Nixon.

Why he might not be annoying:

Despite being 42, he enlisted and served in WW II.
He was one of Greta Garbo's most frequent co-stars.
He was married to the same woman for almost 50 years.
His wife was a member of the House of Representatives.
He won two Oscars, an Emmy and a Tony.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 40)
• Anthology Series Hosts
• Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1979)
• Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1963)
• Blacklisted
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Diseased Initials
• Elia Kazan Films
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1979)
• Greta Garbo's Leading Men
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 80)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Portrayed Mark Twain
• I Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom
• I Won My First Oscar When I Was Over 50 (Ranked: 62)
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• Marlene Dietrich's Leading Men
• Mustaches
• My Oscar was Accepted by a Surrogate (Ranked: 1963)
• My Oscar was Accepted by a Surrogate (Ranked: 1979)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1963)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ranked: 1979)
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11774)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1960)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 34.55% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 46.25% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 227 Votes: 39.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 154 Votes: 51.95% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 91 Votes: 40.66% Annoying