The Resume

(December 9, 1909-May 7, 2000)
Starred in 'Little Caesar (1931),' 'Union Depot (1932),' 'Love Is a Racket (1932),' 'The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933),' 'The Narrow Corner (1933),' 'Sinbad the Sailor (1947),' 'The Lady in Ermine (1948),' 'State Secret (1950)' and 'Ghost Story (1981)'
Host of the short-lived 'Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents' (1953-1954)
Made appearances on 'Your Show of Shows,' 'Laugh-In' and 'The Love Boat'
Had public romances with Marlene Dietrich and Tallulah Bankhead
Son of Douglas Fairbanks

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked.
He wrote an autobiography (published in two volumes).
He married and divorced the unstable basket-case Joan Crawford.
He never achieved the amount of fame that his father did.
In 1990, he said: 'I suppose many people don't even know if I'm still alive - well, perhaps I'm not.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was overweight as a child and was frequently teased.
His famous father, Douglas Fairbanks, gave him little support during his early days in Hollywood.
He was knighted (1949).
He served as a commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Many believe that he was an unappreciated talent.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Anthology Series Hosts
• Bette Davis' Leading Men
• Betty Grable's Leading Men
• Blacklisted
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Celebrity Juniors
• Circus of the Stars: Ringmasters
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1966-82]
• I Accepted an Oscar as a Surrogate (Ranked: 1948)
• I Attended Collegiate [New York City]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Diary of Anne Frank' [1959]
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Marie Antoinette' [1938]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [E-K]
• I Died in 2000 (Ranked: 90)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Married in 1991
• I Married My Co-Star
• I Portrayed a Boxer
• I Portrayed a King
• I Portrayed an Arab
• I Probably Banged Joan Crawford
• I Probably Banged Katharine Hepburn
• I Probably Banged Marlene Dietrich
• I Probably Banged Tallulah Bankhead
• I Publicly Defended Joan Crawford
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• Joan Crawford's Leading Men
• John Anderson for President Supporters According to Time Magazine [November 1980]
• Katharine Hepburn's Leading Men
• Knights
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Match Game
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13132)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [A-K]
• Sons of Celebrities
• Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed Hall of Fame - Males (Ranked: 1969)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 75 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 76 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 91 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 75 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 147 Votes: 44.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 47 Votes: 23.40% Annoying