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John Wood

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Actor

The Resume

    (July 5, 1930-August 6, 2011)
    Acted in 'The Mouse on the Moon (1963),' 'Nicholas and Alexandria (1971),' 'Slaughterhouse-Five (1972),' 'WarGames (1983),' 'The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985),' 'Orlando (1992),' 'The Madness of King George (1994),' 'Richard III (1995)' and 'Chocolat (2000)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He lived in France.
    Both the Old Vic and the Royal Court theaters fired him abruptly early in his career. He was fired because he wasn't meeting their expectations.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played the title role in a highly successful revival of William Gillette's 'Sherlock Holmes.'
    He has had enormous success performing the plays of playwright Tom Stoppard.
    He won a Tony Award for 'Travesties.'
    He won an Evening Standard Award for 'King Lear.'

Credit: Professor Moriarty


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 41.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 188 Votes: 39.89% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 72 Votes: 48.61% Annoying