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Phil Brown

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Actor

The Resume

    (April 30, 1916-February 9, 2006)
    Best known as Owen Lars in 'Star Wars (1977)'
    Acted in 'The Killers (1946),' 'A King in New York (1957),' 'The Bedford Incident (1965),' 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976),' 'Silver Bears (1978),' 'Superman (1978),' 'Chaplin (1992)' and 'Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999)'
    Co-founder of the Actors' Laboratory

Why he might be annoying:

    He was sometimes billed as 'Jimmy Brown.'
    On his website, he charged $20 for an autograph.
    His fans whine that he didn't have a good action figure.
    A veteran actor, he will always be known for his 'Star Wars' role.
    Earlier in his career, he was known for always playing 'the guy who didn't get the girl.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He majored in drama at Stanford.
    He was blacklisted in the '50s, partly because he managed a Russian war relief fund during World War II.
    He and his family were forced to move to London for employment, where they would stay for forty years (1953).
    He was a regular at conventions until his health forced him to stop.
    He survived a heart attack and stroke.

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 124 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 39.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 513 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 80 Votes: 31.25% Annoying