The Resume

(May 15, 1905-February 6, 1994)
Acted in 'Citizen Kane (1941),' 'The Magnificent Ambersons (1942),' 'Shadow of a Doubt (1943),' 'Gaslight (1944),' 'Duel in the Sun (1946),' 'The Third Man (1949),' 'Touch of Evil (1958),' 'Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964),' 'Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)' and 'Airport '77 (1979)'
Made guest appearances on 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' 'Fantasy Island' and 'The Love Boat'
Performed in a stage version of 'The Philadelphia Story'

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked.
He and Orson Welles were labeled as unprofessional and childish when they were interviewed for a job for CBS radio.
He once kicked a newspaper reporter.
His own television series, 'The Joseph Cotten Show,' lasted only a few episodes (1956).
He had drifted into low-budget horror films by the end of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

He and Welles formed their own acting company, the Mercury Theatre Players.
His wife died of leukemia in 1960.
He was forced to retire from acting after a stroke in 1981.
He once said, 'Orson Welles lists 'Citizen Kane' as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for 'Shadow of a Doubt' and Sir Carol Reed chose 'The Third Man' - and I'm in all of them.'
He appeared in 'Citizen Kane,' considered the greatest American film of all time.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Airport [Series]
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• Anthology Series Hosts
• Bette Davis' Leading Men
• Blacklisted
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5151905)
• Citizen Kane [1941]
• Dr. Phibes [Series]
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Performances that Should Have Won an Oscar but Didn't [November 25, 2002] (Ranked: 74)
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Died in 1994 (Ranked: 88)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Lived in Pacific Palisades
• I Portrayed a Serial Killer
• I Portrayed Dr. Victor Frankenstein
• I Probably Banged Ingrid Bergman
• I Visited Fantasy Island [A-D]
• Katharine Hepburn's Leading Men
• Marilyn Monroe's Leading Men
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Olivia De Havilland's Leading Men
• Profiles 10751-11000 (Ranked: 10981)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 1]
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in Guests [A-K]
• The Oscar [1966]
• Time’s Top 25 Greatest Movie Villains [2007]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19940206)
• 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 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 46.97% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 208 Votes: 60.58% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 579 Votes: 38.17% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 9856 Votes: 39.64% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 132 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 245 Votes: 44.08% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 305 Votes: 41.97% Annoying