CHARLES COBURN
Charles Coburn
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: June 18, 1877
Deathday: August 30, 1961
Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia, USA
Biography
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theatre actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1943's The More the Merrier.
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976·
It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)
1963·
MarilynSir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960·
PepeCharles Coburn
Grampa Pennypacker
Vance Beasley
1959·
John Paul JonesBenjamin Franklin
Uncle George Clitterbern
1957·
Town on TrialDr. John Fenner
1957·
The Story of MankindHippocrates
Self
Steamship Company Clerk
Guy Eliot
Dr. Tweed
Self
1954·
Studio 571954·
December Bride1954·
The Rocket ManMayor Ed Johnson
1954·
The Long WaitGardiner
le Père Matthew William Burke
Sir Francis Beekman
1952·
This Is Your LifeSelf
Samuel Fulton / John Smith
1952·
Monkey BusinessOliver Oxley
1951·
The HighwaymanLord Walters
1950·
What's My Line?Self
1950·
Lux Video TheatrePa Harrington
Self
1950·
LouisaMr. Burnside
1950·
PeggyProfessor Brookfield
1950·
Mr. MusicAlex Conway
Professor Jason Hartley
1949·
Everybody Does ItMajor Blair
Dr. John Corday
General Michael O'Hara
1949·
ImpactLieutenant Quincy
1948·
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948·
Studio OneLouis Hurst
1948·
B.F.'s DaughterBurton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
Beaver Greenway
1947·
The Paradine CaseSir Simon Flaquer
1947·
LuredHarley Temple
Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
1946·
The Green YearsAlexander Gow
1945·
Shady LadyCol. John Appleby
1945·
Over 21Robert Drexel Gow
1945·
A Royal ScandalNicolai Iiyitch
1945·
Rhapsody in BlueMax Dreyfus
Peter Stuyvesant
1944·
The Impatient YearsWilliam Smith
1944·
WilsonProfessor Henry Holmes
1944·
Together AgainJonathan Crandall Sr
Rudyard Morley
1943·
The Constant NymphCharles Creighton
1943·
The More the MerrierBenjamin Dingle
1943·
Heaven Can WaitHugo Van Cleve
1943·
Princess O'RourkeUncle Holman
1942·
Breakdowns of 1942Self
1942·
Kings RowHenry Gordon
1942·
In This Our LifeWilliam Fitzroy
Stanley Menninger
1941·
Unexpected UncleSeton Mansley
1941·
H.M. Pulham, Esq.John Pulham
1941·
Our WifeProfessor Drake
John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
1941·
The Lady Eve'Colonel' Harrington
Captain Abe Peabody
1940·
Road to SingaporeJoshua Mallon IV
1940·
FlorianDr. Johannes Hofer
1940·
Edison, the ManGeneral Powell
1940·
Three Faces WestDr. Karl Braun
Lord Tyce
Gardner Hubbard
1939·
Made for Each OtherJudge Joseph M. Doolittle
1939·
Idiot's DelightDr. Hugo Waldersee
1939·
Bachelor MotherJ. B. Merlin
1939·
In Name OnlyRichard Walker
1938·
Yellow JackDr. Finlay
1938·
Of Human HeartsDr. Charles Shingle
1938·
Lord JeffCaptain Briggs
1938·
Vivacious LadyMr. Morgan
1935·
The People's EnemyJudge