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Charles Coburn
Acting

Charles Coburn

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

18 Jun 1877

Age

149 Years

Born In

Macon, Georgia, USA

Total Projects

82

Years Active

62 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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. Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Scotch-Irish Americans Emma Louise Sprigman (May 11, 1838 Springfield, Ohio – November 12,...

Filmography

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

movie

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Pepe

movie

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as Charles Coburn

Startime

tv

Startime

1959

Startime

as Colonel Sykes

John Paul Jones

movie

John Paul Jones

1959

John Paul Jones

as Benjamin Franklin

A Stranger in My Arms

movie

A Stranger in My Arms

1959

A Stranger in My Arms

as Vance Beasley

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

movie

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

1959

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

as Grampa Pennypacker

The Story of Mankind

movie

The Story of Mankind

1957

The Story of Mankind

as Hippocrates

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

movie

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

1957

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

as Uncle George Clitterbern

Town on Trial

movie

Town on Trial

1957

Town on Trial

as Dr. John Fenner

Around the World in 80 Days

movie

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

as Steamship Company Clerk

The Power and the Prize

movie

The Power and the Prize

1956

The Power and the Prize

as Guy Eliot

CineRaya

tv

The Rosemary Clooney Show

1956

The Rosemary Clooney Show

as Self

How to Be Very, Very Popular

movie

How to Be Very, Very Popular

1955

How to Be Very, Very Popular

as Dr. Tweed

December Bride

tv

December Bride

1954

December Bride

CineRaya

tv

The George Gobel Show

1954

The George Gobel Show

as Self

Studio 57

tv

Studio 57

1954

Studio 57

The Long Wait

movie

The Long Wait

1954

The Long Wait

as Gardiner

The Rocket Man

movie

The Rocket Man

1954

The Rocket Man

as Mayor Ed Johnson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

movie

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Sir Francis Beekman

Trouble Along the Way

movie

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as le Père Matthew William Burke

This Is Your Life

tv

This Is Your Life

1952

This Is Your Life

as Self

Monkey Business

movie

Monkey Business

1952

Monkey Business

as Oliver Oxley

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

movie

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Samuel Fulton / John Smith

The Highwayman

movie

The Highwayman

1951

The Highwayman

as Lord Walters

Mr. Music

movie

Mr. Music

1950

Mr. Music

as Alex Conway

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Pa Harrington

The Colgate Comedy Hour

tv

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Peggy

movie

Peggy

1950

Peggy

as Professor Brookfield

Louisa

movie

Louisa

1950

Louisa

as Mr. Burnside

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self

Everybody Does It

movie

Everybody Does It

1949

Everybody Does It

as Major Blair

The Doctor and the Girl

movie

The Doctor and the Girl

1949

The Doctor and the Girl

as Dr. John Corday

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

movie

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

1949

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

as Professor Jason Hartley

The Gal Who Took the West

movie

The Gal Who Took the West

1949

The Gal Who Took the West

as General Michael O'Hara

Impact

movie

Impact

1949

Impact

as Lieutenant Quincy

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Louis Hurst

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Green Grass of Wyoming

movie

Green Grass of Wyoming

1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

as Beaver Greenway

B.F.'s Daughter

movie

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

B.F.'s Daughter

as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

The Paradine Case

movie

The Paradine Case

1947

The Paradine Case

as Sir Simon Flaquer

Lured

movie

Lured

1947

Lured

as Harley Temple

The Green Years

movie

The Green Years

1946

The Green Years

as Alexander Gow

Colonel Effingham's Raid

movie

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

Colonel Effingham's Raid

as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Shady Lady

movie

Shady Lady

1945

Shady Lady

as Col. John Appleby

Over 21

movie

Over 21

1945

Over 21

as Robert Drexel Gow

Rhapsody in Blue

movie

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

as Max Dreyfus

A Royal Scandal

movie

A Royal Scandal

1945

A Royal Scandal

as Nicolai Iiyitch

Together Again

movie

Together Again

1944

Together Again

as Jonathan Crandall Sr

The Impatient Years

movie

The Impatient Years

1944

The Impatient Years

as William Smith

Wilson

movie

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as Professor Henry Holmes

Knickerbocker Holiday

movie

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday

as Peter Stuyvesant

My Kingdom for a Cook

movie

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

My Kingdom for a Cook

as Rudyard Morley

Princess O'Rourke

movie

Princess O'Rourke

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Uncle Holman

Heaven Can Wait

movie

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as Hugo Van Cleve

The Constant Nymph

movie

The Constant Nymph

1943

The Constant Nymph

as Charles Creighton

The More the Merrier

movie

The More the Merrier

1943

The More the Merrier

as Benjamin Dingle

Breakdowns of 1942

movie

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

George Washington Slept Here

movie

George Washington Slept Here

1942

George Washington Slept Here

as Stanley Menninger

In This Our Life

movie

In This Our Life

1942

In This Our Life

as William Fitzroy

Kings Row

movie

Kings Row

1942

Kings Row

as Henry Gordon

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

movie

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as John Pulham

Unexpected Uncle

movie

Unexpected Uncle

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as Seton Mansley

Our Wife

movie

Our Wife

1941

Our Wife

as Professor Drake

The Devil and Miss Jones

movie

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones

as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

The Lady Eve

movie

The Lady Eve

1941

The Lady Eve

as 'Colonel' Harrington

Three Faces West

movie

Three Faces West

1940

Three Faces West

as Dr. Karl Braun

The Captain is a Lady

movie

The Captain is a Lady

1940

The Captain is a Lady

as Captain Abe Peabody

Florian

movie

Florian

1940

Florian

as Dr. Johannes Hofer

Edison, the Man

movie

Edison, the Man

1940

Edison, the Man

as General Powell

Road to Singapore

movie

Road to Singapore

1940

Road to Singapore

as Joshua Mallon IV

In Name Only

movie

In Name Only

1939

In Name Only

as Richard Walker

Stanley and Livingstone

movie

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

Stanley and Livingstone

as Lord Tyce

Bachelor Mother

movie

Bachelor Mother

1939

Bachelor Mother

as J. B. Merlin

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

movie

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

as Gardner Hubbard

Made for Each Other

movie

Made for Each Other

1939

Made for Each Other

as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle

Idiot's Delight

movie

Idiot's Delight

1939

Idiot's Delight

as Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Lord Jeff

movie

Lord Jeff

1938

Lord Jeff

as Captain Briggs

Yellow Jack

movie

Yellow Jack

1938

Yellow Jack

as Dr. Finlay

Vivacious Lady

movie

Vivacious Lady

1938

Vivacious Lady

as Mr. Morgan

Of Human Hearts

movie

Of Human Hearts

1938

Of Human Hearts

as Dr. Charles Shingle

The People's Enemy

movie

The People's Enemy

1935

The People's Enemy

as Judge

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