7.8
7.8
Everybody Does It
1949
as Major Blair
Charles Coburn
Acting
Born:June 18, 1877
Died:August 30, 1961(aged 84)
Birthplace:Macon, Georgia, USA
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CommunityBiography
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, 1896 Savannah, Georgia) and Moses Douville Coburn (April 27, 1834 Savannah, Georgia – December 27, 1902 Savannah, Georgia). Growing up in Savannah, he started out at age 14 doing odd jobs at the local Savannah Theater, handing out programs, ushering, or being the doorman. By age 17 or 18, he was the theater manager. He later became an actor, making his debut on Broadway in 1901. Coburn formed an acting company with actress Ivah Wills in 1905. They married in 1906. In addition to managing the company, the couple performed frequently on Broadway. After his wife's death in 1937, Coburn relocated to Los Angeles, California and began film work. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a retired millionaire playing Cupid in The More the Merrier in 1943. He was also nominated for The Devil and Miss Jones in 1941 and The Green Years in 1946. Other notable film credits include Of Human Hearts (1938), The Lady Eve (1941), Kings Row (1942), The Constant Nymph (1943), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Wilson (1944), Impact (1949), The Paradine Case (1947), Everybody Does It (1950), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and John Paul Jones (1959). He usually played comedic parts, but Kings Row and Wilson were dramatic parts, showing his versatility. For his contributions to motion pictures, in 1960, Coburn was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6268 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography (68 movies)
7.7
7.7
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
7.3
7.3
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Sir Francis Beekman
7.2
7.2
The Lady Eve
1941
as 'Colonel' Harrington
7.2
7.2
Kings Row
1942
as Henry Gordon
7.1
7.1
Bachelor Mother
1939
as J. B. Merlin
7.1
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as John Pulham
7.0
7.0
In Name Only
1939
as Richard Walker
7.0
7.0
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Mr. Morgan
6.9
6.9
Lord Jeff
1938
as Captain Briggs
6.9
6.9
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Hugo Van Cleve
6.9
6.9
A Royal Scandal
1945
as Nicolai Iiyitch
6.9
6.9
The More the Merrier
1943
as Benjamin Dingle
6.8
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940
as General Powell
6.8
6.8
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Beaver Greenway
6.8
6.8
In This Our Life
1942
as William Fitzroy
6.7
6.7
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Samuel Fulton / John Smith
6.7
6.7
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
as Uncle George Clitterbern
6.7
6.7
Monkey Business
1952
as Oliver Oxley
6.5
6.5
Road to Singapore
1940
as Joshua Mallon IV
6.5
6.5
Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Seton Mansley
6.5
6.5
Town on Trial
1957
as Dr. John Fenner
6.4
6.4
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Max Dreyfus
6.3
6.3
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
6.3
6.3
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Uncle Holman
6.3
6.3
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Lord Tyce
6.3
6.3
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Stanley Menninger
6.3
6.3
The Impatient Years
1944
as William Smith
6.3
6.3
Lured
1947
as Harley Temple
6.3
6.3
The Green Years
1946
as Alexander Gow
6.3
6.3
The Rocket Man
1954
as Mayor Ed Johnson
6.2
6.2
The Paradine Case
1947
as Sir Simon Flaquer
6.1
6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
6.1
6.1
Louisa
1950
as Mr. Burnside
6.1
6.1
The Constant Nymph
1943
as Charles Creighton
6.1
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Dr. Hugo Waldersee
6.0
6.0
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
as Grampa Pennypacker
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Captain Is a Lady
1940
as Captain Abe Peabody
6.0
6.0
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Gardner Hubbard
6.0
6.0
Marilyn
1963
as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The People's Enemy
1935
as Judge
5.9
5.9
Impact
1949
as Lieutenant Quincy
5.9
5.9
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as le Père Matthew William Burke
5.9
5.9
John Paul Jones
1959
as Benjamin Franklin
5.8
5.8
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Dr. Charles Shingle
5.8
5.8
The Long Wait
1954
as Gardiner
5.8
5.8
Shady Lady
1945
as Col. John Appleby
5.7
5.7
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
5.7
5.7
The Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Dr. John Corday
5.7
5.7
Our Wife
1941
as Professor Drake
5.6
5.6
Yellow Jack
1938
as Dr. Finlay
5.6
5.6
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as General Michael O'Hara
5.5
5.5
Wilson
1944
as Professor Henry Holmes
5.5
5.5
The Power and the Prize
1956
as Guy Eliot
5.4
5.4
Three Faces West
1940
as Dr. Karl Braun
5.3
5.3
Together Again
1944
as Jonathan Crandall Sr
5.2
5.2
Over 21
1945
as Robert Drexel Gow
5.0
5.0
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Peter Stuyvesant
4.7
4.7
Peggy
1950
as Professor Brookfield
4.3
4.3
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Hippocrates
4.1
4.1
How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Dr. Tweed
4.0
4.0
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
as Professor Jason Hartley
4.0
4.0
Mr. Music
1950
as Alex Conway
3.2
3.2
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
as Vance Beasley
1.0
1.0
Florian
1940
as Dr. Johannes Hofer
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Rudyard Morley
The Highwayman
1951
as Lord Walters
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