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Charles Coburn

Acting
June 18, 1877
— August 30, 1961(84 years old)
Macon, Georgia, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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. 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...

Also Known As

Charles Douville Coburn

Known For

Studio One series poster (1948)
5.4

Studio One

Louis Hurst

Studio 57 series poster (1954)
8.0

Studio 57

Startime series poster (1959)
6.8

Startime

Colonel Sykes

Around the World in 80 Days movie poster (1956)
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

Steamship Company Clerk

December Bride series poster (1954)
6.3

December Bride

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes movie poster (1953)
7.3

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

The Lady Eve movie poster (1941)
7.3

The Lady Eve

'Colonel' Harrington

Heaven Can Wait movie poster (1943)
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

Hugo Van Cleve

The Paradine Case movie poster (1947)
6.3

The Paradine Case

Sir Simon Flaquer

Monkey Business movie poster (1952)
6.7

Monkey Business

Oliver Oxley

Kings Row movie poster (1942)
7.3

Kings Row

Henry Gordon

Bachelor Mother movie poster (1939)
7.2

Bachelor Mother

J. B. Merlin

Photos of Charles Coburn

Filmography

1990s

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line movie poster (1997)
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1970s

It's Showtime movie poster (1976)
7.5

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

1960s

Pepe movie poster (1960)
6.3

Pepe

Charles Coburn

1950s

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker movie poster (1959)
7.1

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Grampa Pennypacker

John Paul Jones movie poster (1959)
6.0

John Paul Jones

Benjamin Franklin

A Stranger in My Arms movie poster (1959)
4.2

A Stranger in My Arms

Vance Beasley

Town on Trial movie poster (1957)
6.5

Town on Trial

Dr. John Fenner

How to Murder a Rich Uncle movie poster (1957)
7.0

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

Uncle George Clitterbern

The Story of Mankind movie poster (1957)
4.4

The Story of Mankind

Hippocrates

Around the World in 80 Days movie poster (1956)
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

Steamship Company Clerk

The Power and the Prize movie poster (1956)
6.3

The Power and the Prize

Guy Eliot

How to Be Very, Very Popular movie poster (1955)
4.6

How to Be Very, Very Popular

Dr. Tweed

The Long Wait movie poster (1954)
5.9

The Long Wait

Gardiner

The Rocket Man movie poster (1954)
6.5

The Rocket Man

Mayor Ed Johnson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes movie poster (1953)
7.3

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

Trouble Along the Way movie poster (1953)
6.1

Trouble Along the Way

le Père Matthew William Burke

Monkey Business movie poster (1952)
6.7

Monkey Business

Oliver Oxley

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? movie poster (1952)
7.0

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Samuel Fulton / John Smith

The Highwayman movie poster (1951)
10.0

The Highwayman

Lord Walters

Mr. Music movie poster (1950)
6.5

Mr. Music

Alex Conway

Louisa movie poster (1950)
6.5

Louisa

Mr. Burnside

Peggy movie poster (1950)
6.0

Peggy

Professor Brookfield

1940s

Impact movie poster (1949)
6.1

Impact

Lieutenant Quincy

The Doctor and the Girl movie poster (1949)
5.9

The Doctor and the Girl

Dr. John Corday

Everybody Does It movie poster (1949)
8.5

Everybody Does It

Major Blair

The Gal Who Took the West movie poster (1949)
6.0

The Gal Who Took the West

General Michael O'Hara

Yes Sir, That's My Baby movie poster (1949)
6.0

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Professor Jason Hartley

B.F.'s Daughter movie poster (1948)
6.3

B.F.'s Daughter

Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

Green Grass of Wyoming movie poster (1948)
6.8

Green Grass of Wyoming

Beaver Greenway

The Paradine Case movie poster (1947)
6.3

The Paradine Case

Sir Simon Flaquer

Lured movie poster (1947)
6.3

Lured

Harley Temple

Colonel Effingham's Raid movie poster (1946)
6.0

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

The Green Years movie poster (1946)
6.4

The Green Years

Alexander Gow

A Royal Scandal movie poster (1945)
7.0

A Royal Scandal

Nicolai Iiyitch

Rhapsody in Blue movie poster (1945)
6.6

Rhapsody in Blue

Max Dreyfus

Shady Lady movie poster (1945)
6.0

Shady Lady

Col. John Appleby

Over 21 movie poster (1945)
6.7

Over 21

Robert Drexel Gow

Wilson movie poster (1944)
5.6

Wilson

Professor Henry Holmes

Together Again movie poster (1944)
5.5

Together Again

Jonathan Crandall Sr

Knickerbocker Holiday movie poster (1944)
5.8

Knickerbocker Holiday

Peter Stuyvesant

The Impatient Years movie poster (1944)
6.7

The Impatient Years

William Smith

Heaven Can Wait movie poster (1943)
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

Hugo Van Cleve

The More the Merrier movie poster (1943)
7.0

The More the Merrier

Benjamin Dingle

Princess O'Rourke movie poster (1943)
6.5

Princess O'Rourke

Uncle Holman

The Constant Nymph movie poster (1943)
6.3

The Constant Nymph

Charles Creighton

My Kingdom for a Cook movie poster (1943)
8.0

My Kingdom for a Cook

Rudyard Morley

Kings Row movie poster (1942)
7.3

Kings Row

Henry Gordon

In This Our Life movie poster (1942)
6.9

In This Our Life

William Fitzroy

Breakdowns of 1942 movie poster (1942)
6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

George Washington Slept Here movie poster (1942)
6.4

George Washington Slept Here

Stanley Menninger

The Lady Eve movie poster (1941)
7.3

The Lady Eve

'Colonel' Harrington

The Devil and Miss Jones movie poster (1941)
7.7

The Devil and Miss Jones

John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Our Wife movie poster (1941)
6.8

Our Wife

Professor Drake

H.M. Pulham, Esq. movie poster (1941)
7.1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

John Pulham

Unexpected Uncle movie poster (1941)
6.9

Unexpected Uncle

Seton Mansley

Edison, the Man movie poster (1940)
6.8

Edison, the Man

General Powell

Three Faces West movie poster (1940)
5.5

Three Faces West

Dr. Karl Braun

Road to Singapore movie poster (1940)
6.4

Road to Singapore

Joshua Mallon IV

Florian movie poster (1940)
4.5

Florian

Dr. Johannes Hofer

The Captain is a Lady movie poster (1940)
7.5

The Captain is a Lady

Captain Abe Peabody

1930s

Bachelor Mother movie poster (1939)
7.2

Bachelor Mother

J. B. Merlin

Made for Each Other movie poster (1939)
6.1

Made for Each Other

Judge Joseph M. Doolittle

In Name Only movie poster (1939)
7.0

In Name Only

Richard Walker

Idiot's Delight movie poster (1939)
6.1

Idiot's Delight

Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Stanley and Livingstone movie poster (1939)
6.4

Stanley and Livingstone

Lord Tyce

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell movie poster (1939)
6.3

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Gardner Hubbard

Vivacious Lady movie poster (1938)
7.0

Vivacious Lady

Mr. Morgan

Of Human Hearts movie poster (1938)
5.9

Of Human Hearts

Dr. Charles Shingle

Lord Jeff movie poster (1938)
7.3

Lord Jeff

Captain Briggs

Yellow Jack movie poster (1938)
5.9

Yellow Jack

Dr. Finlay

The People's Enemy movie poster (1935)
7.0

The People's Enemy

Judge