Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Acting

Birthday

1877/06/18

Day of death

1961/08/30 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Macon, Georgia, USA

Also know as

Charles Douville Coburn

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...Read more

Acting
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.3

(1953) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Sir Francis Beekman

The Lady Eve
7.2

(1941) The Lady Eve

as 'Colonel' Harrington

Lured
6.3

(1947) Lured

as Harley Temple

Monkey Business
6.7

(1952) Monkey Business

as Oliver Oxley

The Paradine Case
6.2

(1947) The Paradine Case

as Sir Simon Flaquer

Together Again
5.4

(1944) Together Again

as Jonathan Crandall Sr

Impact
6.1

(1949) Impact

as Lieutenant Quincy

In Name Only
7.0

(1939) In Name Only

as Richard Walker

Princess O'Rourke
6.4

(1943) Princess O'Rourke

as Uncle Holman

Vivacious Lady
6.9

(1938) Vivacious Lady

as Mr. Morgan

George Washington Slept Here
6.3

(1942) George Washington Slept Here

as Stanley Menninger

Trouble Along the Way
5.9

(1953) Trouble Along the Way

as le Père Matthew William Burke

Three Faces West
5.4

(1940) Three Faces West

as Dr. Karl Braun

Bachelor Mother
7.1

(1939) Bachelor Mother

as J. B. Merlin

The Story of Mankind
4.6

(1957) The Story of Mankind

as Hippocrates

The Gal Who Took the West
5.6

(1949) The Gal Who Took the West

as General Michael O'Hara

The Long Wait
5.8

(1954) The Long Wait

as Gardiner

Rhapsody in Blue
6.4

(1945) Rhapsody in Blue

as Max Dreyfus

In This Our Life
6.8

(1942) In This Our Life

as William Fitzroy

The Devil and Miss Jones
7.7

(1941) The Devil and Miss Jones

as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Edison, the Man
6.6

(1940) Edison, the Man

as General Powell

Idiot's Delight
6.1

(1939) Idiot's Delight

as Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Made for Each Other
6.2

(1939) Made for Each Other

as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
5.9

(1939) The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

as Gardner Hubbard

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

(1943) Heaven Can Wait

as Hugo Van Cleve

Green Grass of Wyoming
6.6

(1948) Green Grass of Wyoming

as Beaver Greenway

The More the Merrier
6.8

(1943) The More the Merrier

as Benjamin Dingle

Pepe
6.1

(1960) Pepe

as Charles Coburn

Kings Row
7.2

(1942) Kings Row

as Henry Gordon

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
6.9

(1952) Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Samuel Fulton / John Smith

John Paul Jones
6.1

(1959) John Paul Jones

as Benjamin Franklin

B.F.'s Daughter
6.3

(1948) B.F.'s Daughter

as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

Wilson
5.5

(1944) Wilson

as Professor Henry Holmes

The People's Enemy
6.0

(1935) The People's Enemy

as Judge

The Constant Nymph
5.8

(1943) The Constant Nymph

as Charles Creighton

A Royal Scandal
6.9

(1945) A Royal Scandal

as Nicolai Iiyitch

Our Wife
5.7

(1941) Our Wife

as Professor Drake

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9

(1941) H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as John Pulham

Over 21
5.3

(1945) Over 21

as Robert Drexel Gow

The Doctor and the Girl
5.7

(1949) The Doctor and the Girl

as Dr. John Corday

Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

(1939) Stanley and Livingstone

as Lord Tyce

The Green Years
6.5

(1946) The Green Years

as Alexander Gow

Town on Trial
6.5

(1957) Town on Trial

as Dr. John Fenner

Lord Jeff
7.1

(1938) Lord Jeff

as Captain Briggs

Mr. Music
4.0

(1950) Mr. Music

as Alex Conway

Of Human Hearts
5.8

(1938) Of Human Hearts

as Dr. Charles Shingle

Shady Lady
5.8

(1945) Shady Lady

as Col. John Appleby

How to Murder a Rich Uncle
6.7

(1957) How to Murder a Rich Uncle

as Uncle George Clitterbern

How To Be Very, Very Popular
4.7

(1955) How To Be Very, Very Popular

as Dr. Tweed

The Rocket Man
6.3

(1954) The Rocket Man

as Mayor Ed Johnson

Yellow Jack
5.6

(1938) Yellow Jack

as Dr. Finlay

The Impatient Years
6.3

(1944) The Impatient Years

as William Smith

The Highwayman
0.0

(1951) The Highwayman

as Lord Walters

The Power and the Prize
5.5

(1956) The Power and the Prize

as Guy Eliot

Unexpected Uncle
6.5

(1941) Unexpected Uncle

as Seton Mansley

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5

(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Florian
1.0

(1940) Florian

as Dr. Johannes Hofer

A Stranger in My Arms
2.3

(1959) A Stranger in My Arms

as Vance Beasley

Knickerbocker Holiday
5.0

(1944) Knickerbocker Holiday

as Peter Stuyvesant

Everybody Does It
7.8

(1949) Everybody Does It

as Major Blair

Road to Singapore
6.5

(1940) Road to Singapore

as Joshua Mallon IV

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
6.0

(1959) The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

as Grampa Pennypacker

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7.0

(1997) Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)

Yes Sir, That's My Baby
4.0

(1949) Yes Sir, That's My Baby

as Professor Jason Hartley

My Kingdom for a Cook
0.0

(1943) My Kingdom for a Cook

as Rudyard Morley

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.6

(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days

as Steamship Company Clerk

Peggy
4.7

(1950) Peggy

as Professor Brookfield

Louisa
6.1

(1950) Louisa

as Mr. Burnside

The Captain Is a Lady
6.0

(1940) The Captain Is a Lady

as Captain Abe Peabody

Colonel Effingham's Raid
5.7

(1946) Colonel Effingham's Raid

as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Marilyn
6.0

(1963) Marilyn

as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6

(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's Showtime
7.0

(1976) It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

(1942) Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Louis Hurst

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Pa Harrington

This Is Your Life
6.3

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

0.0

(1956) The Rosemary Clooney Show

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self