Charles Coburn
Acting
Born: 1877-06-18 · Macon, Georgia, USA
Died: 1961-08-30
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
Pepe
1960
Charles Coburn
John Paul Jones
1959
Benjamin Franklin
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
Vance Beasley
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
Grampa Pennypacker
The Story of Mankind
1957
Hippocrates
Town on Trial
1957
Dr. John Fenner
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
Uncle George Clitterbern
The Power and the Prize
1956
Guy Eliot
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Steamship Company Clerk
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
Dr. Tweed
The Long Wait
1954
Gardiner
The Rocket Man
1954
Mayor Ed Johnson
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Trouble Along the Way
1953
le Père Matthew William Burke
Monkey Business
1952
Oliver Oxley
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Samuel Fulton / John Smith
The Highwayman
1951
Lord Walters
Mr. Music
1950
Alex Conway
Peggy
1950
Professor Brookfield
Louisa
1950
Mr. Burnside
Impact
1949
Lieutenant Quincy
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
General Michael O'Hara
The Doctor and the Girl
1949
Dr. John Corday
Everybody Does It
1949
Major Blair
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
Professor Jason Hartley
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
Beaver Greenway
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
Lured
1947
Harley Temple
📺 TV Shows (11)
Startime
1959
Colonel Sykes
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
Self
December Bride
1954
Studio 57
1954
The George Gobel Show
1954
Self
This Is Your Life
1952
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Pa Harrington
What's My Line?
1950
Self
Studio One
1948
Louis Hurst
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self