Charles Coburn
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.
Fotos
Filme (71)
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
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957 · Uncle George Clitterbern
Town on Trial
1957 · Dr. John Fenner
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Steamship Company Clerk
The Power and the Prize
1956 · Guy Eliot
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
Everybody Does It
1949 · Major Blair
The Doctor and the Girl
1949 · Dr. John Corday
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949 · Jason Hartley
The Gal Who Took the West
1949 · General Michael O'Hara
Impact
1949 · Lieutenant Quincy
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Beaver Greenway
B.F.'s Daughter
1948 · Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
The Paradine Case
1947 · Sir Simon Flaquer
Lured
1947 · Harley Temple
The Green Years
1946 · Alexander Gow
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946 · Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Shady Lady
1945 · Col. John Appleby
Over 21
1945 · Robert Drexel Gow
Rhapsody in Blue
1945 · Max Dreyfus
A Royal Scandal
1945 · Nicolai Iiyitch
Together Again
1944 · Jonathan Crandall Sr
The Impatient Years
1944 · William Smith
Wilson
1944 · Professor Henry Holmes
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944 · Peter Stuyvesant
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943 · Rudyard Morley
Princess O'Rourke
1943 · Uncle Holman
Heaven Can Wait
1943 · Hugo Van Cleve
The Constant Nymph
1943 · Charles Creighton
The More the Merrier
1943 · Benjamin Dingle
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
George Washington Slept Here
1942 · Stanley Menninger
In This Our Life
1942 · William Fitzroy
Kings Row
1942 · Henry Gordon
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · John Pulham
Unexpected Uncle
1941 · Seton Mansley
Our Wife
1941 · Professor Drake
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941 · John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
The Lady Eve
1941 · 'Colonel' Harrington
Three Faces West
1940 · Dr. Karl Braun
The Captain is a Lady
1940 · Captain Abe Peabody
Florian
1940 · Dr. Johannes Hofer
Edison, the Man
1940 · General Powell
Road to Singapore
1940 · Joshua Mallon IV
In Name Only
1939 · Richard Walker
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 · Lord Tyce
Bachelor Mother
1939 · J. B. Merlin
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · Gardner Hubbard
Made for Each Other
1939 · Joseph Doolittle
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Lord Jeff
1938 · Captain Briggs
Yellow Jack
1938 · Dr. Finlay
Vivacious Lady
1938 · Mr. Morgan
Of Human Hearts
1938 · Dr. Charles Shingle
The People's Enemy
1935 · Judge
Serien (11)
Startime
1959 · Colonel Sykes
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956 · Self
December Bride
1954
The George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
Studio 57
1954
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Pa Harrington
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Studio One
1948 · Louis Hurst
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self