Around the World in 80 Days1956
As Steamship Company Clerk
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Charles Coburn
Born
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 (71)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953
As Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Monkey Business1952
As Oliver Oxley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Paradine Case1947
As Sir Simon Flaquer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Lady Eve1941
As 'Colonel' Harrington
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Heaven Can Wait1943
As Hugo Van Cleve
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Vivacious Lady1938
As Mr. Morgan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Trouble Along the Way1953
As le Père Matthew William Burke
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Made for Each Other1939
As Joseph Doolittle
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The More the Merrier1943
As Benjamin Dingle
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?1952
As Samuel Fulton / John Smith
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939
As Gardner Hubbard
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Bachelor Mother1939
As J. B. Merlin
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Lured1947
As Harley Temple
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Devil and Miss Jones1941
As John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Story of Mankind1957
As Hippocrates
TMDb 4.4 / 10
In This Our Life1942
As William Fitzroy
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Edison, the Man1940
As General Powell
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Our Wife1941
As Professor Drake
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Doctor and the Girl1949
As Dr. John Corday
TMDb 5.9 / 10
In Name Only1939
As Richard Walker
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pepe1960
As Charles Coburn
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Idiot's Delight1939
As Dr. Hugo Waldersee
TMDb 6.1 / 10
John Paul Jones1959
As Benjamin Franklin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Impact1949
As Lieutenant Quincy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
H.M. Pulham, Esq.1941
As John Pulham
TMDb 7.1 / 10
A Royal Scandal1945
As Nicolai Iiyitch
TMDb 6.9 / 10
How to Be Very, Very Popular1955
As Dr. Tweed
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Long Wait1954
As Gardiner
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Of Human Hearts1938
As Dr. Charles Shingle
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Gal Who Took the West1949
As General Michael O'Hara
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Power and the Prize1956
As Guy Eliot
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Road to Singapore1940
As Joshua Mallon IV
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Over 211945
As Robert Drexel Gow
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Wilson1944
As Professor Henry Holmes
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Rhapsody in Blue1945
As Max Dreyfus
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker1959
As Grampa Pennypacker
TMDb 7.1 / 10
B.F.'s Daughter1948
As Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mr. Music1950
As Alex Conway
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lord Jeff1938
As Captain Briggs
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Kings Row1942
As Henry Gordon
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Stanley and Livingstone1939
As Lord Tyce
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Green Grass of Wyoming1948
As Beaver Greenway
TMDb 6.7 / 10
It's Showtime1976
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
My Kingdom for a Cook1943
As Rudyard Morley
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Green Years1946
As Alexander Gow
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Breakdowns of 19421942
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
George Washington Slept Here1942
As Stanley Menninger
TMDb 6.4 / 10
A Stranger in My Arms1959
As Vance Beasley
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The People's Enemy1935
As Judge
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Constant Nymph1943
As Charles Creighton
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Princess O'Rourke1943
As Uncle Holman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Captain is a Lady1940
As Captain Abe Peabody
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Louisa1950
As Mr. Burnside
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Three Faces West1940
As Dr. Karl Braun
TMDb 5.7 / 10
How to Murder a Rich Uncle1957
As Uncle George Clitterbern
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Town on Trial1957
As Dr. John Fenner
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Knickerbocker Holiday1944
As Peter Stuyvesant
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Colonel Effingham's Raid1946
As Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Shady Lady1945
As Col. John Appleby
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Peggy1950
As Professor Brookfield
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Impatient Years1944
As William Smith
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Yes Sir, That's My Baby1949
As Jason Hartley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Yellow Jack1938
As Dr. Finlay
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Florian1940
As Dr. Johannes Hofer
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Together Again1944
As Jonathan Crandall Sr
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Everybody Does It1949
As Major Blair
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Rocket Man1954
As Mayor Ed Johnson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Unexpected Uncle1941
As Seton Mansley
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Highwayman1951
As Lord Walters
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb