From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Coburn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) | 1986-04-19 |
Movie | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1985-03-03 |
Movie | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
Movie | Marilyn | Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1963-04-18 |
Movie | Pepe | Charles Coburn | 1960-12-21 |
Movie | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Grampa Pennypacker | 1959-02-20 |
Movie | A Stranger in My Arms | Vance Beasley | 1959-03-03 |
Movie | John Paul Jones | Benjamin Franklin | 1959-06-16 |
Movie | How to Murder a Rich Uncle | Uncle George Clitterbern | 1957-06-01 |
Movie | Town on Trial | Dr. John Fenner | 1957-08-01 |
Movie | The Story of Mankind | Hippocrates | 1957-11-08 |
Movie | The Power and the Prize | Guy Eliot | 1956-09-26 |
Movie | Around the World in Eighty Days | Steamship Company Clerk | 1956-10-17 |
Movie | How To Be Very, Very Popular | Dr. Tweed | 1955-07-22 |
Movie | The Rocket Man | Mayor Ed Johnson | 1954-04-01 |
Movie | The Long Wait | Gardiner | 1954-05-26 |
Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
Series | Studio 57 | Unknown | 1954-09-21 |
Movie | Trouble Along the Way | le Père Matthew William Burke | 1953-04-04 |
Movie | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Sir Francis Beekman | 1953-07-14 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Samuel Fulton / John Smith | 1952-06-25 |
Movie | Monkey Business | Oliver Oxley | 1952-09-03 |
Movie | The Highwayman | Lord Walters | 1951-08-11 |
Movie | Peggy | Professor Brookfield | 1950-07-01 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
Movie | Louisa | Mr. Burnside | 1950-05-31 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Mr. Music | Alex Conway | 1950-12-08 |
Movie | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Professor Jason Hartley | 1949-09-14 |
Movie | Impact | Lieutenant Quincy | 1949-03-20 |
Movie | The Gal Who Took the West | General Michael O'Hara | 1949-09-01 |
Movie | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. John Corday | 1949-09-29 |
Movie | Everybody Does It | Major Blair | 1949-10-24 |
Movie | B.F.'s Daughter | Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton | 1948-03-24 |
Movie | Green Grass of Wyoming | Beaver Greenway | 1948-06-03 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Series | Ford Theatre | Unknown | 1948-10-17 |
Movie | Lured | Inspector Harley Temple | 1947-08-28 |
Movie | The Paradine Case | Sir Simon Flaquer | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Colonel Effingham's Raid | Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham | 1946-01-24 |
Movie | The Green Years | Alexander Gow | 1946-07-04 |
Movie | A Royal Scandal | Nicolai Iiyitch | 1945-03-26 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Max Dreyfus | 1945-06-27 |
Movie | Shady Lady | Col. John Appleby | 1945-09-07 |
Movie | Over 21 | Robert Drexel Gow | 1945-08-08 |
Movie | Wilson | Professor Henry Holmes | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Knickerbocker Holiday | Peter Stuyvesant | 1944-03-17 |
Movie | The Impatient Years | William Smith | 1944-09-10 |
Movie | Together Again | Jonathan Crandall Sr | 1944-12-23 |
Movie | The Constant Nymph | Charles Creighton | 1943-06-23 |
Movie | Heaven Can Wait | Hugo Van Cleve | 1943-08-05 |
Movie | The More the Merrier | Benjamin Dingle | 1943-05-13 |
Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Uncle Holman | 1943-10-23 |
Movie | My Kingdom for a Cook | Rudyard Morley | 1943-10-27 |
Movie | In This Our Life | William Fitzroy | 1942-05-08 |
Movie | Kings Row | Henry Gordon | 1942-02-02 |
Movie | George Washington Slept Here | Stanley Menninger | 1942-10-30 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942-12-31 |
Movie | The Lady Eve | 'Colonel' Harrington | 1941-02-25 |
Movie | The Devil and Miss Jones | John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | John Pulham | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Our Wife | Professor Drake | 1941-08-20 |
Movie | Unexpected Uncle | Seton Mansley | 1941-11-07 |
Movie | Road to Singapore | Joshua Mallon IV | 1940-03-22 |
Movie | Edison, the Man | General Powell | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Florian | Dr. Johannes Hofer | 1940-06-05 |
Movie | Three Faces West | Dr. Karl Braun | 1940-07-03 |
Movie | The Captain Is a Lady | Captain Abe Peabody | 1940-06-21 |
Movie | Made for Each Other | Judge Joseph M. Doolittle | 1939-02-10 |
Movie | Idiot's Delight | Dr. Hugo Waldersee | 1939-01-27 |
Movie | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Gardner Hubbard | 1939-04-04 |
Movie | In Name Only | Richard Walker | 1939-08-18 |
Movie | Bachelor Mother | J. B. Merlin | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Lord Tyce | 1939-08-18 |
Movie | Vivacious Lady | Peter Morgan Sr. | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | Of Human Hearts | Dr. Charles Shingle | 1938-02-11 |
Movie | Yellow Jack | Dr. Finlay | 1938-05-19 |
Movie | Lord Jeff | Captain Briggs | 1938-06-17 |
Movie | The People's Enemy | Judge | 1935-04-29 |