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Charles Coburn
Actor
Born June 18, 1877Died August 30, 1961 (84 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn · as Mr. Oliver Oxley |
| 2003 | Inside the Marx Brothers · as Alex Conway |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Mr. Oliver Oxley |
| 1963 | Marilyn · as Sir Francis 'piggy' Beekman (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Colonel Sykes |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones · as Benjamin Franklin |
| 1959 | A Stranger in My Arms · as Vance Beasley |
| 1958 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker · as Grampa Pennypacker |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind · as Hippocrates |
| 1957 | Town on Trial · as Dr. John Fenner |
| 1957 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle · as Uncle George Clitterbern |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Steamship Company Clerk |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize · as Guy Eliot |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Cutler |
| 1955 | How to Be Very, Very Popular · as Dr. Tweed |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Harvard |
| 1955 | The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (TV Series) · as The Colonel |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Daddles |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Oscar Wolfe |
| 1954 | The Long Wait · as Gardiner |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man · as Mayor Ed Johnson |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Judge Purdy |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as John Malloy |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · as Sir Francis Beekman |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way · as Le Père Matthew William Burke |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as C.c. Cunningham |
| 1952 | Monkey Business · as Oliver Oxley |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal · as Samuel Fulton / John Smith |
| 1951 | The Highwayman · as Lord Walters |
| 1950 | Mr. Music · as Alex Conway |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as Grandpa Vanderhof |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Pa Harrington |
| 1950 | Peggy · as Professor Brookfield |
| 1950 | Louisa · as Mr. Burnside |
| 1949 | Everybody Does It · as Major Blair |
| 1949 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby · as Professor Jason Hartley |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl · as Dr. John Corday |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as General Michael O'hara |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Louis Hurst |
| 1948 | Green Grass of Wyoming · as Beaver Greenway |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter · as Burton F. 'b.f.' Fulton |
| 1947 | The Paradine Case · as Sir Simon Flaquer |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Alexander Gow |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal · as Nicolai Iiyitch |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue · as Max Dreyfus |
| 1945 | Over 21 · as Robert Drexel Gow |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Jonathan Crandall Sr |
| 1944 | The Impatient Years · as William Smith |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Professor Henry Holmes |
| 1944 | Knickerbocker Holiday · as Peter Stuyvesant |
| 1943 | My Kingdom for a Cook · as Rudyard Morley |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke · as Uncle Holman |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait · as Hugo Van Cleve |
| 1943 | The Constant Nymph · as Charles Creighton |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier · as Benjamin Dingle |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Sir William |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here · as Stanley Menninger |
| 1942 | In This Our Life · as William Fitzroy |
| 1942 | Kings Row · as Henry Gordon |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as John Pulham |
| 1941 | Unexpected Uncle · as Seton Mansley |
| 1941 | Our Wife · as Professor Drake |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as John P. Merrick/thomas Higgins |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as 'colonel' Harrington |
| 1940 | Florian · as Dr. Johannes Hofer |
| 1940 | Three Faces West · as Dr. Karl Braun |
| 1940 | The Captain Is a Lady · as Captain Abe Peabody |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as General Powell |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore · as Joshua Mallon Iv |
| 1939 | In Name Only · as Richard Walker |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone · as Lord Tyce |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother · as J. B. Merlin |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell · as Gardner Hubbard |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other · as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Dr. Hugo Waldersee |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady · as Mr. Morgan |
| 1938 | Lord Jeff · as Captain Briggs |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack · as Dr. Finlay |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts · as Dr. Charles Shingle |
| 1935 | The People's Enemy · as Judge |