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 1943s 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 wifes 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.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Sir Francis Beekman

Фильм 1953

The Lady Eve

'Colonel' Harrington

Фильм 1941

Lured

Harley Temple

Фильм 1947

Monkey Business

Oliver Oxley

Фильм 1952

The Paradine Case

Sir Simon Flaquer

Фильм 1947

Together Again

Jonathan Crandall Sr

Фильм 1944

In Name Only

Richard Walker

Фильм 1939

Princess O'Rourke

Uncle Holman

Фильм 1943

Trouble Along the Way

le Père Matthew William Burke

Фильм 1953

Three Faces West

Dr. Karl Braun

Фильм 1940

Bachelor Mother

J. B. Merlin

Фильм 1939

The Story of Mankind

Hippocrates

Фильм 1957

The Gal Who Took the West

General Michael O'Hara

Фильм 1949

The Long Wait

Gardiner

Фильм 1954

Rhapsody in Blue

Max Dreyfus

Фильм 1945

In This Our Life

William Fitzroy

Фильм 1942

Idiot's Delight

Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Фильм 1939

Made for Each Other

Judge Joseph M. Doolittle

Фильм 1939

The More the Merrier

Benjamin Dingle

Фильм 1943

Pepe

Charles Coburn

Фильм 1960

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Samuel Fulton / John Smith

Фильм 1952

B.F.'s Daughter

Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

Фильм 1948

The People's Enemy

Judge

Фильм 1935

A Royal Scandal

Nicolai Iiyitch

Фильм 1945

Our Wife

Professor Drake

Фильм 1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

John Pulham

Фильм 1941

Over 21

Robert Drexel Gow

Фильм 1945

The Doctor and the Girl

Dr. John Corday

Фильм 1949

Stanley and Livingstone

Lord Tyce

Фильм 1939

The Green Years

Alexander Gow

Фильм 1946

Town on Trial

Dr. John Fenner

Фильм 1957

Lord Jeff

Captain Briggs

Фильм 1938

Mr. Music

Alex Conway

Фильм 1950

Shady Lady

Col. John Appleby

Фильм 1945

How To Be Very, Very Popular

Dr. Tweed

Фильм 1955

The Rocket Man

Mayor Ed Johnson

Фильм 1954

Yellow Jack

Dr. Finlay

Фильм 1938

The Impatient Years

William Smith

Фильм 1944

The Highwayman

Lord Walters

Фильм 1951

The Power and the Prize

Guy Eliot

Фильм 1956

Unexpected Uncle

Seton Mansley

Фильм 1941

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Фильм 1986

Florian

Dr. Johannes Hofer

Фильм 1940

Knickerbocker Holiday

Peter Stuyvesant

Фильм 1944

Road to Singapore

Joshua Mallon IV

Фильм 1940

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Grampa Pennypacker

Фильм 1959

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1997

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Professor Jason Hartley

Фильм 1949

My Kingdom for a Cook

Rudyard Morley

Фильм 1943

Louisa

Mr. Burnside

Фильм 1950

The Captain Is a Lady

Captain Abe Peabody

Фильм 1940

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Фильм 1946

Marilyn

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1963

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1985

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1976

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

Фильм 1942

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December Bride

Tv 1954

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Tv 1950

Studio One

Louis Hurst

Tv 1948

Lux Video Theatre

Pa Harrington

Tv 1950

This Is Your Life

Self

Tv 1952

Studio 57

Tv 1954

The George Gobel Show

Self

Tv 1954

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Tv 1948

The Rosemary Clooney Show

Self

Tv 1956

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950