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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/05/1997
It's Showtime
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/03/1976
Marilyn
Character:Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1963
Pepe
Character:Charles Coburn
Release Date:21/12/1960
John Paul Jones
Character:Benjamin Franklin
Release Date:16/06/1959
A Stranger in My Arms
Character:Vance Beasley
Release Date:03/03/1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Character:Grampa Pennypacker
Release Date:20/02/1959
The Story of Mankind
Character:Hippocrates
Release Date:08/11/1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Character:Uncle George Clitterbern
Release Date:01/06/1957
Town on Trial
Character:Dr. John Fenner
Release Date:24/01/1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Steamship Company Clerk
Release Date:17/10/1956
The Power and the Prize
Character:Guy Eliot
Release Date:26/09/1956
How To Be Very, Very Popular
Character:Dr. Tweed
Release Date:22/07/1955
The Long Wait
Character:Gardiner
Release Date:26/05/1954
The Rocket Man
Character:Mayor Ed Johnson
Release Date:01/04/1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character:Sir Francis Beekman
Release Date:14/07/1953
Trouble Along the Way
Character:le Père Matthew William Burke
Release Date:04/04/1953
Monkey Business
Character:Oliver Oxley
Release Date:03/09/1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Character:Samuel Fulton / John Smith
Release Date:25/06/1952
The Highwayman
Character:Lord Walters
Release Date:11/08/1951
Mr. Music
Character:Alex Conway
Release Date:08/12/1950
Peggy
Character:Professor Brookfield
Release Date:01/07/1950
Louisa
Character:Mr. Burnside
Release Date:31/05/1950
Everybody Does It
Character:Major Blair
Release Date:24/10/1949
The Doctor and the Girl
Character:Dr. John Corday
Release Date:29/09/1949
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Character:Professor Jason Hartley
Release Date:14/09/1949
The Gal Who Took the West
Character:General Michael O'Hara
Release Date:01/09/1949
Impact
Character:Lieutenant Quincy
Release Date:20/03/1949
Green Grass of Wyoming
Character:Beaver Greenway
Release Date:03/06/1948
B.F.'s Daughter
Character:Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
Release Date:24/03/1948
The Paradine Case
Character:Sir Simon Flaquer
Release Date:29/12/1947
Lured
Character:Harley Temple
Release Date:28/08/1947
The Green Years
Character:Alexander Gow
Release Date:04/07/1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Character:Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Release Date:24/01/1946
Shady Lady
Character:Col. John Appleby
Release Date:07/09/1945
Over 21
Character:Robert Drexel Gow
Release Date:08/08/1945
Rhapsody in Blue
Character:Max Dreyfus
Release Date:27/06/1945
A Royal Scandal
Character:Nicolai Iiyitch
Release Date:26/03/1945
Together Again
Character:Jonathan Crandall Sr
Release Date:23/12/1944
The Impatient Years
Character:William Smith
Release Date:10/09/1944
Wilson
Character:Professor Henry Holmes
Release Date:01/08/1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Character:Peter Stuyvesant
Release Date:17/03/1944
My Kingdom for a Cook
Character:Rudyard Morley
Release Date:27/10/1943
Princess O'Rourke
Character:Uncle Holman
Release Date:23/10/1943
Heaven Can Wait
Character:Hugo Van Cleve
Release Date:05/08/1943
The Constant Nymph
Character:Charles Creighton
Release Date:23/06/1943
The More the Merrier
Character:Benjamin Dingle
Release Date:13/05/1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1942
George Washington Slept Here
Character:Stanley Menninger
Release Date:30/10/1942
In This Our Life
Character:William Fitzroy
Release Date:08/05/1942
Kings Row
Character:Henry Gordon
Release Date:02/02/1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Character:John Pulham
Release Date:04/12/1941
Unexpected Uncle
Character:Seton Mansley
Release Date:07/11/1941
Our Wife
Character:Professor Drake
Release Date:20/08/1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
Character:John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
Release Date:11/04/1941
The Lady Eve
Character:'Colonel' Harrington
Release Date:25/02/1941
Three Faces West
Character:Dr. Karl Braun
Release Date:03/07/1940
The Captain Is a Lady
Character:Captain Abe Peabody
Release Date:21/06/1940
Florian
Character:Dr. Johannes Hofer
Release Date:05/06/1940
Edison, the Man
Character:General Powell
Release Date:10/05/1940
Road to Singapore
Character:Joshua Mallon IV
Release Date:22/03/1940
In Name Only
Character:Richard Walker
Release Date:18/08/1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Character:Lord Tyce
Release Date:18/08/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:J. B. Merlin
Release Date:30/06/1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Character:Gardner Hubbard
Release Date:04/04/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Release Date:10/02/1939
Idiot's Delight
Character:Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Release Date:27/01/1939
Lord Jeff
Character:Captain Briggs
Release Date:17/06/1938
Yellow Jack
Character:Dr. Finlay
Release Date:19/05/1938
Vivacious Lady
Character:Mr. Morgan
Release Date:13/05/1938
Of Human Hearts
Character:Dr. Charles Shingle
Release Date:11/02/1938
The People's Enemy
Character:Judge
Release Date:29/04/1935
Television Appearances
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Character:Self
December Bride
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The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
Studio 57
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This Is Your Life
Character:Self
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Pa Harrington
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Studio One
Character:Louis Hurst
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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