Charles Coburn

★ Acting #10,441

1877 - 1961 (age 84) • Acting

Born: 6/18/1877 in Macon, Georgia, USA

Died: 8/30/1961 (age 84)

Known for: Acting

Charles Coburn

★ Acting #10,441

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.

Known For

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

73%

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

1953

The Lady Eve

73%

'Colonel' Harrington

1941

Monkey Business

67%

Oliver Oxley

1952

The Paradine Case

63%

Sir Simon Flaquer

1947

Heaven Can Wait

69%

Hugo Van Cleve

1943

The More the Merrier

70%

Benjamin Dingle

1943

Lured

63%

Harley Temple

1947

Bachelor Mother

72%

J. B. Merlin

1939

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

77%

Self (archive footage)

1997

It's Showtime

75%

Self (archive footage)

1976

Pepe

64%

Charles Coburn

1960

John Paul Jones

60%

Benjamin Franklin

1959

A Stranger in My Arms

42%

Vance Beasley

1959

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

71%

Grampa Pennypacker

1959

The Story of Mankind

44%

Hippocrates

1957

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

70%

Uncle George Clitterbern

1957

Town on Trial

65%

Dr. John Fenner

1957

Around the World in 80 Days

67%

Steamship Company Clerk

1956

The Power and the Prize

63%

Guy Eliot

1956

The Rosemary Clooney Show

80%

Self

1956

How to Be Very, Very Popular

46%

Dr. Tweed

1955

December Bride

63%

Unknown

1954

The George Gobel Show

78%

Self

1954

Studio 57

75%

Unknown

1954

The Long Wait

59%

Gardiner

1954

The Rocket Man

65%

Mayor Ed Johnson

1954

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

73%

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

1953

Trouble Along the Way

61%

le Père Matthew William Burke

1953

This Is Your Life

65%

Self

1952

Monkey Business

67%

Oliver Oxley

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

70%

Samuel Fulton / John Smith

1952

The Highwayman

100%

Lord Walters

1951

Mr. Music

65%

Alex Conway

1950

Lux Video Theatre

67%

Pa Harrington

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

69%

Self

1950

Peggy

60%

Professor Brookfield

1950