
Charles Coburn
Known for: Acting
Born: June 18, 1877
Died: August 30, 1961
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…
Known for

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952

The Green Years
1946

Shady Lady
1945

The Rocket Man
1954

My Kingdom for a Cook
1943

The Captain is a Lady
1940

Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946

The Gal Who Took the West
1949

The Long Wait
1954

Edison, the Man
1940

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948

A Royal Scandal
1945

The Doctor and the Girl
1949

Town on Trial
1957

How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957

The Highwayman
1951

Unexpected Uncle
1941

Knickerbocker Holiday
1944

Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949

Peggy
1950

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953

The Lady Eve
1941

Lured
1947

Monkey Business
1952

Together Again
1944

Impact
1949

Princess O'Rourke
1943

George Washington Slept Here
1942

Three Faces West
1940

Bachelor Mother
1939

Made for Each Other
1939

Heaven Can Wait
1943

The More the Merrier
1943

John Paul Jones
1959

B.F.'s Daughter
1948

Over 21
1945

Lord Jeff
1938

Mr. Music
1950

The Impatient Years
1944

Florian
1940

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959

In Name Only
1939

Trouble Along the Way
1953

Rhapsody in Blue
1945

Idiot's Delight
1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939

Our Wife
1941

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941

How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955

The Power and the Prize
1956

A Stranger in My Arms
1959

Everybody Does It
1949

Road to Singapore
1940

Louisa
1950

The Paradine Case
1947

Vivacious Lady
1938

In This Our Life
1942

Kings Row
1942

The Constant Nymph
1943

Stanley and Livingstone
1939

Wilson
1944

Of Human Hearts
1938

Yellow Jack
1938

Breakdowns of 1942
1942

The People's Enemy
1935

The Story of Mankind
1957

It's Showtime
1976

Around the World in 80 Days
1956

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997

Pepe
1960

December Bride
1954

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

Studio One
1948
Lux Video Theatre
1950

This Is Your Life
1952

Studio 57
1954
The George Gobel Show
1954

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956

What's My Line?
1950

Startime
1959