Charles Coburn
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- 18. Juni 1877 · Macon, Georgia, USA
- 30. August 1961
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line · Selbst
- It's Showtime · Selbst
- Pepe - Was kann die Welt schon kosten · Charles Coburn
- Startime · Colonel Sykes
- Beherrscher der Meere · Benjamin Franklin
- Ein Fremder in meinen Armen · Vance Beasley
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker · Grampa Pennypacker
- The Story of Mankind · Hippocrates
- Onkel George und seine Mörder · Uncle George Clitterbern
- Eine Stadt steht vor Gericht · Dr. John Fenner
- In 80 Tagen um die Welt · Steamship Company Clerk
- Die Macht und ihr Preis · Guy Eliot
- The Rosemary Clooney Show · Selbst
- How to Be Very, Very Popular · Dr. Tweed
- December Bride
- The George Gobel Show · Selbst
- Studio 57
- The Long Wait · Gardiner
- The Rocket Man · Mayor Ed Johnson
- Blondinen bevorzugt · Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
- Ärger auf der ganzen Linie · le Père Matthew William Burke
- This Is Your Life · Selbst
- Liebling, ich werde jünger · Oliver Oxley
- Hat jemand meine Braut gesehen? · Samuel Fulton / John Smith
- Der maskierte Kavalier · Lord Walters
- Mr. Music · Alex Conway
- Lux Video Theatre · Pa Harrington
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Selbst
- Peggy · Professor Brookfield
- Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht · Mr. Burnside
- What's My Line? · Selbst
- Everybody Does It · Major Blair
- The Doctor and the Girl · Dr. John Corday
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby · Jason Hartley
- The Gal Who Took the West · General Michael O'Hara
- Impact · Lieutenant Quincy
- Studio One · Louis Hurst
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Selbst
- Green Grass of Wyoming · Beaver Greenway
- B.F.'s Daughter · Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
- Der Fall Paradin · Sir Simon Flaquer
- Angelockt · Harley Temple
- Das Vermächtnis · Alexander Gow
- Colonel Effingham's Raid · Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
- Shady Lady · Col. John Appleby
- Over 21 · Robert Drexel Gow
- Rhapsodie in Blau · Max Dreyfus
- Skandal bei Hofe · Nicolai Iiyitch
- Modell wider Willen · Jonathan Crandall Sr
- The Impatient Years · William Smith
- Wilson · Professor Henry Holmes
- Knickerbocker Holiday · Peter Stuyvesant
- My Kingdom for a Cook · Rudyard Morley
- Der Pilot und die Prinzessin · Uncle Holman
- Ein himmlischer Sünder · Hugo Van Cleve
- Liebesleid · Charles Creighton
- Immer mehr, immer fröhlicher · Benjamin Dingle
- Breakdowns of 1942 · Selbst
- Unser trautes Heim · Stanley Menninger
- Ich will mein Leben leben · William Fitzroy
- Kings Row · Henry Gordon
- H.M. Pulham, Esq. · John Pulham
- Unexpected Uncle · Seton Mansley
- Our Wife · Professor Drake
- Mary und der Millionär · John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
- Die Falschspielerin · 'Colonel' Harrington
- Three Faces West · Dr. Karl Braun
- The Captain is a Lady · Captain Abe Peabody
- Florian · Dr. Johannes Hofer
- Der große Edison · General Powell
- Der Weg nach Singapur · Joshua Mallon IV
- Nur dem Namen nach · Richard Walker
- Stanley and Livingstone · Lord Tyce
- Die Findelmutter · J. B. Merlin
- Liebe und Leben des Telefonbauers A. Bell · Gardner Hubbard
- Ein ideales Paar · Joseph Doolittle
- Idiot's Delight · Dr. Hugo Waldersee
- Lord Jeff · Captain Briggs
- Yellow Jack · Dr. Finlay
- Vivacious Lady · Mr. Morgan