Charles Coburn
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- 18 de junio de 1877 · Macon, Georgia, USA
- 30 de agosto de 1961
Biografía
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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Filmografía
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line · En persona
- It's Showtime · En persona
- Pepe · Charles Coburn
- Startime · Colonel Sykes
- El capitán Jones · Benjamin Franklin
- A Stranger in My Arms · Vance Beasley
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker · Grampa Pennypacker
- Historia de la humanidad · Hippocrates
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle · Uncle George Clitterbern
- Town on Trial · Dr. John Fenner
- La vuelta al mundo en 80 días · Steamship Company Clerk
- Tiburones de las finanzas · Guy Eliot
- The Rosemary Clooney Show · En persona
- How to Be Very, Very Popular · Dr. Tweed
- December Bride
- The George Gobel Show · En persona
- Studio 57
- Tras sus propias huellas (La larga espera) · Gardiner
- The Rocket Man · Mayor Ed Johnson
- Los caballeros las prefieren rubias · Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
- Un conflicto en cada esquina · le Père Matthew William Burke
- This Is Your Life · En persona
- Me siento rejuvenecer · Oliver Oxley
- ¿Alguien ha visto a mi chica? · Samuel Fulton / John Smith
- The Highwayman · Lord Walters
- Mr. Music · Alex Conway
- Lux Video Theatre · Pa Harrington
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · En persona
- Peggy · Professor Brookfield
- Louisa · Mr. Burnside
- What's My Line? · En persona
- Si ella lo supiera · Major Blair
- Cuerpos y almas · Dr. John Corday
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby · Jason Hartley
- La dama que conquistó el oeste · General Michael O'Hara
- Impacto · Lieutenant Quincy
- Studio One · Louis Hurst
- The Ed Sullivan Show · En persona
- Los verdes pastos de Wyoming · Beaver Greenway
- B.F.'s Daughter · Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
- El proceso Paradine · Sir Simon Flaquer
- El asesino poeta · Harley Temple
- The Green Years · Alexander Gow
- Colonel Effingham's Raid · Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
- Shady Lady · Col. John Appleby
- Over 21 · Robert Drexel Gow
- Rhapsody in Blue · Max Dreyfus
- La zarina · Nicolai Iiyitch
- Otra vez juntos · Jonathan Crandall Sr
- The Impatient Years · William Smith
- Wilson · Professor Henry Holmes
- Knickerbocker Holiday · Peter Stuyvesant
- My Kingdom for a Cook · Rudyard Morley
- Princess O'Rourke · Uncle Holman
- El diablo dijo no · Hugo Van Cleve
- La ninfa constante · Charles Creighton
- El amor llamó dos veces · Benjamin Dingle
- Breakdowns of 1942 · En persona
- Aquí durmió George Washington · Stanley Menninger
- Como ella sola · William Fitzroy
- Abismo de pasión · Henry Gordon
- Cenizas de amor · John Pulham
- Tío improvisado · Seton Mansley
- Our Wife · Professor Drake
- El diablo burlado · John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
- Las tres noches de Eva · 'Colonel' Harrington
- Rutas infernales · Dr. Karl Braun
- The Captain is a Lady · Captain Abe Peabody
- Florian · Dr. Johannes Hofer
- Edison, el hombre · General Powell
- Ruta de Singapur · Joshua Mallon IV
- Dos mujeres y un amor · Richard Walker
- El explorador perdido · Lord Tyce
- Mamá a la fuerza · J. B. Merlin
- El gran milagro · Gardner Hubbard
- Lazo sagrado · Joseph Doolittle
- La delicia de los idiotas · Dr. Hugo Waldersee
- Horizontes de gloria · Captain Briggs
- Yellow Jack · Dr. Finlay
- Ardid femenino · Mr. Morgan