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Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

31 movies on Netflix

Biography

Charles Coburn was an American actor and theatrical producer who got his start in Savannah, Georgia, where he grew up and did odd jobs at the local theater as a teenager, running the house by 17 or 18. He made his Broadway debut in 1901, and he later formed an acting company that he managed while performing on Broadway. He then moved to Los Angeles and began working in films, earning three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and winning for The More the Merrier (1943). The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and The Green Years brought the other two. He usually played comic parts, though Kings Row (1942) and Wilson (1944) showed his dramatic range. His other films included The Lady Eve (1941) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). In 1960 the Hollywood Walk of Fame honored him with a star.

84years old at death

  • Born Savannah
  • Died Manhattan
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Also credited as Charles Douville Coburn

Movie Career

Films
31
Career span
25 years1938 to 1963

Genres

Photos

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953 Comedy, Crime, Musicalas Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

    IMDb rating 7.147K votes

  2. The Lady Eve1941 Comedy, Romanceas 'Colonel' Harrington

    IMDb rating 7.726K votes

  3. Monkey Business1952as Mr. Oliver Oxley

    IMDb rating 6.917K votes

  4. Heaven Can Wait1943as Hugo Van Cleve

    IMDb rating 7.314K votes

  5. The More the Merrier1943as Benjamin Dingle

    IMDb rating 7.68.4K votes

  6. The Paradine Case1947as Sir Simon Flaquer

    IMDb rating 6.514K votes

  7. The Devil and Miss Jones1941as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

    IMDb rating 7.65.4K votes

  8. Lured1947as Harley Temple

    IMDb rating 7.05.9K votes

Most often with

Howard Hawks directed two of these films, George Stevens two and Sam Wood two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Charles Coburn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$17.8 million

7 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 31 films: 7 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 21 figure not found.

  • 7Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 21Figure not found

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
    $5.3M29.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Road to Singapore1940as Joshua Mallon IV
    $3.2M18.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The Paradine Case1947as Sir Simon Flaquer
    $2.1M11.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Monkey Business1952as Mr. Oliver Oxley
    $2.0M11.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Wilson1944as Professor Henry Holmes
    $2.0M11.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Bachelor Mother1939as J. B. Merlin
    $2.0M11.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Vivacious Lady1938as Mr. Morgan
    $1.2M6.8% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Charles Coburn's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1944Best Supporting ActorThe More the MerrierWon
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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