Charles Coburn
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...
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...
Known For
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Sir Francis Beekman
The Lady Eve
as 'Colonel' Harrington
Around the World in 80 Days
as Steamship Company Clerk
Cast Credits
Pepe
as Charles Coburn
John Paul Jones
as Benjamin Franklin
A Stranger in My Arms
as Vance Beasley
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Grampa Pennypacker
The Story of Mankind
as Hippocrates
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Uncle George Clitterbern
Town on Trial
as Dr. John Fenner
Around the World in 80 Days
as Steamship Company Clerk
The Power and the Prize
as Guy Eliot
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Dr. Tweed
The Long Wait
as Gardiner
The Rocket Man
as Mayor Ed Johnson
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Sir Francis Beekman
Trouble Along the Way
as le Père Matthew William Burke
Monkey Business
as Oliver Oxley
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Samuel Fulton / John Smith
The Highwayman
as Lord Walters
Mr. Music
as Alex Conway
Peggy
as Professor Brookfield
Louisa
as Mr. Burnside
Everybody Does It
as Major Blair
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. John Corday
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
as Professor Jason Hartley
The Gal Who Took the West
as General Michael O'Hara
Impact
as Lieutenant Quincy
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Beaver Greenway
B.F.'s Daughter
as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
The Paradine Case
as Sir Simon Flaquer
Lured
as Harley Temple
The Green Years
as Alexander Gow