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 ...
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
As Sir Francis Beekman
The Lady Eve
As 'Colonel' Harrington
Lured
As Harley Temple
Monkey Business
As Oliver Oxley
The Paradine Case
As Sir Simon Flaquer
Together Again
As Jonathan Crandall Sr
Impact
As Lieutenant Quincy
In Name Only
As Richard Walker
Princess O'Rourke
As Uncle Holman
Vivacious Lady
As Mr. Morgan
George Washington Slept Here
As Stanley Menninger
Trouble Along the Way
As le Père Matthew William Burke
Three Faces West
As Dr. Karl Braun
Bachelor Mother
As J. B. Merlin
The Story of Mankind
As Hippocrates
The Gal Who Took the West
As General Michael O'Hara
The Long Wait
As Gardiner
Rhapsody in Blue
As Max Dreyfus
In This Our Life
As William Fitzroy
The Devil and Miss Jones
As John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins
Edison, the Man
As General Powell
Idiot's Delight
As Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Made for Each Other
As Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
As Gardner Hubbard
Heaven Can Wait
As Hugo Van Cleve
Green Grass of Wyoming
As Beaver Greenway
The More the Merrier
As Benjamin Dingle
Pepe
As Charles Coburn
Kings Row
As Henry Gordon
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
As Samuel Fulton / John Smith
John Paul Jones
As Benjamin Franklin
B.F.'s Daughter
As Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
Wilson
As Professor Henry Holmes
The People's Enemy
As Judge
The Constant Nymph
As Charles Creighton
A Royal Scandal
As Nicolai Iiyitch
Our Wife
As Professor Drake
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
As John Pulham
Over 21
As Robert Drexel Gow
The Doctor and the Girl
As Dr. John Corday
Stanley and Livingstone
As Lord Tyce
The Green Years
As Alexander Gow
Town on Trial
As Dr. John Fenner
Lord Jeff
As Captain Briggs
Mr. Music
As Alex Conway
Of Human Hearts
As Dr. Charles Shingle
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
As Uncle George Clitterbern
Shady Lady
As Col. John Appleby
How To Be Very, Very Popular
As Dr. Tweed
The Rocket Man
As Mayor Ed Johnson
Yellow Jack
As Dr. Finlay
The Impatient Years
As William Smith
The Highwayman
As Lord Walters
The Power and the Prize
As Guy Eliot
Unexpected Uncle
As Seton Mansley
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
As Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)
Florian
As Dr. Johannes Hofer
A Stranger in My Arms
As Vance Beasley
Knickerbocker Holiday
As Peter Stuyvesant
Everybody Does It
As Major Blair
Road to Singapore
As Joshua Mallon IV
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
As Grampa Pennypacker
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
As Self (archive footage)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
As Professor Jason Hartley
My Kingdom for a Cook
As Rudyard Morley
Around the World in Eighty Days
As Steamship Company Clerk
Peggy
As Professor Brookfield
Louisa
As Mr. Burnside
The Captain Is a Lady
As Captain Abe Peabody
Colonel Effingham's Raid
As Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Marilyn
As Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
As Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1942
As Self
December Bride
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
Studio One
As Louis Hurst
Lux Video Theatre
As Pa Harrington
This Is Your Life
As Self
Studio 57
The George Gobel Show
As Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
The Rosemary Clooney Show
As Self
What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest