
Born June 18, 1877 — Died August 30, 1961
From Macon, Georgia, USA
Also known as Charles Douville 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 Em...

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)

Pepe
Charles Coburn

John Paul Jones
Benjamin Franklin

A Stranger in My Arms
Vance Beasley

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Grampa Pennypacker

The Story of Mankind
Hippocrates

How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Uncle George Clitterbern

Town on Trial
Dr. John Fenner

Around the World in 80 Days
Steamship Company Clerk

The Power and the Prize
Guy Eliot

How to Be Very, Very Popular
Dr. Tweed

The Long Wait
Gardiner

The Rocket Man
Mayor Ed Johnson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

Trouble Along the Way
le Père Matthew William Burke

Monkey Business
Oliver Oxley

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Samuel Fulton / John Smith

The Highwayman
Lord Walters

Mr. Music
Alex Conway

Peggy
Professor Brookfield

Louisa
Mr. Burnside

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

Green Grass of Wyoming
Beaver Greenway

B.F.'s Daughter
Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

The Paradine Case
Sir Simon Flaquer

Lured
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

A Royal Scandal
Nicolai Iiyitch

Together Again
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

Heaven Can Wait
Hugo Van Cleve

The Constant Nymph
Charles Creighton

The More the Merrier
Benjamin Dingle

Breakdowns of 1942
Self

George Washington Slept Here
Stanley Menninger

In This Our Life
William Fitzroy

Kings Row
Henry Gordon

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
John Pulham

Unexpected Uncle
Seton Mansley

Our Wife
Professor Drake

The Devil and Miss Jones
John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

The Lady Eve
'Colonel' Harrington

Three Faces West
Dr. Karl Braun

The Captain is a Lady
Captain Abe Peabody

Florian
Dr. Johannes Hofer

Edison, the Man
General Powell

Road to Singapore
Joshua Mallon IV

In Name Only
Richard Walker

Stanley and Livingstone
Lord Tyce

Bachelor Mother
J. B. Merlin

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Gardner Hubbard

Made for Each Other
Joseph Doolittle

Idiot's Delight
Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Lord Jeff
Captain Briggs

Yellow Jack
Dr. Finlay

Vivacious Lady
Mr. Morgan

Of Human Hearts
Dr. Charles Shingle

The People's Enemy
Judge