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List Of All Charles Coburn Movies

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Here is the list of all Charles Coburn movies.

Charles Coburn was an American actor born on June 17, 1877, in Savannah, Georgia. He began his career on stage in the early 20th century before transitioning to film in the 1930s. Coburn appeared in over 90 films throughout his career and was known for his distinctive voice and charming on-screen presence.

Coburn's breakthrough role came in the 1941 film "The Devil and Miss Jones," for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He won the Oscar the following year for his role in "The More the Merrier" (1943).

Coburn's other notable film roles include "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "The Green Years" (1946), and "The Lady Eve" (1941). He also appeared in several films with actress Jean Arthur, including "The Devil and Miss Jones" and "The More the Merrier."

In addition to his work in film, Coburn was also a successful stage actor and appeared in numerous Broadway productions. He won a Tony Award in 1953 for his performance in the play "The Prescott Proposals."

Coburn was married twice and had seven children. He passed away on August 30, 1961, at the age of 84 from a heart attack.

List of all Charles Coburn movies

Year Film Role Director Notes
1933 Boss Tweed Boss Tweed
1935 The People's Enemy Judge Hays Crane Wilbur
1938 Of Human Hearts Dr. Charles Shingle Clarence Brown
1938 Vivacious Lady Mr. Morgan George Stevens
1938 Yellow Jack Dr. Finlay George B. Seitz
1938 Lord Jeff Captain Briggs Sam Wood
1939 Idiot's Delight Dr. Hugo Waldersee Clarence Brown
1939 Made for Each Other Judge Joseph M. Doolittle John Cromwell
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Gardner Hubbard Irving Cummings
1939 Bachelor Mother J. B. Merlin Garson Kanin
1939 Stanley and Livingstone Lord Tyce Otto Brower (safari sequences)
1939 In Name Only Mr. Walker John Cromwell
1940 Road to Singapore Joshua Mallon IV Victor Schertzinger
1940 Edison, the Man General Powell Clarence Brown
1940 Florian Dr. Johannes Hofer John E. Burch (assistant)
1940 The Captain Is a Lady Captain Abe Peabody Robert B. Sinclair
1940 Three Faces West Dr. Karl Braun Bernard Vorhaus
1941 The Lady Eve 'Colonel' Harrington Preston Sturges
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Merrick Sam Wood Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1941 Our Wife Professor Drake John M. Stahl
1941 Unexpected Uncle Seton Mansley aka Alfred Crane Peter Godfrey
1941 H. M. Pulham, Esq. Mr. Pulham Sr. King Vidor
1942 Kings Row Dr. Henry Gordon Sam Wood
1942 In This Our Life William Fitzroy John Huston
1942 George Washington Slept Here Uncle Stanley J. Menninger William Keighley
1943 Forever and a Day Sir William (scenes cut)
1943 The More the Merrier Benjamin Dingle George Stevens Winner - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1943 The Constant Nymph Charles Creighton Edmund Goulding
1943 Heaven Can Wait Hugo Van Cleve Ernst Lubitsch
1943 Princess O'Rourke Holman - Maria's Uncle Norman Krasna
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook Rudyard Morley Richard Wallace
1944 Knickerbocker Holiday Peter Stuyvesant Harry Joe Brown
1944 Wilson Professor Henry Holmes Henry King
1944 The Impatient Years William Smith Irving Cummings
1944 Together Again Jonathan Crandall Sr Charles Vidor
1945 A Royal Scandal Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch Ernst Lubitsch
1945 Rhapsody in Blue Max Dreyfus Irving Rapper
1945 Over 21 Robert Drexel Gow Charles Vidor
1945 Shady Lady Col. John Appleby George Waggner
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid Col. Will Seaborn Effingham Irving Pichel
1946 The Green Years Alexander Gow Victor Saville Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1947 Lured Inspector Harley Temple Douglas Sirk
1947 The Paradine Case Sir Simon Flaquer Alfred Hitchcock
1948 B.F.'s Daughter B.F. Fulton Robert Z. Leonard
1948 Green Grass of Wyoming Beaver Greenway Louis King
1949 Impact Lt. Tom Quincy Arthur Lubin
1949 Yes Sir That's My Baby Professor Jason Hartley George Sherman
1949 The Gal Who Took the West Gen. Michael O'Hara Frederick de Cordova
1949 The Doctor and the Girl Dr. John Corday Curtis Bernhardt
1949 Everybody Does It Major Blair Edmund Goulding
1950 Louisa Abel Burnside Alexander Hall
1950 Peggy Professor 'Brooks' Brookfield Frederick De Cordova
1950 Mr. Music Alex Conway Richard Haydn
1951 The Highwayman Lord Walters Lesley Selander
1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Samuel Fulton / John Smith Douglas Sirk
1952 Monkey Business Mr. Oliver Oxley Howard Hawks
1953 Trouble Along the Way Father Burke Michael Curtiz
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman Howard Hawks
1954 The Rocket Man Mayor Ed Johnson Oscar Rudolph
1954 The Long Wait Gardiner Victor Saville
1954 Country Doctor
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular Dr. Tweed Nunnally Johnson
1956 The Power and the Prize Guy Eliot Henry Koster
1956 Around the World in 80 Days a Hong Kong steamship company clerk Michael Anderson
1957 Town on Trial Dr. John Fenner John Guillermin
1957 How to Murder a Rich Uncle Uncle George Nigel Patrick
1957 The Story of Mankind Hippocrates Irwin Allen
1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker Grampa Pennypacker Henry Levin
1959 A Stranger in My Arms Vance Beasley Helmut Kautner
1959 John Paul Jones Benjamin Franklin John Farrow
1960 Pepe Himself George Sidney


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