1877Born, Macon
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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 – December 27, 1902 Savannah, Georgia). Growing up in Savannah, he started out at age 14 doing odd jobs at the local Savannah Theater, handing out programs, ushering, or being the doorman. By age 17 or 18, he was the theater manager. He later became…
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Gentlemen Prefer BlondesSir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Around the World in 80 DaysSteamship Company Clerk
The Lady Eve'Colonel' Harrington
Monkey BusinessOliver Oxley
The Paradine CaseSir Simon Flaquer1960PepeCharles CoburnMovie
1959John Paul JonesBenjamin FranklinMovie
1959A Stranger in My ArmsVance BeasleyMovie
1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerGrampa PennypackerMovie
1957The Story of MankindHippocratesMovie
1957How to Murder a Rich UncleUncle George ClitterbernMovie
1957Town on TrialDr. John FennerMovie
1956Around the World in 80 DaysSteamship Company ClerkMovie
1956The Power and the PrizeGuy EliotMovie
1955How to Be Very, Very PopularDr. TweedMovie
1954The Long WaitGardinerMovie
1954The Rocket ManMayor Ed JohnsonMovie
1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesSir Francis 'Piggy' BeekmanMovie
1953Trouble Along the Wayle Père Matthew William BurkeMovie
1952Monkey BusinessOliver OxleyMovie
1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Samuel Fulton / John SmithMovie
1951The HighwaymanLord WaltersMovie
1950Mr. MusicAlex ConwayMovie
1950PeggyProfessor BrookfieldMovie
1950LouisaMr. BurnsideMovie
1949Everybody Does ItMajor BlairMovie
1949The Doctor and the GirlDr. John CordayMovie
1949Yes Sir, That's My BabyJason HartleyMovie
1949The Gal Who Took the WestGeneral Michael O'HaraMovie
1949ImpactLieutenant QuincyMovie
1948Green Grass of WyomingBeaver GreenwayMovie
1948B.F.'s DaughterBurton F. 'B.F.' FultonMovie
1947The Paradine CaseSir Simon FlaquerMovie
1947LuredHarley TempleMovie
1946The Green YearsAlexander GowMovie
1946Colonel Effingham's RaidColonel Will Seaborn EffinghamMovie
1945Shady LadyCol. John ApplebyMovie
1945Over 21Robert Drexel GowMovie
1945Rhapsody in BlueMax DreyfusMovie
1945A Royal ScandalNicolai IiyitchMovie
1944Together AgainJonathan Crandall SrMovie
1944The Impatient YearsWilliam SmithMovie
1944WilsonProfessor Henry HolmesMovie
1944Knickerbocker HolidayPeter StuyvesantMovie
1943My Kingdom for a CookRudyard MorleyMovie
1943Princess O'RourkeUncle HolmanMovie
1943Heaven Can WaitHugo Van CleveMovie
1943The Constant NymphCharles CreightonMovie
1943The More the MerrierBenjamin DingleMovie
1942George Washington Slept HereStanley MenningerMovie
1942In This Our LifeWilliam FitzroyMovie
1942Kings RowHenry GordonMovie
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.John PulhamMovie
1941Unexpected UncleSeton MansleyMovie
1941Our WifeProfessor DrakeMovie
1941The Devil and Miss JonesJohn P. Merrick/Thomas HigginsMovie
1941The Lady Eve'Colonel' HarringtonMovie
1940Three Faces WestDr. Karl BraunMovie
1940The Captain is a LadyCaptain Abe PeabodyMovie
1940FlorianDr. Johannes HoferMovie
1940Edison, the ManGeneral PowellMovie
1940Road to SingaporeJoshua Mallon IVMovie
1939In Name OnlyRichard WalkerMovie
1939Stanley and LivingstoneLord TyceMovie
1939Bachelor MotherJ. B. MerlinMovie
1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellGardner HubbardMovie
1939Made for Each OtherJoseph DoolittleMovie
1939Idiot's DelightDr. Hugo WalderseeMovie
1938Lord JeffCaptain BriggsMovie
1938Yellow JackDr. FinlayMovie
1938Vivacious LadyMr. MorganMovie
1938Of Human HeartsDr. Charles ShingleMovie
1935The People's EnemyJudgeMovie
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