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 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 an actor, making his debut on Broadway in 1901. Coburn formed an acting company with actress Ivah Wills in 1905. They married in 1906. In addition to managing the company, the couple performed frequently on Broadway. After his wife's death in 1937, Coburn relocated to Los Angeles, California and began film work. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a retired millionaire playing Cupid in The More the Merrier in 1943. He was also nominated for The Devil and Miss Jones in 1941 and The Green Years in 1946. Other notable film credits include Of Human Hearts (1938), The Lady Eve (1941), Kings Row (1942), The Constant Nymph (1943), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Wilson (1944), Impact (1949), The Paradine Case (1947), Everybody Does It (1950), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and John Paul Jones (1959). He usually played comedic parts, but Kings Row and Wilson were dramatic parts, showing his versatility. For his contributions to motion pictures, in 1960, Coburn was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6268 Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Coburn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Sir Francis Beekman)
The Lady Eve
('Colonel' Harrington)
Lured
(Harley Temple)
Monkey Business
(Oliver Oxley)
The Paradine Case
(Sir Simon Flaquer)
Together Again
(Jonathan Crandall Sr)
Impact
(Lieutenant Quincy)
In Name Only
(Richard Walker)
Princess O'Rourke
(Uncle Holman)
Vivacious Lady
(Mr. Morgan)
George Washington Slept Here
(Stanley Menninger)
Trouble Along the Way
(le Père Matthew William Burke)
Three Faces West
(Dr. Karl Braun)
Bachelor Mother
(J. B. Merlin)
The Story of Mankind
(Hippocrates)
The Gal Who Took the West
(General Michael O'Hara)
The Long Wait
(Gardiner)
Rhapsody in Blue
(Max Dreyfus)
In This Our Life
(William Fitzroy)
The Devil and Miss Jones
(John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins)
Edison, the Man
(General Powell)
Idiot's Delight
(Dr. Hugo Waldersee)
Made for Each Other
(Judge Joseph M. Doolittle)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
(Gardner Hubbard)
Heaven Can Wait
(Hugo Van Cleve)
Green Grass of Wyoming
(Beaver Greenway)
The More the Merrier
(Benjamin Dingle)
Pepe
(Charles Coburn)
Kings Row
(Henry Gordon)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
(Samuel Fulton / John Smith)
John Paul Jones
(Benjamin Franklin)
B.F.'s Daughter
(Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton)
Wilson
(Professor Henry Holmes)
The People's Enemy
(Judge)
The Constant Nymph
(Charles Creighton)
A Royal Scandal
(Nicolai Iiyitch)
Our Wife
(Professor Drake)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(John Pulham)
Over 21
(Robert Drexel Gow)
The Doctor and the Girl
(Dr. John Corday)
Stanley and Livingstone
(Lord Tyce)
The Green Years
(Alexander Gow)
Town on Trial
(Dr. John Fenner)
Lord Jeff
(Captain Briggs)
Mr. Music
(Alex Conway)
Of Human Hearts
(Dr. Charles Shingle)
Shady Lady
(Col. John Appleby)
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
(Uncle George Clitterbern)
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(Dr. Tweed)
The Rocket Man
(Mayor Ed Johnson)
Yellow Jack
(Dr. Finlay)
The Impatient Years
(William Smith)
The Highwayman
(Lord Walters)
The Power and the Prize
(Guy Eliot)
Unexpected Uncle
(Seton Mansley)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
(Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage))
Florian
(Dr. Johannes Hofer)
A Stranger in My Arms
(Vance Beasley)
Knickerbocker Holiday
(Peter Stuyvesant)
Everybody Does It
(Major Blair)
Road to Singapore
(Joshua Mallon IV)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
(Grampa Pennypacker)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(Self (archive footage))
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
(Professor Jason Hartley)
My Kingdom for a Cook
(Rudyard Morley)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(Steamship Company Clerk)
Peggy
(Professor Brookfield)
Louisa
(Mr. Burnside)
The Captain Is a Lady
(Captain Abe Peabody)
Colonel Effingham's Raid
(Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham)
Marilyn
(Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited))
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
It's Showtime
(Self (archive footage))
Breakdowns of 1942
(Self)
December Bride
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Studio One
(Louis Hurst)
Lux Video Theatre
(Pa Harrington)
This Is Your Life
(Self)
Studio 57
The George Gobel Show
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Rosemary Clooney Show
(Self)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)