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Charles Coburn

Also Credited As: Charles D. Coburn

Date of Death: August 30, 1961 (84)

Birth Place: Savannah, GA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1937
Humphrey Newberry

[Broadway]
1936
Fred Perkins

[Broadway]
1936
Honorable Jim Hackler, County Chairman

[Broadway]
1936
Doctor Richard Gaunt

[Broadway]
1934
Rev. Edward Quarterman, S.J.

[Broadway]
1933
Professor Koerner

[Broadway]
1932
Ajax

[Broadway]
1928
Sir John Falstaff

[Broadway]
1928
Chorus

[Broadway]
1928
Baron Stein

[Broadway]
1926
Old Bill

[Broadway]
1926
Lomas Ramsden

[Broadway]
1925
Mr. James Telfer

[Broadway]
1924
Samuel Sweetland

[Broadway]
1922
David Hungerstoltz

[Broadway]
1920
Brigadier-General Archibald Root, C. B.

[Broadway]
1918
Old Bill

[Broadway]
1917
Performer

[Broadway]
1916
Performer

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1952]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1933]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1930]
Director
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1928]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1928]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1927]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Producer
Production Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1924]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1920]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1918]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1917]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1916]
Producer

Movies

People's Enemy
[ 1935 ] Judge Hays
Lord Jeff
[ 1938 ] Captain Briggs
Of Human Hearts
[ 1938 ] Dr. Charles Shingle
Yellow Jack
[ 1938 ] Dr. Finlay
Vivacious Lady
[ 1938 ] Peter Morgan, Sr.
Idiot's Delight
[ 1939 ] Dr. Waldersee
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
[ 1939 ] Gardner Hubbard
Bachelor Mother
[ 1939 ] J. B. Merlin
Made for Each Other
[ 1939 ] Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Stanley and Livingstone
[ 1939 ] Lord Tyce
In Name Only
[ 1939 ] Mr. Walker
The Captain Is a Lady
[ 1940 ] Captain Abe Peabody
Florian
[ 1940 ] Dr. Johannes Hofer
Three Faces West
[ 1940 ] Dr. Karl Braun
Edison, the Man
[ 1940 ] General Powell
Road to Singapore
[ 1940 ] Joshua Mallon IV
The Lady Eve
[ 1941 ] Colonel Harrington
The Devil and Miss Jones
[ 1941 ] John P. Merrick
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
[ 1941 ] Mr. Pulham Sr.
Our Wife
[ 1941 ] Professor Drake
Unexpected Uncle
[ 1941 ] Seton Mansley
Kings Row
[ 1942 ] Dr. Henry Gordon
George Washington Slept Here
[ 1942 ] Stanley J. Menninger
In This Our Life
[ 1942 ] William Fitzroy
The More the Merrier
[ 1943 ] Benjamin Dingle
The Constant Nymph
[ 1943 ] Charles Creighton
Princess O'Rourke
[ 1943 ] Holman
Heaven Can Wait
[ 1943 ] Hugo Van Cleve
My Kingdom for a Cook
[ 1943 ] Rudyard Morley
Together Again
[ 1944 ] Jonathan Crandall Sr
Knickerbocker Holiday
[ 1944 ] Peter Stuyvesant
Wilson
[ 1944 ] Professor Henry Holmes
The Impatient Years
[ 1944 ] William Smith
A Royal Scandal
[ 1945 ] Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch
Shady Lady
[ 1945 ] Col. John Appleby
Rhapsody in Blue
[ 1945 ] Max Dreyfus
Over 21
[ 1945 ] Robert Drexel Gow
The Green Years
[ 1946 ] Alexander Gow
Colonel Effingham's Raid
[ 1946 ] Col. Will Seaborn Effingham
Lured
[ 1947 ] Inspector Harley Temple
The Paradine Case
[ 1947 ] Sir Simon Flaquer
B.F.'s Daughter
[ 1948 ] B.F. Fulton
Green Grass of Wyoming
[ 1948 ] Beaver Greenway
The Doctor and the Girl
[ 1949 ] Dr. John Corday
The Gal Who Took the West
[ 1949 ] General Michael O Hara
Impact
[ 1949 ] Lt. Tom Quincy
Everybody Does It
[ 1949 ] Major Blair
Mr. Music
[ 1950 ] Alex Conway
Louisa
[ 1950 ] Mr. Burnside
Peggy
[ 1950 ] ProfessorBrooksBrookfield
The Highwayman
[ 1951 ] Lord Walters
Monkey Business
[ 1952 ] Mr. Oliver Oxley
Has Anybody Seen My Gal
[ 1952 ] Samuel Fulton, John Smith
Trouble Along the Way
[ 1953 ] Father Burke
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
[ 1953 ] Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
The Long Wait
[ 1954 ] Gardiner
The Rocket Man
[ 1954 ] Mayor Ed Johnson
How to Be Very, Very Popular
[ 1955 ] Dr. Tweed
The Power and the Prize
[ 1956 ] Guy Eliot
Around the World in 80 Days
[ 1956 ] Steamship Company Hong Kong Clerk
Town on Trial
[ 1957 ] Dr. John Fenner
The Story of Mankind
[ 1957 ] Hippocrates
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
[ 1957 ] Uncle George
John Paul Jones
[ 1959 ] Benjamin Franklin
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
[ 1959 ] Grampa Pennypacker
Pepe
[ 1960 ] Charles Coburn

News


River Street Theatre Celebrates Valentine's Day with Double-Feature Romantic Comedies

In honor of Valentine's Day, the River Street Theatre in Jaffrey will be presenting a double-feature evening of two classic romantic films. For one $8.00 ticket, you can see Royal Wedding and Made for Each Other. The double-feature begins at 6:30pm on Wednesday, February 14.
MAANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Among Reel 13's March Line Up

Made for Each Other, a beloved 1939 comedy-drama starring James Stewart and Carole Lombard and directed by John Cromwell, is one of several classics featured in the March 2017 lineup of Reel 13.
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES & More Set for REEL 13's August Lineup

Frank Capra's 1941 comedy-drama Meet John Doe is featured in the August lineup on Reel 13. In Meet John Doe, director Frank Capra makes powerful political statements that seem prescient today.
Marilyn Monroe's Iconic GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES to Air on Reel 13 This June

The musical comedy Gentleman Prefer Blondes is featured in the abbreviated June lineup on Reel 13. 
VTA Sets 2016 Cool Films Series

Victoria Theatre Association's annual Summer Cool Films Series continues 2016's celebration of Victoria Theatre's 150th Anniversary with a special line up of films celebrating the time when generations of Daytonians came to the "Victory" to see the latest movie release. The Summer Cool Films Series runs July 8-August 28 and includes Reel Late at the Vic late night movies and daytime Family Films!  Beginning July 8, VTA will set out the popular FREE popcorn and FREE soda plus some FREE nostalgia at the historic Victoria Theatre. Passbooks for the series are on sale now at Ticket Center Stage.  Call (937) 228-3630, toll free (888) 228-3630 or purchase online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.
JAWS, CABARET, MY FAIR LADY, THE KID and More Set for 2015 CAPA Summer Movie Series

The CAPA Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2015 with an impressive assembly of classics, cult favorites, and beloved films. The 2015 series will run today, June 5-August 9 at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) and will feature 29 films over nine weeks (no films scheduled for the week of the Fourth of July).
JAWS, CABARET, MY FAIR LADY, THE KID and More Set for 2015 CAPA Summer Movie Series

The CAPA Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2015 with an impressive assembly of classics, cult favorites, and beloved films. The 2015 series will run June 5-August 9 at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) and will feature 29 films over nine weeks (no films scheduled for the week of the Fourth of July).
Kaufman and Hart - The Works of Broadway's Legendary Duo

This season's revival of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's Pulitzer Prize-winning play YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU opens on Broadway tonight, and in honor of the playwriting pair's long list of contributions to the theatre, we've rounded up some of their most notable works. Scroll down to learn more about the duo's canon!
I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE Among Warner Archive's New Releases

Warner Archive Collection announces New Releases, including Mr. Stewart Goes to Hollywood
Moving Image Presents THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, Now thru 11/10

Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
Moving Image to Present THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, 9/7-11/10

Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
Endangered Species Project Holds Reading of THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER Today

Endangered Species Project is tickled to once again blow the dust off an undeservedly dusty script - the astoundingly charming family comedy, THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER. Playwright Liam O'Brien honors, by reference and imitation, the great George Bernard Shaw, who died two years before PENNYPACKER's premiere. The play, O'Brien's only work for the stage, was founded on a true story that occurred in O'Brien's family.
Endangered Species Project to Hold Reading of THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER, 7/8

Endangered Species Project is tickled to once again blow the dust off an undeservedly dusty script - the astoundingly charming family comedy, THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER. Playwright Liam O'Brien honors, by reference and imitation, the great George Bernard Shaw, who died two years before PENNYPACKER's premiere. The play, O'Brien's only work for the stage, was founded on a true story that occurred in O'Brien's family.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Charles Coburn been in?

Charles Coburn has appeared on Broadway in 19 shows.

How many West End shows has Charles Coburn been in?

Charles Coburn has not appeared in the West End

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