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Acting

Charles Coburn

Career: Active from 1938 to 1959, busiest in 1939 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 42
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Bachelor Mother
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Charles Coburn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.7, average 5.4
Violence
2.3, average 4.1
Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5
Scare
1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 10
Romantic Comedy 8
Social Commentary 5
Character-Driven 5
Nostalgic 4
Historical Setting 4
Nostalgic Tone 4
Screwball Comedy 4
Film Noir 3
Mistaken Identity 3
Political Intrigue 3
Suspenseful 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 56

Pepe

56

as Charles Coburn

1950s

23 titles · average score 63

John Paul Jones

61

as Benjamin Franklin

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

66

as Grampa Pennypacker

Town on Trial

61

as Dr. John Fenner

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

69

as Uncle George Clitterbern

The Long Wait

62

as Gardiner

The Rocket Man

62

as Mayor Ed Johnson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

82

as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

Trouble Along the Way

63

as le Père Matthew William Burke

Monkey Business

70

as Oliver Oxley

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

76

as Samuel Fulton / John Smith

Mr. Music

56

as Alex Conway

Peggy

as Professor Brookfield

1940s

38 titles · average score 65

The Gal Who Took the West

51

as General Michael O'Hara

Impact

65

as Lieutenant Quincy

B.F.'s Daughter

51

as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton

Lured

84

as Harley Temple

The Green Years

63

as Alexander Gow

Heaven Can Wait

80

as Hugo Van Cleve

The More the Merrier

62

as Benjamin Dingle

Princess O'Rourke

60

as Uncle Holman

George Washington Slept Here

67

as Stanley Menninger

The Lady Eve

86

as 'Colonel' Harrington

The Devil and Miss Jones

83

as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins

Edison, the Man

74

as General Powell

1930s

11 titles · average score 66

Made for Each Other

59

as Joseph Doolittle

Bachelor Mother

89

as J. B. Merlin

In Name Only

85

as Richard Walker

Stanley and Livingstone

62

as Lord Tyce

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

62

as Gardner Hubbard

Idiot's Delight

45

as Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Vivacious Lady

87

as Mr. Morgan

Lord Jeff

56

as Captain Briggs

Of Human Hearts

59

as Dr. Charles Shingle

Yellow Jack

60

as Dr. Finlay

The People's Enemy

as Judge