Portrait of Irvin S. Cobb

Acting

Irvin S. Cobb

Career

Active from 1915 to 1953, with a break from 1940 to 1949, busiest in 1934 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irvin S. Cobb Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Small Town Politics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 67
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

1930s

13 titles ยท average score 68
Our Leading Citizen
Our Leading Citizen (1939)

Story

Hawaii Calls
Hawaii Calls (1938)

as Captain O'Hare

The Arkansas Traveler
The Arkansas Traveler (1938)

as Town Constable

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Senator Albert Jennings

Everybody's Old Man
Everybody's Old Man (1936)

as William Franklin

Pepper
Pepper (1936)

as John Wilkes

Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Captain Eli

Mississippi
Mississippi (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Technical Advisor

Judge Priest
Judge Priest (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

You Bring the Ducks
You Bring the Ducks (1934)

as Irvin S. Cobb

The Woman Accused
The Woman Accused (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Cobb Goes Fishing
Cobb Goes Fishing (1930)

as Irvin

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight (1927)

Story

Pardon My French
Pardon My French (1921)

Writer

The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1920)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

1910s

3 titles
The Face in the Dark
The Face in the Dark (1918)

Writer

Fighting Odds
Fighting Odds (1917)

Theatre Play

Graft
Graft (1915)

Story