Portrait of Edmund Cobb

Acting

Edmund Cobb

Career

Active from 1914 to 1951, busiest in 1926 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for How High Is Up?
How High Is Up?
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edmund Cobb Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Frontier Justice 6
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • Western 3
  • Action 3
  • Romance 3
  • Action-Adventure 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Cowboy Adventure 3
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

337
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Western von gestern
Western von gestern (1978)

TV show ยท as 2. Bombenleger

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 56
Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

as Townsman

Bat Men of Africa
Bat Men of Africa (1966)

as Craddock

The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Townsman

Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Driver ("Morella")

The Underwater City
The Underwater City (1962)
GoodWatch score 50

as Meade (uncredited)

1950s

43 titles ยท average score 65
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Miner

Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Cobbs

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Operator (uncredited)

River of No Return
River of No Return (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barber (uncredited)

Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Barfly (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lafe Reiser

Montana Desperado
Montana Desperado (1951)

as Jim Berry

Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ed (uncredited)

Blazing Bullets
Blazing Bullets (1951)

as Sheriff

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Mr. Adams / Henchman Martin - Fake Pancho

Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Target Watcher (uncredited)

The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Citizen (uncredited)

1940s

149 titles ยท average score 63
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Sheriff

G-Men Never Forget
G-Men Never Forget (1948)

as R.J. Cook

Movies Are Adventure
Movies Are Adventure (1948)

as George (uncredited)

Song of Arizona
Song of Arizona (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sheriff Jim Clark

Rustler's Round-up
Rustler's Round-up (1946)

as Victor Todd

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Power of the Press
Power of the Press (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Process Server (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Inquirer Reporter (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk
So You Won't Squawk (1941)

as A policeman

Tonto Basin Outlaws
Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941)

as Henchman Jim Stark

How High Is Up?
How High Is Up? (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Construction Foreman (uncredited)

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

as Cop (uncredited)

1930s

99 titles ยท average score 57
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Manuel Gonzalez

The Sunday Round-Up
The Sunday Round-Up (1936)

as Jack Higgins

Riding Wild
Riding Wild (1935)

as John Jones (as Eddie Cobb)

Lightning Triggers
Lightning Triggers (1935)

as Blackie (as Ed Cobb)

Tracy Rides
Tracy Rides (1935)

as Ned Hampton

Danger Trails
Danger Trails (1935)

as Hank Wilson (as Eddie Cobb)

Rustler's Paradise
Rustler's Paradise (1935)

as Larry Martin

The Rawhide Terror
The Rawhide Terror (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Al - Sheriff

The Law of the Wild
The Law of the Wild (1934)

as Henchman Jim Luger

Human Targets
Human Targets (1932)

as Remsden

Law of the Rio Grande
Law of the Rio Grande (1931)

as 'The Blanco Kid'

The Indians Are Coming
The Indians Are Coming (1930)

as Bill Williams

1920s

32 titles
A Final Reckoning
A Final Reckoning (1928)

as Black Jack

The Call of the Heart
The Call of the Heart (1928)

as Jerry Wilson

The Two Fister
The Two Fister (1927)

as Officer Field

Fangs of Destiny
Fangs of Destiny (1927)

as Jerry Matthews

The Courage of Collins
The Courage of Collins (1927)

as Constable Collins

The Man Tamer
The Man Tamer (1927)

as Tommy Ryan

Four Square Steve
Four Square Steve (1926)

as Steve

General Custer at the Little Big Horn
General Custer at the Little Big Horn (1926)

as Captain Harry Page

The Galloping Cowboy
The Galloping Cowboy (1926)

as Jack Perry (Bill's Cousin)

Bashful Whirlwind
Bashful Whirlwind (1925)

as Bob Evans

Days of '49
Days of '49 (1924)

as Cal Coleman

California in '49
California in '49 (1924)

as Cal Coleman

1910s

8 titles
Social Briars
Social Briars (1918)

as Jim Kane

Moral Courage
Moral Courage (1917)

as Walter Green

A Little Volunteer
A Little Volunteer (1916)

as Frank Sinclaire

Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1916)

as Charlie La Martine

The Clutch of Circumstance
The Clutch of Circumstance (1915)

as Eli Turner

The Circular Path
The Circular Path (1915)

as The Other Man

Across the Border
Across the Border (1914)

as Ranger Curley Smith

A Pueblo Legend
A Pueblo Legend (1912)

as A Rider