Charles Coburn

Actor. Born 18 June 1877 in Macon, Georgia, USA. Died 30 August 1961.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

18 June 1877, Macon, Georgia, USA

Died

30 August 1961

Active

1941–1956

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Charles’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $49m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1941–1956

Genres

Romance6
Comedy5
Drama3
Fantasy2
Adventure1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Lady Eve1941

61WorstWilson1944

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

111930s

381940s

231950s

11960s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1947Best Supporting Actor · The Green Years
Won1944Best Supporting Actor · The More the Merrier
Nominated1942Best Supporting Actor · The Devil and Miss Jones

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.