Charles Coburn was born on June 19, 1877 in Macon, GA. One of Hollywoood's best known character actors, he played a genial father figure in the 1943 film, The More the Merrier. His performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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💰Charles Coburn Net worth: $19 Million
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About
One of Hollywoood's best known character actors, he played a genial father figure in the 1943 film, The More the Merrier. His performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Before Fame
He was a longtime Broadway actor, forming the Coburn Shakespearean Players group with his wife in 1918.
Trivia
Entering Hollywood at the age of 60, he made a name for himself with his unique monocle-and-cigar look, and played an Oscar-winning role in the The More the Merrier.
Family Life
In 1959, he married former opera singer Winfred Natzka, who was 41 years his junior.
Associated With
In one of his classic sympathetic old men roles, he played Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman in the Howard Hawks classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
