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Lee J. Cobb (1911–1976)

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Lee J. Cobb, one of the premier character actors in American film for three decades in the post-World War II period, was born Leo Jacoby in New York City's Lower East Side on December 8, 1911. The son of a Jewish newspaper editor, young Leo was a child prodigy in music, mastering the violin and the harmonica... See full bio »

Born:

Leo Jacoby
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1976 Origins of the Mafia (TV mini-series)
Bartolomeo Gramignano
– Gli antenati (1976) … Bartolomeo Gramignano
 
1976 Nick the Sting
Robert Clark
 
1976 La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine
Dante Ragusa
 
1975 Mark Shoots First
Il commedator Benzi
 
1975 That Lucky Touch
Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
 
1975 Blood, Sweat and Fear
Benzi
 
1974 Last Moments
Twenty Years
 
1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Colonel Josiah Johnson
– The Colonel (1974) … Colonel Josiah Johnson
 
1974 The Great Ice Rip-Off (TV movie)
Willy Calso
 
1974 Trapped Beneath the Sea (TV movie)
Victor Bateman
 
1974 Dr. Max (TV movie)
Dr. Maxwell 'Max' Gordon
 
1973 Ultimatum
 
1973 La polizia sta a guardare
Jovine
 
1973 Double Indemnity (TV movie)
Barton Keyes
 
1973 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Lapchance
 
1973 The Exorcist
Lt. William Kinderman
 
1973 McCloud (TV series)
Alexander Montello
– Showdown at the End of the World (1973) … Alexander Montello
 
1972 Heat of Anger (TV movie)
Frank Galvin
 
1970-1971 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Attorney David Barrett
– I've Got a Problem (1971) … Attorney David Barrett
– Conrad and the Taxi Squad (1971) … Attorney David Barrett
– The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) … Attorney David Barrett
– Down at the House of Truth, Visiting (1971) … Attorney David Barrett
– And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1971) … Attorney David Barrett
See all 24 episodes »
 
1971 Lawman
Vincent Bronson
 
1970 Macho Callahan
Duffy
 
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Oman Hedgepath
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 19 February 1970 (1970)
 
1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)
 
1970 To Confuse the Angel (TV movie)
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
The Editor
 
1968 They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Steve Skorsky
 
1968 Coogan's Bluff
Lt. McElroy
 
1968 Day of the Evil Gun
Rancher (uncredited)
 
1968 Mafia
Don Mariano Arena
 
1967 In Like Flint
Lloyd C. Cramden
 
1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
Willy Loman
 
1962-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Judge Henry Garth / Henry Garth / Judge Garth
– The Mark of a Man (1966) … Judge Henry Garth
– A Bald-Faced Boy (1966) … Judge Henry Garth
– No Drums, No Trumpets (1966) … Judge Henry Garth
– That Saunders Woman (1966) … Judge Henry Garth
– The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind (1966) … Judge Henry Garth
See all 120 episodes »
 
1966 Our Man Flint
Cramden
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Ernie Wigman
– It's Mental Work (1963) … Ernie Wigman
 
1963 Come Blow Your Horn
Harry R. Baker
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Marshal Lou Ramsey
 
1960-1962 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dominic Roma / Grayson Foxhall
– The Unstoppable Gray Fox (1962) … Grayson Foxhall
– Lear vs. the Committeeman (1960) … Dominic Roma
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Julio Madariaga
 
1961 Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait (TV movie)
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Paul Delito
– Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes (1961) … Paul Delito
 
1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Captain Maximillian Gault
– School of the Soldier (1961) … Captain Maximillian Gault
 
1960 Exodus
Barak Ben Canaan
 
1959-1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Alonso Quijana / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Dr. Hochberg / …
– Men in White (1960) … Dr. Hochberg
– I, Don Quixote (1959) … Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quijana
 
1959 But Not for Me
Jeremiah MacDonald
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Al Bengsten / Dr. Lawrence Doner
– Project Immortality (1959) … Dr. Lawrence Doner
– Panic Button (1957) … Al Bengsten
 
1959 Green Mansions
Nuflo
 
1959 The Trap
Victor Massonetti
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
El Jefe
– Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) … El Jefe
 
1956-1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Captain Andrew Watling / Drifter
– Legacy of a Legend (1958) … Drifter
– Death Watch (1956) … Captain Andrew Watling
 
1958 Party Girl
Rico Angelo
 
1958 Man of the West
Dock Tobin
 
1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Father Karamazov
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Dr. Joseph Pearson
– No Deadly Medicine: Part 2 (1957) … Dr. Joseph Pearson
– No Deadly Medicine: Part 1 (1957) … Dr. Joseph Pearson
 
1957 The Three Faces of Eve
Doctor Curtis Luther
 
1957 The Garment Jungle
Walter Mitchell
 
1957 12 Angry Men
Juror #3
 
1956 Miami Expose
Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott
 
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Judge Bernstein
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Zocco
– A Patch of Faith (1956) … Zocco
 
1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– A Patch of Faith (1956)
 
1955 The Left Hand of God
Mieh Yang
 
1955 The Road to Denver
Jim Donovan
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Rubashev
– Darkness at Noon (1955) … Rubashev
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Henry Fisher
– Break Through the Bars (1955) … Henry Fisher
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Emile Zola
– The Life of Emile Zola (1955) … Emile Zola
 
1955 The Racers
Maglio
 
1954 Day of Triumph
Zadok
 
1954 On the Waterfront
Johnny Friendly
 
1954 Gorilla at Large
Detective Sgt. Garrison
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Matt Erwin
– Night Visitor (1954) … Matt Erwin
 
1954 Yankee Pasha
Sultan
 
1953 The Tall Texan
Capt. Theodore Bess
 
1952 The Fighter
Durango
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
David Stevenson
– The Veil (1951) … David Stevenson
 
1951 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Wayne Crowder
– Test Flight (1951) … Wayne Crowder
 
1951 The Family Secret
Howard Clark
 
1951 Sirocco
Col. Feroud
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
Charles Strickland
– The Moon and Sixpence (1951) … Charles Strickland
 
1950 The Man Who Cheated Himself
Lt. Ed Cullen
 
1949 Thieves' Highway
Mike Figlia
 
1948 The Dark Past
Dr. Andrew Collins
 
1948 The Luck of the Irish
David C. Augur
 
1948 The Miracle of the Bells
Marcus Harris
 
1948 Call Northside 777
Brian Kelly
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Juan Garcia
 
1947 Boomerang!
Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
 
1947 Johnny O'Clock
Inspector Koch
 
1946 Anna and the King of Siam
Kralahome
 
1944 Winged Victory
Doctor (as Cpl. Lee Cobb)
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Dr. Dozous
 
1943 Buckskin Empire
Jeptha Marr
 
1943 Tonight We Raid Calais
M. Bonnard
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Dr. Albert Winter
 
1941 Paris Calling
Captain Schwabe
 
1941 Men of Boys Town
Dave Morris
 
1940 This Thing Called Love
Julio Diestro
 
1939 Golden Boy
Mr. Bonaparte
 
1938 Danger on the Air
Tony Lisotti
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Arab (uncredited)
 
1937 Rustlers' Valley
Cal Howard (as Lee Colt)
 
1937 North of the Rio Grande
RR President Wooden (as Lee Cobb)
 
1934 The Vanishing Shadow
Roadwork Foreman [Chs. 3, 4] (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1960 Startime (TV series)
– Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur (1960)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1939 Golden Boy (performer: "Funiculi, Funicula")
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1979 Arthur Miller on Home Ground (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Suddenly an Eagle (TV documentary)
American Narrator
 
1967 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Special Effects
 
1944 Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane (documentary short)
Arthur Deeds (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Juror #3 (uncredited)
 
2008 Role Model: Gene Wilder (TV documentary)
Willy Loman (uncredited)
 
2008 Inside the Jury Room (video documentary short)
Juror #3
 
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Hopalong Cassidy: Public Hero #1 (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Juror #3 (uncredited)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in '12 Angry Men' (uncredited)
 
1972 The Bull of the West (TV movie)
Judge Garth
 
1967 The Meanest Men in the West (TV movie)
Judge Henry Garth
 
1965 The Final Hour
Judge Garth
 
1962 The Devil's Children
Judge Henry Garth (credit only)
 
1962 The Brazen Bell
Judge Garth
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1949 The Phantom Creeps (TV movie)
Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)
 
1939 The Phantom Creeps
Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1936). Stage Play: Johnny Johnson. Musical comedy. Written by Paul Green. Music by Kurt Weill. Musical Direction by Lehman Engel. Directed by Lee Strasberg. 44th Street Theatre: 19 Nov 1936- 16 Jan 1937 (68 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "English Sergeant"), Peter Ainsley, Kate Allen... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Cpl. Lee Cobb | Lee Cobb | Lee Colt

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

[testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, June 23, 1953] I would like to thank you for the privilege of setting the record straight, not only for whatever subjective relief it affords me, but if belatedly this information can be of any value in the further strengthening of our Government and its efforts at home as well as abroad... See more »

Trivia:

Was succeeded in two of his roles by the late George C. Scott. Cobb died shortly after playing Lt. Kinderman in The Exorcist. Scott took over the part in the third film. Cobb played Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men and Scott played that part in the television remake. Scott also played Willy Loman in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman," a part Cobb originated. 12 Angry Men. See more »

Trademark:

Known for his angry scowl See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius