ACTOR

Charles Coburn

1877 - 1961

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Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American actor and theatrical producer. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award ("Oscar") three times – for The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), The More the Merrier (1943), and The Green Years (1946) – winning for his performance in The More the Merrier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Coburn has received more than 1,057,865 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Charles Coburn is the 2,225th most popular actor (up from 2,630th in 2019), the 3,570th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,221st in 2019) and the 1,025th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles Coburns by language

Over the past year Charles Coburn has had the most page views in the with 129,464 views, followed by German (8,570), and Spanish (7,635). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (327.87%), Uzbek (168.26%), and Korean (121.60%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Coburn ranks 2,225 out of 13,578. Before him are Diana Hyland, Shirley Knight, Ray Wise, Cameron Mitchell, James Fox, and Henry Czerny. After him are George Raft, William Atherton, Joe Viterelli, Jean Acker, Charles Martinet, and David Harbour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Charles Coburn ranks 86. Before him are Carl Tanzler, Maximilian Voloshin, Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, George Hackenschmidt, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, and Titta Ruffo. After him are Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Charilaos Vasilakos, Isidora Sekulić, Viktor Dyk, and Mohammad Ali Foroughi. Among people deceased in 1961, Charles Coburn ranks 69. Before him are Mihail Sadoveanu, Lucian Blaga, Andrzej Munk, Hubert Van Innis, Anton Flettner, and Kjeld Abell. After him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Arnold Gesell, Václav Talich, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, Edith Wilson, and Joseph M. Schenck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Coburn ranks 3,570 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Wise (1947), Marcian Hoff (1937), Jeff Buckley (1966), Eric Dolphy (1928), Cameron Mitchell (1918), and David Stern (1942). After him are George Raft (1901), William Atherton (1947), Joe Viterelli (1937), Dave Grusin (1934), Rick Barry (1944), and Jean Acker (1893).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Coburn ranks 1,025. Before him are David Ogden Stiers (1942), Edmond O'Brien (1915), Diana Hyland (1936), Shirley Knight (1936), Ray Wise (1947), and Cameron Mitchell (1918). After him are George Raft (1901), William Atherton (1947), Joe Viterelli (1937), Jean Acker (1893), Charles Martinet (1955), and David Harbour (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sir Francis Beekman
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Jul 14o 19537.323 / 10
The Lady Eve
'Colonel' Harrington
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Feb 25o 19417.213 / 10
Monkey Business
Oliver Oxley
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Sep 3o 19526.708 / 10