1911 - 1976
Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby; December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor, known both for film roles and his work on the Broadway stage, as well as for his television role in the series, The Virginian. He often played arrogant, intimidating and abrasive characters, but he also acted as respectable figures such as judges and police officers. Cobb originated the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman under the direction of Elia Kazan, and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for On the Waterfront (1954) and The Brothers Karamazov (1958). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee J. Cobb has received more than 3,001,502 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Lee J. Cobb is the 1,238th most popular actor (down from 987th in 2019), the 2,202nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,851st in 2019) and the 598th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Lee J. Cobb ranks 1,238 out of 9,996. Before him are Ernst Busch, Victor Mature, Hema Malini, Patrick Dewaere, Dominic Purcell, and Andrei Mironov. After him are Vladimír Menšík, Edmund Kean, Matt Dillon, Timothy Spall, Katey Sagal, and Judd Hirsch.
1900 - 1980
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,232
1913 - 1999
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,233
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,234
1947 - 1982
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,235
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,236
1941 - 1987
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 1,237
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,238
1929 - 1988
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,239
1787 - 1833
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 1,240
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,241
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,242
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,243
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,244
Among people born in 1911, Lee J. Cobb ranks 82. Before him are Elizabeth Bishop, Renée Simonot, William Stuart-Houston, Thanom Kittikachorn, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and David Ogilvy. After him are Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Shiing-Shen Chern, Andor Lilienthal, Viktor Barna, David Seymour, and Luis Walter Alvarez. Among people deceased in 1976, Lee J. Cobb ranks 69. Before him are Carol Reed, Phil Ochs, Mikhail Gurevich, Géza Anda, David Elazar, and Alexandros Panagoulis. After him are Willi Hennig, Mickey Cohen, Walter H. Schottky, Gilbert Ryle, Adolph Zukor, and Mukaghali Makatayev.
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 76
1911 - 2021
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 77
1911 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 78
1911 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
1911 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 80
1911 - 1999
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 81
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 82
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 83
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 84
1911 - 2010
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 85
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 86
1911 - 1956
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 87
1911 - 1988
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 88
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 63
1940 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 64
1892 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 65
1921 - 1976
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 66
1925 - 1976
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 67
1939 - 1976
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 68
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 69
1913 - 1976
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 70
1913 - 1976
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 71
1886 - 1976
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 72
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 73
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 74
1931 - 1976
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 75
Among people born in United States, Lee J. Cobb ranks 2,202 out of 18,182. Before him are Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Richard Rodgers (1902), Edward Witten (1951), Samuel Fuller (1912), Charles Whitman (1941), and David Baltimore (1938). After him are Annie Jump Cannon (1863), George Crumb (1929), Henry Winkler (1945), Thomas Tew (1649), Bill Finger (1914), and Matt Dillon (1964).
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2,196
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2,197
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2,198
1912 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 2,199
1941 - 1966
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 2,200
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 2,201
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 2,202
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,203
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,204
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,205
1649 - 1695
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 2,206
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,207
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,208
Among actors born in United States, Lee J. Cobb ranks 598. Before him are Fred Willard (1939), Alyssa Milano (1972), Tony Lip (1930), Lisa Bonet (1967), Kim Hunter (1922), and Victor Mature (1913). After him are Matt Dillon (1964), Katey Sagal (1954), Judd Hirsch (1935), Chazz Palminteri (1952), Ben Johnson (1918), and Daryl Hannah (1960).
1939 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 592
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 593
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 594
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 595
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 596
1913 - 1999
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 597
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 598
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 599
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 600
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 601
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 602
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 603
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 604