Charles Coburn: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 62
- on screen
- 1935–1997
- box office
- $51.4K
The Best Charles Coburn Movies
The films of Charles Coburn that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) leads with $25K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Charles Coburn's Career in Numbers
Charles Coburn's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Charles Coburn works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The People’s Enemy (1935) to Tabloid! (1989), and the 1940s were the busiest decade.
Charles Coburn Movies by Decade
- 1930s 10
- 1940s 31
- 1950s 14
- 1960s 2
- 1980s 1
The 1940s were Charles Coburn's busiest decade, with 31 films.
Charles Coburn Movies by Genre
- Comedy 21
- Drama 10
- Romance 9
- Mystery 4
- Music 3
- Crime 3
- Sci-Fi 2
- Horror 1
- Documentary 1
- Western 1
Comedy is the genre Charles Coburn has worked in most, with 21 films, ahead of drama (10).
Charles Coburn Career Milestones
- First film
- The People’s Enemy 1935
- Biggest box office hit
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes $25K worldwide
- Newest film
- Tabloid! 1989
Charles Coburn Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Charles Coburn is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Charles Coburn Movies as an Actor
58- 1989
Tabloid! as Man in Cafeteria (segment Baby Born with Full Beard) · Horror - 1963
Marilyn as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1960
Pepe as Charles Coburn · Music - 1959
John Paul Jones as Benjamin Franklin · Romance - 1959
A Stranger in My Arms as Vance Beasley · Romance - 1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as Grampa Pennypacker · Comedy - 1957
The Story of Mankind as Hippocrates · Sci-Fi - 1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle as Uncle George Clitterbern · Comedy - 1957
Town on Trial as Dr. John Fenner · Mystery - 1955
How To Be Very, Very Popular as Dr. Tweed · Comedy - 1954
The Long Wait as Gardiner · Crime - 1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Sir Francis Beekman · Comedy Worldwide box office: $25K - 1953
Trouble Along the Way as le Père Matthew William Burke · Comedy - 1952
Monkey Business as Oliver Oxley · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $265 - 1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Samuel Fulton / John Smith · Comedy - 1950
Mr. Music as Alex Conway · Comedy - 1950
Louisa as Mr. Burnside · Comedy - 1949
The Doctor and the Girl as Dr. John Corday · Drama - 1949
The Gal Who Took the West as General Michael O'Hara · Western - 1949
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby as Professor Jason Hartley · Music - 1949
Impact as Lieutenant Quincy · Mystery - 1948
Green Grass of Wyoming as Beaver Greenway · Drama - 1948
B.F.’s Daughter as Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton · Romance - 1947
The Paradine Case as Sir Simon Flaquer · Mystery Worldwide box office: $6.79K - 1947
Lured as Harley Temple · Mystery - 1946
The Green Years as Alexander Gow · Drama - 1946
Colonel Effingham’s Raid as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham · Comedy - 1945
Rhapsody in Blue Biography - 1945
Over 21 as Robert Drexel Gow · Comedy - 1945
A Royal Scandal as Nicolai Iiyitch · Drama - 1944
Together Again as Jonathan Crandall Sr · Comedy - 1944
The Impatient Years as William Smith · Drama - 1944
Wilson as Professor Henry Holmes · Drama - 1944
Knickerbocker Holiday as Peter Stuyvesant · Music - 1943
Princess O’Rourke as Uncle Holman · Romance - 1943
Heaven Can Wait as Hugo Van Cleve · Comedy - 1943
The More the Merrier as Benjamin Dingle · Comedy - 1942
George Washington Slept Here as Stanley Menninger · Comedy - 1942
In This Our Life as William Fitzroy · Drama - 1942
Kings Row as Henry Gordon · Romance - 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as John Pulham · Romance - 1941
Unexpected Uncle as Seton Mansley · Comedy - 1941
The Devil and Miss Jones as John P. Merrick/Thomas Higgins · Romance - 1941
The Lady Eve Comedy Worldwide box office: $15.1K - 1940
Three Faces West as Dr. Karl Braun · Drama - 1940
The Captain Is a Lady as Captain Abe Peabody · Comedy - 1940
Edison, the Man as General Powell · Drama - 1940
Road to Singapore Comedy - 1939
Stanley and Livingstone as Lord Tyce · Adventure - 1939
Bachelor Mother as J. B. Merlin · Comedy Worldwide box office: $4.15K - 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as Gardner Hubbard · History - 1939
Made for Each Other as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle · Comedy - 1939
Idiot’s Delight as Dr. Hugo Waldersee · Comedy - 1938
Lord Jeff as Captain Briggs · Crime - 1938
Yellow Jack as Dr. Finlay · Romance - 1938
Vivacious Lady as Mr. Morgan · Romance - 1938
Of Human Hearts as Dr. Charles Shingle · Drama - 1935
The People’s Enemy as Judge · Crime
Charles Coburn in Documentaries & Specials
4- 1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) · Documentary - 1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 as Self · Comedy
Who Charles Coburn Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Charles Coburn shares the most films with. Marilyn Monroe comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Spring Byington (6).
Charles Coburn: Questions & Answers
How many movies Charles Coburn has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Charles Coburn been in?
Charles Coburn is credited on 62 films, from 1935 to 1997. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Charles Coburn's highest-grossing movie?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is Charles Coburn's biggest box office hit, with $25K worldwide, ahead of The Lady Eve (1941) ($15.1K). Across every film with box office figures, Charles Coburn's movies have made $51.4K.
Charles Coburn's biggest hits What is Charles Coburn's newest movie?
The most recent film on Charles Coburn's filmography is Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Charles Coburn work with most often?
Charles Coburn shares the most films with Marilyn Monroe (6 films), Spring Byington (6 films) and Barbara Stanwyck (5 films).
The Best Charles Coburn Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 62 credits.
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