The Best Charles Coburn Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1935 to 1997, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) with $25K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Charles Coburn Box Office Hits
Charles Coburn's films have made $51.4K worldwide in total. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is the biggest hit at $25K, ahead of The Lady Eve (1941) ($15.1K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Charles Coburn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Charles Coburn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 21 films, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is the pick of them.
The Best Charles Coburn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Charles Coburn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1950s.
The Latest Charles Coburn Movies
The most recent films Charles Coburn is credited on, newest first — starting with Tabloid! (1989). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tabloid! 1989 · Man in Cafeteria (segment Baby Born with Full Beard) -
Pepe 1960 · Charles Coburn -
John Paul Jones 1959 · Benjamin Franklin -
A Stranger in My Arms 1959 · Vance Beasley -
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959 · Grampa Pennypacker -
The Story of Mankind 1957 · Hippocrates -
How to Murder a Rich Uncle 1957 · Uncle George Clitterbern -
Town on Trial 1957 · Dr. John Fenner -
How To Be Very, Very Popular 1955 · Dr. Tweed -
The Long Wait 1954 · Gardiner -
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 · Sir Francis Beekman -
Trouble Along the Way 1953 · le Père Matthew William Burke
The Best Charles Coburn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Charles Coburn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Charles Coburn movie?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) made the most at the box office, with $25K worldwide, followed by The Lady Eve (1941) with $15.1K. Together, Charles Coburn's films with box office figures have made $51.4K.
What is the best Charles Coburn comedy movie?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is the best-rated of Charles Coburn's comedy films. In other genres: The Paradine Case (mystery) and Monkey Business (sci-fi).
What is the newest Charles Coburn movie?
The newest film on Charles Coburn's filmography is Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997), with Charles Coburn as Self (archive footage).
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