AKA: Charles Douville Coburn
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 06/19/1877
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Death Date: 08/30/1961
A stage star before entering films in his sixties with the title role in "Boss Tweed" (1933). Coburn subsequently became one of Hollywood's most beloved character actors, most typically playing sharp, crusty patriarchal figures, usually sympathetic, very occasionally not. He won a 1943 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "The More the Merrier".
1897
Moved to New York to pursue acting career
1899
First acting job, "Quo Vadis" in Ames, Iowa
Travelled with various theatrical troupes
