Overview
Date of Death:
11 February 1976, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)
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Mini Biography:
Lee J. Cobb, one of the premier character actors in American film for...
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Trivia:
His performance of 'King Lear' in 1968 is the longest-running production...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another
2 wins
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6 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Cpl. Lee Cobb | Lee Cobb | Lee Colt
Filmography
- Legge violenta della squadra anticrimine, La (1976) .... Dante Ragusa
... aka Cross Shot - Amici di Nick Hezard, Gli (1976) .... Robert Clark
... aka Nick the Sting (Europe: English title: informal title) (USA) - That Lucky Touch (1975) .... Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
... aka Bleib mir ja vom Leib (West Germany) - Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (1975) .... Il commedator Benzi
... aka Mark Shoots First (International: English title)
... aka Ultimatum (Europe: English title) - Mark il poliziotto (1975) .... Benzi
... aka Blood, Sweat and Fear (USA)
... aka Mark of the Cop (USA)
... aka Mark the Narc (Europe: English title) - Venditore di palloncini, Il (1974) .... Vent'anni
... aka The Balloon Vendor
... aka The Last Circus Show - The Exorcist (1973) .... Lt. Kinderman
... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title) - Ultimatum (1973)
- Polizia sta a guardare, La (1973) .... Jovine
... aka Grand kidnapping, Le (France)
... aka Ransom! Police Is Watching (USA: video title)
... aka The Great Kidnapping (UK) - The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... Lapchance
- Lawman (1971) .... Vincent Bronson
- Macho Callahan (1970) .... Duffy
- The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Oman Hedgepath
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... The Editor
- Las Vegas, 500 millones (1968) .... Steve Skorsky
... aka An einem Freitag in Las Vegas (West Germany)
... aka Hommes de Las Vegas, Les (France)
... aka Our Man in Las Vegas (USA: TV title)
... aka Radiografia di un colpo d'oro (Italy)
... aka They Came to Rob Las Vegas (USA) - Coogan's Bluff (1968) .... Det. Lt. McElroy, NYPD
- Giorno della civetta, Il (1968) .... Don Mariano Arena
... aka Mafia
... aka Mafia fait la loi, La (France)
... aka The Day of the Owl - In Like Flint (1967) .... Lloyd C. Cramden
- Our Man Flint (1966) .... Cramden
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) .... Harry R. Baker
- How the West Was Won (1962) .... Marshal Lou Ramsey
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) .... Julio Madariaga
- Exodus (1960) .... Barak Ben Canaan
- But Not for Me (1959) .... Jeremiah MacDonald
- Green Mansions (1959) .... Nuflo
- The Trap (1959) .... Victor Massonetti
... aka The Baited Trap (UK) - Party Girl (1958) .... Rico Angelo
- Man of the West (1958) .... Dock Tobin
- The Brothers Karamazov (1958) .... Father Karamazov
... aka The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov - The Three Faces of Eve (1957) .... Doctor Curtis Luther
- The Garment Jungle (1957) .... Walter Mitchell
- 12 Angry Men (1957) .... Juror #3
- Miami Expose (1956) .... Lt. Barton 'Bob' Scott
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) .... Judge Bernstein
- The Left Hand of God (1955) .... Mieh Yang
- The Road to Denver (1955) .... Jim Donovan
- The Racers (1955) .... Maglio
... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK) - Day of Triumph (1954) .... Zadok
- On the Waterfront (1954) .... Johnny Friendly
- Gorilla at Large (1954) .... Detective Sgt. Garrison
- Yankee Pasha (1954) .... Sultan
- The Tall Texan (1953) .... Captain Theodore Bess
- The Fighter (1952) .... Durango
- The Family Secret (1951) .... Howard Clark
- Sirocco (1951) .... Col. Feroud
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) .... Police Lt. Ed Cullen
- Thieves' Highway (1949) .... Mike Figlia
- The Dark Past (1948) .... Dr. Andrew Collins
- The Luck of the Irish (1948) .... D. C. Augur
- The Miracle of the Bells (1948) .... Marcus Harris
- Call Northside 777 (1948) .... Brian Kelly
... aka Calling Northside 777 - Captain from Castile (1947) .... Juan Garcia
- Boomerang! (1947) .... Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
- Johnny O'Clock (1947) .... Inspector Koch
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946) .... Kralahome
- Winged Victory (1944) (as Cpl. Lee Cobb) .... Doctor
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) .... Dr. Dozous
... aka Franz Werfel's The Song of Bernadette (USA: complete title) - Buckskin Frontier (1943) .... Jeptha Marr
... aka The Iron Road (UK) - Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) .... Bonnard
- The Moon Is Down (1943) .... Dr. Albert Winter
- Down Rio Grande Way (1942) (uncredited)
... aka The Double Punch (UK) - Paris Calling (1941) .... Captain Schwabe
... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title) - Men of Boys Town (1941) .... Dave Morris
- This Thing Called Love (1940) .... Julio Diestro
... aka Married But Single (UK)
- Golden Boy (1939) .... Mr. Bonaparte
- The Phantom Creeps (1939) (uncredited) .... Road crew foreman [Ch. 11]
... aka The Shadow Creeps - Danger on the Air (1938) .... Tony, Radio Station Janitor
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) (uncredited) .... Arab
- Rustlers' Valley (1937) (as Lee Colt) .... Cal Howard
- North of the Rio Grande (1937) (as Lee Cobb) .... RR President Wooden
- The Vanishing Shadow (1934) (uncredited) .... Road work foreman [Chs.3,4]
- "Alle origini della mafia" (1976) TV mini-series .... Bartolomeo Gramignano (episode "Gli antenati")
... aka Origins of the Mafia (International: English title) - "Gunsmoke" .... Colonel Josiah Johnson (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Colonel (1974) TV episode .... Colonel Josiah Johnson - The Great Ice Rip-Off (1974) (TV) .... Willy Calso
- Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974) (TV) .... Victor Bateman
- Dr. Max (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Maxwell 'Max' Gordon
- Double Indemnity (1973) (TV) .... Barton Keyes
- "McCloud" .... Alexander Montello (1 episode, 1973)
- Showdown at the End of the World (1973) TV episode .... Alexander Montello - Heat of Anger (1972) (TV) .... Frank Galvin
... aka Fitzgerald and Pride - "The Young Lawyers" .... Attorney David Barrett (24 episodes, 1970-1971)
- I've Got a Problem (1971) TV episode .... Attorney David Barrett
- Conrad and the Taxi Squad (1971) TV episode .... Attorney David Barrett
- The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) TV episode .... Attorney David Barrett
- Down at the House of Truth, Visiting (1971) TV episode .... Attorney David Barrett
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1971) TV episode .... Attorney David Barrett
(19 more) - The Bull of the West (1971) (TV) .... Judge Garth
... aka Hot Lead
... aka Vengeance Is the Spur (USA) - Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970) (TV)
- To Confuse the Angel (1970) (TV)
- Death of a Salesman (1966) (TV) .... Willy Loman
- "The Virginian" .... Judge Henry Garth / ... (55 episodes, 1962-1966)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- Nobody Said Hello (1966) TV episode .... Judge Henry Garth
- Letter of the Law (1965) TV episode .... Judge Henry Garth
- The Horse Fighter (1965) TV episode .... Judge Henry Garth
- The Laramie Road (1965) TV episode .... Judge Henry Garth
- The Dream of Stavros Karas (1965) TV episode .... Judge Henry Garth
(50 more) - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Ernie Wigman (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- It's Mental Work (1963) TV episode .... Ernie Wigman - "General Electric Theater" .... Dominic Roma / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Unstoppable Gray Fox (1962) TV episode .... Grayson Foxhall
- Lear vs. the Committeeman (1960) TV episode .... Dominic Roma - "Naked City" .... Paul Delito (1 episode, 1961)
- Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes (1961) TV episode .... Paul Delito - "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Captain Maximillian Gault (1 episode, 1961)
... aka The June Allyson Show
- School of the Soldier (1961) TV episode .... Captain Maximillian Gault - "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Alonso Quijana / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Men in White (1960) TV episode
- I, Don Quixote (1959) TV episode .... Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quijana
- "Playhouse 90" .... Al Bengsten / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
- Project Immortality (1959) TV episode .... Dr. Lawrence Doner
- Panic Button (1957) TV episode .... Al Bengsten - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... El Jefe (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) TV episode .... El Jefe - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Captain Andrew Watling / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Legacy of a Legend (1958) TV episode .... Drifter
- Death Watch (1956) TV episode .... Captain Andrew Watling - "Frontier Justice" .... Captain Andrew Watling (1 episode, 1958)
- Death Watch (1958) TV episode .... Captain Andrew Watling - "Studio One" .... Dr. Joseph Pearson (2 episodes, 1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Pearson
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Pearson - "The Alcoa Hour" .... Zocco (1 episode, 1956)
- A Patch of Faith (1956) TV episode .... Zocco - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- A Patch of Faith (1956) TV episode - "Producers' Showcase" .... Rubashev (1 episode, 1955)
- Darkness at Noon (1955) TV episode .... Rubashev - "Medic" .... Henry Fisher (1 episode, 1955)
- Break Through the Bars (1955) TV episode .... Henry Fisher - "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Life of Emile Zola (1955) TV episode - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Matt Erwin (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Night Visitor (1954) TV episode .... Matt Erwin - "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1951)
- The Veil (1951) TV episode - "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Wayne Crowder (1 episode, 1951)
- Test Flight (1951) TV episode .... Wayne Crowder - "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
- The Moon and Sixpence (1951) TV episode
- Golden Boy (1939) (performer: "Funiculi, Funicula")
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Played Willy Loman in the
Broadway original cast of the
Arthur Miller play "Death of a Salesman" (1949).
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