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Lee J. Cobb
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Lee J. Cobb
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-12-08,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 — February 11, 1976) was an American actor. He was best known for his performances in On the Waterfront (1954), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, 12 Angry Men (1957), and The Exorcist (1973). He also played the role of Willy Loman in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman under the direction of Elia Kazan. On television, Cobb costarred in the first four seasons of the popular, long-running western series The Virginian. He typically played arrogant, intimidating, and abrasive characters, but often had roles as respectable figures such as judges. Born Leo Jacob in New York City, he grew up in The Bronx, before studying at New York University and making his film debut in The Vanishing Shadow (1934). Cobb performed in numerous theater productions and companies, including Group Theatre (New York) before serving in the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force during World War II. Following the war, Cobb returned to film, television and theater before being accused of being a Communist in 1951 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee by Larry Parks, himself a former Communist Party member. Cobb was called to testify before HUAC but refused to do so for two years until, with his career threatened by the blacklist, he relented in 1953 and gave testimony in which he named 20 people as former members of the Communist Party USA. Following the hearing he resumed his career and worked with Elia Kazan and Budd Schulberg, two other HUAC "friendly witnesses", on the 1954 film On the Waterfront, which is widely seen as an allegory and apologia for testifying. His 1968 performance as King Lear achieved the longest run (72 performances) for the play in Broadway history. One of his final film roles was that of police detective Lt. Kinderman in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist. Cobb died of a heart attack in February 1976 in Woodland Hills, California, and was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. He was survived by his second wife, Mary Hirsch, and daughter, also an accomplished actress, Julie Cobb.

Filmography

On the Waterfront

7.863

On the Waterfront
1954-06-22

6.7

Exodus
1960-12-15

Thieves' Highway

7.2

Thieves' Highway
1949-09-20

6

Sirocco
1951-06-13

6.131

In Like Flint
1967-03-15

6.398

Our Man Flint
1966-01-16

The Garment Jungle

6.5

The Garment Jungle
1957-05-01

How the West Was Won

6.995

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

6.8

Party Girl
1958-10-28

7.7

The Exorcist
1973-12-26

Call Northside 777

6.733

Call Northside 777
1948-02-13

Come Blow Your Horn

5.1

Come Blow Your Horn
1963-06-05

6.4

Coogan's Bluff
1968-10-02

Tonight We Raid Calais

5.833

Tonight We Raid Calais
1943-04-30

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

6.725

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956-04-12

The Three Faces of Eve

7.23

The Three Faces of Eve
1957-12-19

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

5.821

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973-06-28

6.511

Lawman
1971-03-11

6

Miami Exposé
1956-09-01

Man of the West

6.582

Man of the West
1958-10-01

The Brothers Karamazov

6.56

The Brothers Karamazov
1958-02-20

5.963

The Dark Past
1948-12-22

The Miracle of the Bells

6.125

The Miracle of the Bells
1948-03-27

Anna and the King of Siam

6.179

Anna and the King of Siam
1946-08-11

The Song of Bernadette

7.1

The Song of Bernadette
1943-12-21

6.5

Golden Boy
1939-09-05

Captain from Castile

7.2

Captain from Castile
1947-12-25

The Left Hand of God

6.349

The Left Hand of God
1955-09-02

The Man Who Cheated Himself

6.15

The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950-12-26

Mackenna's Gold

6.6

Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18

7.052

Boomerang!
1947-02-28

6.27

Johnny O'Clock
1947-01-07

North of the Rio Grande

6.7

North of the Rio Grande
1937-06-28

Rustlers' Valley

5.8

Rustlers' Valley
1937-07-23

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

5.9

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962-02-07

6.889

The Trap
1959-01-28

Gorilla at Large

5.667

Gorilla at Large
1954-05-01

The Great Kidnapping

7.2

The Great Kidnapping
1973-11-16

Double Indemnity

4.722

Double Indemnity
1973-10-13

The Day of the Owl

7.1

The Day of the Owl
1968-02-17

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

5.981

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970-03-18

6

Paris Calling
1941-12-04

6.333

But Not for Me
1959-08-19

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

5.935

They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968-02-07

The Luck of the Irish

6.135

The Luck of the Irish
1948-09-15

The Bull of the West

5.667

The Bull of the West
1972-05-04

The Moon Is Down

6.9

The Moon Is Down
1943-03-14

Buckskin Frontier

7

Buckskin Frontier
1943-05-14

5.333

Yankee Pasha
1954-04-17

The Vanishing Shadow

7.125

The Vanishing Shadow
1934-04-22

6.7

The Racers
1955-02-04

The Meanest Men in the West

4.4

The Meanest Men in the West
1978-05-04

6.333

Winged Victory
1944-12-22

6.5

Cross Shot
1976-12-30

The Road to Denver

7

The Road to Denver
1955-06-15

This Thing Called Love

8.4

This Thing Called Love
1940-12-20

The Great Ice Rip-Off

7.5

The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974-11-06

Death of a Salesman

6.409

Death of a Salesman
1966-05-07

The Family Secret

6.071

The Family Secret
1951-10-21

Danger on the Air

6.4

Danger on the Air
1938-06-30

5.417

The Tall Texan
1953-02-13

The Balloon Vendor

7

The Balloon Vendor
1974-12-21

Trapped Beneath the Sea

6.4

Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974-10-22

5.5

The Fighter
1952-05-23

The Phantom Creeps

4.457

The Phantom Creeps
1939-01-07

4.5

Macho Callahan
1971-02-28

Mark Shoots First

6.643

Mark Shoots First
1975-12-22

8

Day of Triumph
1954-12-25

6.8

Nick the Sting
1976-09-14

The Devil's Children

9

The Devil's Children
1962-12-05

The Brazen Bell

10

The Brazen Bell
1964-03-18

7

The Final Hour
1965-05-27

That Lucky Touch

6.4

That Lucky Touch
1975-08-07

Blood, Sweat and Fear

5.722

Blood, Sweat and Fear
1975-08-01

10

I, Don Quixote
1959-11-09

Men of Boys Town

6.433

Men of Boys Town
1941-04-11

5.734

Green Mansions
1959-03-19

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

0

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970-02-18

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

0

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944-03-13

10

Heat of Anger
1972-03-03

8.562

12 Angry Men
1957-04-10

7

Dr. Max
1974-04-04

The Phantom Creeps

4.111

The Phantom Creeps
1949-06-06

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

10

Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979-11-01

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

6.286

Medic
1954-09-13

The Young Lawyers

7

The Young Lawyers
1970-09-21

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Tales of Tomorrow

6.429

Tales of Tomorrow
1951-08-03

6

Lights Out
1949-07-19

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

7.173

McCloud
1970-02-17

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Origins of the Mafia

8

Origins of the Mafia
1976-11-19