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      Lee J. Cobb

      Lee J. Cobb

      Highest Rated: 100% The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

      Lowest Rated: 20% Mackenna's Gold (1969)

      Birthday: Dec 8, 1911

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      It's hard to think of an actor who has had important roles over three solid decades, but Lee J. Cobb definitely belongs on that list. The Russian Jewish actor grew up in the Bronx to working-class parents and made his film debut at the age of 23 in "The Vanishing Shadow." He was associated with the progressive Group Theatre and was named as a possible Communist by the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Red Scare. Cobb's bearing and dignity allowed him to play roles much older than his actual age, which was an enormous asset at the time. In amongst his massive and varied filmography, some of his most memorable roles include playing opposite Marlon Brando as union boss Johnny Friendly in Elia Kazan's 1954 "On The Waterfront"--for which he received an Academy Award nomination--as well as the third juror in Sidney Lumet's 1957 courtroom drama, "12 Angry Men," and Lieutenant Kinderman in the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist." He also did television work, starring as Judge Henry Garth on four seasons of NBC's Western series "The Virginian." Cobb's stage career was equally storied, as he was the first to play the landmark role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" on Broadway.

      Highest rated movies

      12 Angry Men poster 12 Angry Men The Man Who Cheated Himself poster
      The Man Who Cheated Himself
      Thieves' Highway poster
      Thieves' Highway
      On the Waterfront poster On the Waterfront Coogan's Bluff poster
      Coogan's Bluff
      Man of the West poster
      Man of the West
      The Three Faces of Eve poster
      The Three Faces of Eve
      Anna and the King of Siam poster
      Anna and the King of Siam

      Photos

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nick The Sting Robert Clark (Character) - 1976
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Cross Shot Dante Ragusa (Character) - 1976
      No Score Yet 44% Blood, Sweat and Fear Benzi (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet That Lucky Touch Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Circus Show Vent'anni (Character) - 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapped Beneath the Sea Victor Bateman (Character) - 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Max Dr. Maxwell `'Max'` Gordon (Character) - 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Ice Rip-Off Willy Calso (Character) - 1974
      84% 87% The Exorcist Lieutenant William Kinderman (Character) $441.4M 1973
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Double Indemnity Barton Keyes (Character) - 1973
      No Score Yet 47% The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Lapchance (Character) - 1973
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Kidnapping Jovine (Character) - 1973
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ultimatum Unknown (Character) - 1973
      No Score Yet 50% The Bull of the West Judge Garth (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Heat of Anger Frank Galvin (Character) - 1972
      70% 62% Lawman Vincent Bronson (Character) - 1971
      63% 89% The Liberation of L.B. Jones Oman Hedgepath (Character) - 1970
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Macho Callahan Duffy (Character) - 1970
      No Score Yet 0% They Came to Rob Las Vegas Steve Skorsky (Character) - 1969
      20% 68% Mackenna's Gold The Editor (Character) - 1969
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Day of the Owl Don Mariano Arena (Character) - 1968
      95% 50% Coogan's Bluff Lt. McElroy (Character) - 1968
      No Score Yet 82% Il Giorno Della Civetta Don Mariano Arena (Character) - 1968
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Mafia Don Mariano Arena (Character) - 1968
      68% 52% In Like Flint Lloyd C. Cramden (Character) - 1967
      77% 68% Our Man Flint Cramden (Character) - 1966
      No Score Yet 25% The Meanest Men in the West Judge Henry Garth (Character) - 1966
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Death of a Salesman Willy Loman (Character) - 1966
      75% 61% Come Blow Your Horn Harry R. Baker (Character) - 1963
      No Score Yet 48% The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Julio Madariaga (Character) - 1962
      87% 74% How the West Was Won Marshal Lou Ramsey (Character) - 1962
      65% 69% Exodus Barak Ben Canaan (Character) - 1960
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Trap Victor Massonetti (Character) - 1959
      No Score Yet 28% Green Mansions Nuflo (Character) - 1959
      No Score Yet 71% But Not for Me Jeremiah MacDonald (Character) - 1959
      83% 57% Party Girl Rico Angelo (Character) - 1958
      94% 76% Man of the West Dock Tobin (Character) - 1958
      25% 57% The Brothers Karamazov Father Karamazov (Character) - 1958
      No Score Yet 65% The Garment Jungle Walter Mitchell (Character) - 1957
      100% 97% 12 Angry Men Juror No. 3 (Character) - 1957
      94% 77% The Three Faces of Eve Doctor Curtis Luther (Character) - 1957
      71% 73% The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Judge Bernstein (Character) - 1956
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Miami Expose Lt. Barton "Bart" Scott (Character) - 1956
      No Score Yet 49% The Left Hand of God Mieh Yang (Character) - 1955
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Road to Denver Jim Donovan (Character) - 1955
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Racers Maglio (Character) - 1955
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Day of Triumph Zadok (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet 28% Gorilla at Large Detective Sgt. Garrison (Character) - 1954
      99% 95% On the Waterfront Johnny Friendly (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Yankee Pasha Sultan (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tall Texan Capt. Theodore Bess (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fighter Durango (Character) - 1952
      No Score Yet 25% Sirocco Col. Feroud (Character) - 1951
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Family Secret Howard Clark (Character) - 1951
      100% 51% The Man Who Cheated Himself Lt. Ed Cullen (Character) - 1950
      100% 78% Thieves' Highway Mike Figlia (Character) - 1949
      50% 45% The Dark Past Dr. Andrew Collins (Character) - 1949
      No Score Yet 48% The Luck of the Irish David C. Augur (Character) - 1948
      No Score Yet 56% The Miracle of the Bells Marcus Harris (Character) - 1948
      80% 73% Call Northside 777 Brian Kelly (Character) - 1948
      33% 39% Johnny O'Clock Inspector Koch (Character) - 1947
      76% 64% Boomerang! Chief Harold F. "Robbie" Robinson (Character) - 1947
      No Score Yet 60% Captain From Castile Juan Garcia (Character) - 1947
      88% 69% Anna and the King of Siam Kralahome (Character) - 1946
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Winged Victory Doctor (Character) - 1944
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Buckskin Frontier Jeptha Marr (Character) - 1943
      No Score Yet 80% The Moon Is Down Dr. Albert Winter (Character) - 1943
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tonight We Raid Calais Bonnard (Character) - 1943
      88% 80% The Song of Bernadette Dr. Dozous (Character) - 1943
      40% 62% Men of Boys Town Dave Morris (Character) - 1941
      No Score Yet No Score Yet This Thing Called Love Julio Diestro (Character) - 1940
      80% 47% Golden Boy Mr. Bonaparte (Character) - 1939
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Rustlers' Valley Cal Howard (Character) - 1937
      No Score Yet No Score Yet North of the Rio Grande RR President Wooden (Character) - 1937

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 100% Gunsmoke Colonel Josiah Johnson (Guest Star) 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Unknown (Guest Star) 1973
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Unknown (Character) 1962-1970
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Startime Director 1960
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theater Unknown (Character) 1956 1958
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Zocco (Character) 1956
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Producers' Showcase Unknown (Character) 1955
      No Score Yet 88% Lights Out Unknown (Character) 1951
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Tomorrow Unknown (Character) 1951