Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1911-12-08
Deathday: 1976-02-11 (64 years old)

Biography

Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 - February 11, 1976) ) was an American actor best known for his performance in 12 Angry Men (1957), his Academy Award-nominated performance in On the Waterfront, and one of his last films, 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

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Movies 88

TV Shows 19

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Bartolomeo Gramignano
Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia (1976)

TV
Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
That Lucky Touch

That Lucky Touch (1975)

Movie
Dr. Maxwell 'Max' Gordon
Dr. Max

Dr. Max (1974)

Movie
Vincent Bronson
Lawman

Lawman (1971)

Movie
Richter Henry Garth / Ritcher Henry Garth
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Barak Ben Canaan
Exodus

Exodus (1960)

Movie
Miguel de Cervantes
I, Don Quixote

I, Don Quixote (1959)

Movie
Jeremiah MacDonald
But Not for Me

But Not for Me (1959)

Movie
Victor Massonetti
The Trap

The Trap (1959)

Movie
Captain Andrew Watling / Drifter - Frank MacKinnon
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott
Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé (1956)

Movie
Willy Loman (archive footage)
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Col. Josiah Johnson
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Henry Fisher
Medic

Medic (1954)

TV
Detective Sgt. Garrison
Gorilla at Large

Gorilla at Large (1954)

Movie
Capt. Theodore Bess
The Tall Texan

The Tall Texan (1953)

Movie
Grayson Foxhall / Dominic Roma
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps (1949)

Movie
Dr. Andrew Collins
The Dark Past

The Dark Past (1948)

Movie
Dr. Joseph Pearson
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Chief Harold F. Robinson
Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

Movie
Road Crew Foreman (archive footage)
The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps (1939)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1911-12-08

Deathday
1976-02-11 (64 years old)

Birth Name
Leo Jacoby

Birth Place
New York City, United States

Height
180-centimeter

Relationships
Helen Beverley (1940 - 1952)

Children
Julie Cobb

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Lee Colt, Leo Jacoby, Cpl. Lee Cobb, Lee Cobb, Ли Дж. Кобб

Awards
Golden Plate Award, Donaldson Awards

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