- Films
- 57
- Avg rating
- 6.86
- Peak run
- 1942’43
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Charles by the numbers
Average
6.86
35 rated films
Vote weighted
6.89
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.53
rating spread
Career
22y
1938 to 1959
Total votes
220K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Lady Eve
Worst
6.5
The Paradine Case
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 | A Stranger in My Arms | Vance Beasley | · | 272 |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | Benjamin Franklin | 6.3 | 1,540 |
| 1958 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Grampa Pennypacker | · | 468 |
| 1957 | Town on Trial | Dr. John Fenner | 6.5 | 1,062 |
| 1957 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle | Uncle George | · | 318 |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Hippocrates | 4.8 | 1,713 |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Guy Eliot | · | 491 |
| 1955 | How to Be Very, Very Popular | Dr. Tweed | · | 308 |
| 1954 | The Long Wait | Gardiner | · | 624 |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Mayor Ed Johnson | · | 314 |
| 1953 |  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman | 7.1 | 47,171 |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Father Burke | 6.8 | 2,524 |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal | Samuel Fulton | 7.1 | 2,057 |
| 1952 |  Monkey Business | Mr. Oliver Oxley | 6.9 | 16,979 |
| 1950 | Louisa | Mr. Burnside | · | 570 |
| 1950 | Mr. Music | Alex Conway | · | 277 |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. John Corday | · | 535 |
| 1949 | Everybody Does It | Major Blair | · | 348 |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West | Gen. Michael O'Hara | · | 378 |
| 1949 | Impact | Lt. Quincy | 7.0 | 5,680 |
Better together?
Charles Coburn's regulars
- Robert CummingsCo-star · 4 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.44
- Ruth HusseyCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.09
- Jean ArthurCo-star · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.55
- Spring ByingtonCo-star · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.67
- Sam WoodDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.55 avg▲+0.63
- Ginger RogersCo-star · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.31
- Clarence BrownDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.77 avg●−0.04
- Charles VidorDirector and actor · 2 films
- George StevensDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.35
- Victor SavilleDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.54
- Douglas SirkDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.16
- Howard HawksDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.06
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Charles Coburn
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1947Charles Coburn
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1944Charles Coburn
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1942Charles Coburn
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