
Lee J. Cobb
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography

The Meanest Men in the West
1978
as Judge Henry Garth

Cross Shot
1976
as Dante Ragusa

Nick the Sting
1976
as Robert Clark

Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Bartolomeo Gramignano

Mark Shoots First
1975
as Il commedator Benzi

That Lucky Touch
1975
as Henry Steedman

Blood, Sweat and Fear
1975
as Benzi

The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Willy Calso

The Balloon Vendor
1974
as Twenty Years

Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974
as Victor Bateman

Dr. Max
1974
as Maxwell Gordon

The Exorcist
1973
as Lt. Bill Kinderman

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
as Lapchance

The Great Kidnapping
1973
as Jovine

Double Indemnity
1973
as Barton Keyes

The Bull of the West
1972
as Judge Garth

Heat of Anger
1972
as Frank Galvin

Lawman
1971
as Vincent Bronson

Macho Callahan
1971
as Duffy

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Oman Hedgepath

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970
as Himself

The Young Lawyers
1970

McCloud
1970
as Alexander Montello

Mackenna's Gold
1969
as The Editor

Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Lt. McElroy

The Day of the Owl
1968
as Don Mariano Arena

They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
as Steve Skorsky

In Like Flint
1967
as Lloyd C. Cramden

Our Man Flint
1966
as Cramden

Death of a Salesman
1966
as Willy Loman

The Final Hour
1965
as Judge Henry Garth

The Brazen Bell
1964
as Judge Henry Garth

Come Blow Your Horn
1963
as Harry R. Baker
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Ernie Wigman

How the West Was Won
1962
as Marshal Lou Ramsey

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Julio Madariaga

The Devil's Children
1962
as Judge Henry Garth

The Virginian
1962
as Richter Henry Garth

The Virginian
1962
as Ritcher Henry Garth

Exodus
1960
as Barak Ben Canaan

The Trap
1959
as Victor Massonetti

But Not for Me
1959
as Jeremiah MacDonald
I, Don Quixote
1959
as Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quijana

Green Mansions
1959
as Nuflo

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Captain Maximillian Gault

Party Girl
1958
as Rico Angelo

Man of the West
1958
as Dock Tobin

The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Fyodor Karamazov

Naked City
1958
as Paul Delito

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

The Garment Jungle
1957
as Walter Mitchell

The Three Faces of Eve
1957
as Doctor Curtis Luther

12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 3

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Judge Bernstein

Miami Exposé
1956
as Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Captain Andrew Watling

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Drifter - Frank MacKinnon

The Left Hand of God
1955
as Mieh Yang

The Racers
1955
as Maglio

The Road to Denver
1955
as Jim Donovan

Gunsmoke
1955
as Col. Josiah Johnson

On the Waterfront
1954
as Johnny Friendly

Gorilla at Large
1954
as Detective Sgt. Garrison

Yankee Pasha
1954
as Sultan

Day of Triumph
1954
as Zadok

Medic
1954
as Henry Fisher

The Tall Texan
1953
as Capt. Theodore Bess

General Electric Theater
1953
as Dominic Roma

The Oscars
1953
as Self

General Electric Theater
1953
as Grayson Foxhall

The Fighter
1952
as Durango

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Matt Erwin

Sirocco
1951
as Col. Feroud

The Family Secret
1951
as Howard Clark

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
as Lt. Ed Cullen
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Emile Zola

Thieves' Highway
1949
as Mike Figlia

The Phantom Creeps
1949
as Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)

Lights Out
1949

Call Northside 777
1948
as Brian Kelly

The Dark Past
1948
as Dr. Andrew Collins

The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Marcus Harris

The Luck of the Irish
1948
as David C. Augur

Studio One
1948
as Dr. Joseph Pearson

Captain from Castile
1947
as Juan Garcia

Johnny O'Clock
1947
as Inspector Koch

Boomerang!
1947
as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

Anna and the King of Siam
1946
as Kralahome

Winged Victory
1944
as Doctor
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944
as Arthur Deeds

Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
as Bonnard

The Song of Bernadette
1943
as Dr. Dozous

The Moon Is Down
1943
as Dr. Albert Winter

Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Jeptha Marr

Paris Calling
1941
as Captain Schwabe

Men of Boys Town
1941
as Dave Morris

This Thing Called Love
1940
as Julio Diestro

Golden Boy
1939
as Mr. Bonaparte

The Phantom Creeps
1939
as Road Crew Foreman (archive footage)

Danger on the Air
1938
as Tony Lisotti

North of the Rio Grande
1937
as President Wooden

Rustlers' Valley
1937
as Cal Howard

The Vanishing Shadow
1934
as Roadwork Foreman