Lee J. Cobb

    Lee J. Cobb

    Acting

    December 8, 1911
    Died February 11, 1976 (64 years old)
    New York City, New York, USA

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    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

    The Meanest Men in the West

    1978

    as Judge Henry Garth

    4.1
    Cross Shot

    Cross Shot

    1976

    as Dante Ragusa

    6.1
    Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

    1976

    as Robert Clark

    6.7
    Origins of the Mafia

    Origins of the Mafia

    1976

    as Bartolomeo Gramignano

    Mark Shoots First

    Mark Shoots First

    1975

    as Il commedator Benzi

    6.6
    That Lucky Touch

    That Lucky Touch

    1975

    as Henry Steedman

    6
    Blood, Sweat and Fear

    Blood, Sweat and Fear

    1975

    as Benzi

    5.6
    The Great Ice Rip-Off

    The Great Ice Rip-Off

    1974

    as Willy Calso

    7
    The Balloon Vendor

    The Balloon Vendor

    1974

    as Twenty Years

    7
    Trapped Beneath the Sea

    Trapped Beneath the Sea

    1974

    as Victor Bateman

    5.8
    Dr. Max

    Dr. Max

    1974

    as Maxwell Gordon

    The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

    1973

    as Lt. Bill Kinderman

    7.7
    The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

    The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

    1973

    as Lapchance

    5.7
    The Great Kidnapping

    The Great Kidnapping

    1973

    as Jovine

    7
    Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

    1973

    as Barton Keyes

    4.5
    The Bull of the West

    The Bull of the West

    1972

    as Judge Garth

    5.4
    Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

    1972

    as Frank Galvin

    Lawman

    Lawman

    1971

    as Vincent Bronson

    6.5
    Macho Callahan

    Macho Callahan

    1971

    as Duffy

    4.2
    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    1970

    as Oman Hedgepath

    5.8
    Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

    Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

    1970

    as Himself

    The Young Lawyers

    The Young Lawyers

    1970

    5
    McCloud

    McCloud

    1970

    as Alexander Montello

    7.1
    Mackenna's Gold

    Mackenna's Gold

    1969

    as The Editor

    6.6
    Coogan's Bluff

    Coogan's Bluff

    1968

    as Lt. McElroy

    6.3
    The Day of the Owl

    The Day of the Owl

    1968

    as Don Mariano Arena

    7.1
    They Came to Rob Las Vegas

    They Came to Rob Las Vegas

    1968

    as Steve Skorsky

    5.9
    In Like Flint

    In Like Flint

    1967

    as Lloyd C. Cramden

    6.1
    Our Man Flint

    Our Man Flint

    1966

    as Cramden

    6.4
    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    1966

    as Willy Loman

    6
    The Final Hour

    The Final Hour

    1965

    as Judge Henry Garth

    The Brazen Bell

    The Brazen Bell

    1964

    as Judge Henry Garth

    Come Blow Your Horn

    Come Blow Your Horn

    1963

    as Harry R. Baker

    4.8

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    as Ernie Wigman

    5.7
    How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

    1962

    as Marshal Lou Ramsey

    7
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1962

    as Julio Madariaga

    5.9
    The Devil's Children

    The Devil's Children

    1962

    as Judge Henry Garth

    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    1962

    as Richter Henry Garth

    6.4
    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    1962

    as Ritcher Henry Garth

    6.4
    Exodus

    Exodus

    1960

    as Barak Ben Canaan

    6.7
    The Trap

    The Trap

    1959

    as Victor Massonetti

    6.8
    But Not for Me

    But Not for Me

    1959

    as Jeremiah MacDonald

    6

    I, Don Quixote

    1959

    as Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quijana

    Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

    1959

    as Nuflo

    5.8
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    1959

    as Captain Maximillian Gault

    6.3
    Party Girl

    Party Girl

    1958

    as Rico Angelo

    6.8
    Man of the West

    Man of the West

    1958

    as Dock Tobin

    6.6
    The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

    1958

    as Fyodor Karamazov

    6.6
    Naked City

    Naked City

    1958

    as Paul Delito

    5.5
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    1958

    5.8
    The Garment Jungle

    The Garment Jungle

    1957

    as Walter Mitchell

    6.4
    The Three Faces of Eve

    The Three Faces of Eve

    1957

    as Doctor Curtis Luther

    7.2
    12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

    1957

    as Juror 3

    8.6
    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    1956

    as Judge Bernstein

    6.7
    Miami Exposé

    Miami Exposé

    1956

    as Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott

    5.3
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    1956

    as Captain Andrew Watling

    6
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    1956

    as Drifter - Frank MacKinnon

    6
    The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

    1955

    as Mieh Yang

    6.3
    The Racers

    The Racers

    1955

    as Maglio

    6
    The Road to Denver

    The Road to Denver

    1955

    as Jim Donovan

    6.4
    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    1955

    as Col. Josiah Johnson

    6.7
    On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

    1954

    as Johnny Friendly

    7.9
    Gorilla at Large

    Gorilla at Large

    1954

    as Detective Sgt. Garrison

    5.6
    Yankee Pasha

    Yankee Pasha

    1954

    as Sultan

    4
    Day of Triumph

    Day of Triumph

    1954

    as Zadok

    Medic

    Medic

    1954

    as Henry Fisher

    5.7
    The Tall Texan

    The Tall Texan

    1953

    as Capt. Theodore Bess

    4.5
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Dominic Roma

    6.4
    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    1953

    as Self

    7.1
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Grayson Foxhall

    6.4
    The Fighter

    The Fighter

    1952

    as Durango

    4.3
    The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

    1952

    as Matt Erwin

    7.3
    Sirocco

    Sirocco

    1951

    as Col. Feroud

    5.9
    The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

    1951

    as Howard Clark

    5.7
    Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

    1951

    6
    The Man Who Cheated Himself

    The Man Who Cheated Himself

    1950

    as Lt. Ed Cullen

    6.1

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950

    as Emile Zola

    6.3
    Thieves' Highway

    Thieves' Highway

    1949

    as Mike Figlia

    7.2
    The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

    1949

    as Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)

    3.8
    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    1949

    5.8
    Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

    1948

    as Brian Kelly

    6.7
    The Dark Past

    The Dark Past

    1948

    as Dr. Andrew Collins

    5.9
    The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

    1948

    as Marcus Harris

    5.9
    The Luck of the Irish

    The Luck of the Irish

    1948

    as David C. Augur

    6
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Dr. Joseph Pearson

    5
    Captain from Castile

    Captain from Castile

    1947

    as Juan Garcia

    7.2
    Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock

    1947

    as Inspector Koch

    6.3
    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    1947

    as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

    7
    Anna and the King of Siam

    Anna and the King of Siam

    1946

    as Kralahome

    6
    Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

    1944

    as Doctor

    5.5

    Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane

    1944

    as Arthur Deeds

    Tonight We Raid Calais

    Tonight We Raid Calais

    1943

    as Bonnard

    5.4
    The Song of Bernadette

    The Song of Bernadette

    1943

    as Dr. Dozous

    7
    The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

    1943

    as Dr. Albert Winter

    6.7
    Buckskin Frontier

    Buckskin Frontier

    1943

    as Jeptha Marr

    6
    Paris Calling

    Paris Calling

    1941

    as Captain Schwabe

    5.4
    Men of Boys Town

    Men of Boys Town

    1941

    as Dave Morris

    6.2
    This Thing Called Love

    This Thing Called Love

    1940

    as Julio Diestro

    8
    Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

    1939

    as Mr. Bonaparte

    6.5
    The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

    1939

    as Road Crew Foreman (archive footage)

    4.2
    Danger on the Air

    Danger on the Air

    1938

    as Tony Lisotti

    5.9
    North of the Rio Grande

    North of the Rio Grande

    1937

    as President Wooden

    5.5
    Rustlers' Valley

    Rustlers' Valley

    1937

    as Cal Howard

    5.3
    The Vanishing Shadow

    The Vanishing Shadow

    1934

    as Roadwork Foreman

    6.5

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