Lee J. Cobb
Acting
1911 – 1976 · 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 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.
★ 10.0Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Film · 1979
Role
★ 4.2The Meanest Men in the West
Film · 1978
Judge Henry Garth
★ 6.6Cross Shot
Film · 1976
Dante Ragusa
★ 8.0Origins of the Mafia
TV series · 1976
Bartolomeo Gramignano
★ 6.8Nick the Sting
Film · 1976
Robert Clark
★ 6.6Mark Shoots First
Film · 1975
Il commedator Benzi
★ 6.4That Lucky Touch
Film · 1975
Henry Steedman
★ 5.7Blood, Sweat and Fear
Film · 1975
Benzi
★ 7.0The Balloon Vendor
Film · 1974
Twenty Years
★ 7.5The Great Ice Rip-Off
Film · 1974
Willy Calso
★ 6.4Trapped Beneath the Sea
Film · 1974
Victor Bateman
★ 7.0Dr. Max
Film · 1974
Maxwell Gordon
★ 7.7The Exorcist
Film · 1973
Lt. Bill Kinderman
★ 7.2The Great Kidnapping
Film · 1973
Jovine
★ 4.7Double Indemnity
Film · 1973
Barton Keyes
★ 5.9The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Film · 1973
Lapchance
★ 5.7The Bull of the West
Film · 1972
Judge Garth
★ 10.0Heat of Anger
Film · 1972
Frank Galvin
★ 6.5Lawman
Film · 1971
Vincent Bronson
★ 4.5Macho Callahan
Film · 1971
Duffy
★ 7.0The Young Lawyers
TV series · 1970
Role
★ 6.1The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Film · 1970
Oman Hedgepath
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Film · 1970
Himself
★ 7.2McCloud
TV series · 1970
Alexander Montello
★ 6.6Mackenna's Gold
Film · 1969
The Editor
★ 6.3Coogan's Bluff
Film · 1968
Lt. McElroy
★ 7.1The Day of the Owl
Film · 1968
Don Mariano Arena
★ 5.9They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Film · 1968
Steve Skorsky
★ 6.2In Like Flint
Film · 1967
Lloyd C. Cramden
★ 6.4Death of a Salesman
Film · 1966
Willy Loman
★ 6.4Our Man Flint
Film · 1966
Cramden
★ 7.0The Final Hour
Film · 1965
Judge Henry Garth
★ 10.0The Brazen Bell
Film · 1964
Judge Henry Garth
★ 5.1Come Blow Your Horn
Film · 1963
Harry R. Baker
★ 9.0The Devil's Children
Film · 1962
Judge Henry Garth
★ 7.0How the West Was Won
Film · 1962
Marshal Lou Ramsey
★ 6.5The Virginian
TV series · 1962
Richter Henry Garth
★ 6.0The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Film · 1962
Julio Madariaga
★ 6.7Exodus
Film · 1960
Barak Ben Canaan
★ 6.8Startime
TV series · 1959
Director
★ 6.8The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV series · 1959
Captain Maximillian Gault
★ 6.3But Not for Me
Film · 1959
Jeremiah MacDonald
★ 5.7Green Mansions
Film · 1959
Nuflo
★ 6.9The Trap
Film · 1959
Victor Massonetti
★ 6.8Party Girl
Film · 1958
Rico Angelo
★ 6.3Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV series · 1958
Role
★ 6.6Man of the West
Film · 1958
Dock Tobin
★ 5.7Naked City
TV series · 1958
Paul Delito
★ 6.5The Brothers Karamazov
Film · 1958
Fyodor Karamazov
★ 7.2The Three Faces of Eve
Film · 1957
Doctor Curtis Luther
★ 6.5The Garment Jungle
Film · 1957
Walter Mitchell
★ 8.612 Angry Men
Film · 1957
Juror 3
★ 6.2Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV series · 1956
Captain Andrew Watling
★ 6.0Miami Exposé
Film · 1956
Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott
★ 6.7The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Film · 1956
Judge Bernstein
Tony Awards
TV series · 1956
Willy Loman (archive footage)
★ 6.7Gunsmoke
TV series · 1955
Col. Josiah Johnson
★ 6.3The Left Hand of God
Film · 1955
Mieh Yang
★ 7.0The Road to Denver
Film · 1955
Jim Donovan
★ 6.7The Racers
Film · 1955
Maglio
★ 8.0Day of Triumph
Film · 1954
Zadok
★ 6.3Medic
TV series · 1954
Henry Fisher
★ 7.9On the Waterfront
Film · 1954
Johnny Friendly
★ 5.6Gorilla at Large
Film · 1954
Detective Sgt. Garrison
★ 5.3Yankee Pasha
Film · 1954
Sultan
★ 5.4The Tall Texan
Film · 1953
Capt. Theodore Bess
★ 6.8General Electric Theater
TV series · 1953
Dominic Roma
★ 7.8The Ford Television Theatre
TV series · 1952
Matt Erwin
★ 5.5The Fighter
Film · 1952
Durango
★ 6.1The Family Secret
Film · 1951
Howard Clark
★ 6.4Tales of Tomorrow
TV series · 1951
Role
★ 6.0Sirocco
Film · 1951
Col. Feroud
★ 6.2The Man Who Cheated Himself
Film · 1950
Lt. Ed Cullen
★ 7.3Thieves' Highway
Film · 1949
Mike Figlia
★ 4.2The Phantom Creeps
Film · 1949
Road Crew Foreman (uncredited)
★ 6.0The Dark Past
Film · 1948
Dr. Andrew Collins
★ 5.4Studio One
TV series · 1948
Dr. Joseph Pearson
★ 6.1The Luck of the Irish
Film · 1948
David C. Augur
★ 6.2The Miracle of the Bells
Film · 1948
Marcus Harris
★ 6.7Call Northside 777
Film · 1948
Brian Kelly
★ 7.2Captain from Castile
Film · 1947
Juan Garcia
★ 7.1Boomerang!
Film · 1947
Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
★ 6.3Johnny O'Clock
Film · 1947
Inspector Koch
★ 6.2Anna and the King of Siam
Film · 1946
Kralahome
★ 6.3Winged Victory
Film · 1944
Doctor
★ 7.1The Song of Bernadette
Film · 1943
Dr. Dozous
★ 7.0Buckskin Frontier
Film · 1943
Jeptha Marr
★ 5.8Tonight We Raid Calais
Film · 1943
Bonnard
★ 6.9The Moon Is Down
Film · 1943
Dr. Albert Winter
★ 6.0Paris Calling
Film · 1941
Captain Schwabe
★ 6.4Men of Boys Town
Film · 1941
Dave Morris
★ 8.4This Thing Called Love
Film · 1940
Julio Diestro
★ 6.5Golden Boy
Film · 1939
Mr. Bonaparte
★ 4.5The Phantom Creeps
Film · 1939
Road Crew Foreman (archive footage)
★ 6.4Danger on the Air
Film · 1938
Tony Lisotti
★ 5.8Rustlers' Valley
Film · 1937
Cal Howard
★ 6.7North of the Rio Grande
Film · 1937
President Wooden
★ 7.1The Vanishing Shadow
Film · 1934
Roadwork Foreman