Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1911-12-08
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Lee Colt, Leo Jacoby, Cpl. Lee Cobb, Lee Cobb, Ли Дж. Кобб

Movies List of Lee J. Cobb

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On the Waterfront

1954 Movie
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Exodus

1960 Movie
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Thieves' Highway

1949 Movie
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Sirocco

1951 Movie
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In Like Flint

1967 Movie
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Our Man Flint

1966 Movie
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The Garment Jungle

1957 Movie
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How the West Was Won

1962 Movie
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Party Girl

1958 Movie
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The Exorcist

1973 Movie
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Call Northside 777

1948 Movie
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Come Blow Your Horn

1963 Movie
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Coogan's Bluff

1968 Movie
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Lawman

1971 Movie
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Miami Exposé

1956 Movie
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Man of the West

1958 Movie
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The Dark Past

1948 Movie
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Golden Boy

1939 Movie
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Captain from Castile

1947 Movie
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The Left Hand of God

1955 Movie
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Mackenna's Gold

1969 Movie
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Boomerang!

1947 Movie
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Johnny O'Clock

1947 Movie
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Rustlers' Valley

1937 Movie
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The Trap

1959 Movie
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Gorilla at Large

1954 Movie
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The Great Kidnapping

1973 Movie
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Double Indemnity

1973 Movie
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The Day of the Owl

1968 Movie
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Paris Calling

1941 Movie
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But Not for Me

1959 Movie
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The Luck of the Irish

1948 Movie
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The Bull of the West

1972 Movie
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The Moon Is Down

1943 Movie
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Buckskin Frontier

1943 Movie
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Yankee Pasha

1954 Movie
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The Vanishing Shadow

1934 Movie
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The Racers

1955 Movie
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Winged Victory

1944 Movie
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Cross Shot

1976 Movie
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The Road to Denver

1955 Movie
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The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974 Movie
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Death of a Salesman

1966 Movie
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The Family Secret

1951 Movie
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Danger on the Air

1938 Movie
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The Tall Texan

1953 Movie
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The Balloon Vendor

1974 Movie
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The Fighter

1952 Movie
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The Phantom Creeps

1939 Movie
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Macho Callahan

1971 Movie
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Mark Shoots First

1975 Movie
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Day of Triumph

1954 Movie
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Nick the Sting

1976 Movie
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The Devil's Children

1962 Movie
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The Brazen Bell

1964 Movie
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The Final Hour

1965 Movie
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That Lucky Touch

1975 Movie
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Blood, Sweat and Fear

1975 Movie
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I, Don Quixote

1959 Movie
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Men of Boys Town

1941 Movie
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Green Mansions

1959 Movie
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Heat of Anger

1972 Movie
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12 Angry Men

1957 Movie
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Dr. Max

1974 Movie
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The Phantom Creeps

1949 Movie