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Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Actor, Director

Born December 8, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA

Died February 11, 1976

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La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine
Amazon Prime Video
Ultimatum
Amazon Prime Video
The Exorcist
Now TV
Lawman
Amazon Prime Video
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Amazon Prime Video
Mackenna's Gold
Starz
Mafia
Amazon Prime Video
The Virginian
Starz
Exodus
Amazon Prime Video
Man of the West
Amazon Prime Video
Naked City
Peacock
12 Angry Men
Amazon Prime Video
Zane Grey Theatre
Classix
Gunsmoke
Paramount Plus
Medic
ShowMax
On the Waterfront
HBO Max
The Tall Texan
Amazon Prime Video
General Electric Theater
Classix
The Fighter
Amazon Prime Video
Tales of Tomorrow
Amazon Prime Video
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Amazon Prime Video
The Miracle of the Bells
BBC iPlayer
Studio One
Hotstar
Buckskin Frontier
Amazon Prime Video
The Phantom Creeps
Classix
North of the Rio Grande
Amazon Prime Video

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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.

1 wins and 3 nominations

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Lee J. Cobb Videos

Mark Shoots First Full Movie by Film&Clips

Blood Sweat and Fear aka Mark Il Poliziotto (1975) poliziotteschi trailer

The Exorcist - Original Theatrical Trailer (1973)

What's Best for Your Daughter

What's Wrong with Her

Private Exorcism

Original Theatrical Trailer

CBS promo for The Exorcist 1980

Alec Gillis on Dick Smith

‘The Exorcist’ Director William Friedkin Has Never Made a Film for Himself | TCMFF 2023

The Demon Inside Regan

4K Ultra HD Extended Preview

4K Ultra HD Official Trailer

The Exorcist Wins Sound: 1974 Oscars

The Exorcist Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1974 Oscars

Rick Baker on Dick Smith

2011 Governors Awards: Linda Blair on Dick Smith

"The Exorcist" at 45: The Origin

"The Exorcist" at 45: The Version You've Never Seen

"The Exorcist" at 45: Ellen Burstyn's Perspective

"The Exorcist" at 45: Fire on Set

"The Exorcist" at 45: Casting Linda Blair

"The Exorcist" at 45: The Challenges

Oren Peli on THE EXORCIST

CBS Movie bumper The Exorcist 1981

Der Exorzist (1973)

The Exorcist | Behind The Scenes: Different Versions of The Exorcist | Warner Bros. Entertainment

CBS preview The Exorcist 1980

The Exorcist | Modern Trailer | HBO Max

THE EXORCIST Trailer [1973]

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Lawman (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Macho Callahan (1970) Original Trailer [HD]

They Came To Rob Las Vegas (1968) [Trailer]

Coogan's Bluff (1968) Original Trailer [FHD]

In Like Flint (1967) Trailer

Our Man Flint (1966) - Trailer HD 1080p

Our Man Flint (1966) Official Trailer #1 - James Coburn Movie HD

Come Blow Your Horn - Trailer

How The West Was Won - Trailer

Brian Trenchard-Smith on HOW THE WEST WAS WON

Green Mansions (1959)

Party Girl (1958) Original Trailer [FHD]

Party Girl trailer

Man of the West trailer

Man of the West (1958) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

The Garment Jungle (1957) Original Trailer [FHD]

Official Trailer

12 Angry Men (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Three Reasons: 12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men (1957) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

The Three Faces of Eve | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX

The Left Hand Of God

John Landis on Gorilla At Large

WBIR 10 Gorilla at Large promo 1982

Gorilla at Large trailer

On the Waterfront (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

On the Waterfront: Three Reasons

Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones Discuss On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront - Aspect Ratio Visual Essay

John Badham on On The Waterfront

John Bishop introduces On the Waterfront | BFI

The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Fort Point in THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF (1950) Lee J. Cobb

Thieves' Highway (1949) Original Trailer [FHD]

Call Northside 777

Johnny O'Clock (1947) Original Trailer [FHD]

Boomerang! (1947) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Filmography

Actor

125

Type

Year

Inside the Jury Room Documentary2008

Role Model: Gene Wilder Poster

Role Model: Gene Wilder Documentary2008

Strictly Courtroom Documentary2008

Hopalong Cassidy: Public Hero #1 Documentary2001

The 50th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1996

Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies Documentary1982

Arthur Miller on Home Ground Documentary1979

La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine Poster

La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine Feature Film1976

Nick the Sting Poster

Nick the Sting Feature Film1976

Origins of the Mafia Poster

Origins of the Mafia Mini-Series1976

Suddenly an Eagle Documentary1976

Blood, Sweat and Fear Poster

Blood, Sweat and Fear Feature Film1975

Mark Shoots First Poster

Mark Shoots First Feature Film1975

That Lucky Touch Poster

That Lucky Touch Feature Film1975

Bad Men of the West Poster

Bad Men of the West TV Movie1974

Dr. Max TV Movie1974

Last Moments Poster

Last Moments Feature Film1974

The Great Ice Rip-Off Poster

The Great Ice Rip-Off TV Movie1974

Trapped Beneath the Sea Poster

Trapped Beneath the Sea TV Movie1974

Double Indemnity Poster

Double Indemnity TV Movie1973

La polizia sta a guardare Poster

La polizia sta a guardare Feature Film1973

The Exorcist Poster

The Exorcist Feature Film1973

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Poster

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Feature Film1973

Ultimatum Poster

Ultimatum Feature Film1973

Heat of Anger Poster

Heat of Anger TV Movie1972

The Bull of the West Poster

The Bull of the West TV Movie1972

Lawman Feature Film1971

Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man Poster

Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man TV Special1970

Macho Callahan Poster

Macho Callahan Feature Film1970

McCloud TV Series1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Poster

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Feature Film1970

To Confuse the Angel TV Movie1970

Mackenna's Gold Poster

Mackenna's Gold Feature Film1969

The Young Lawyers Poster

The Young Lawyers TV Series1969

Coogan's Bluff Poster

Coogan's Bluff Feature Film1968

Mafia Feature Film1968

They Came to Rob Las Vegas Poster

They Came to Rob Las Vegas Feature Film1968

In Like Flint Poster

In Like Flint Feature Film1967

Death of a Salesman Poster

Death of a Salesman TV Movie1966

Our Man Flint Poster

Our Man Flint Feature Film1966

The Dean Martin Show Poster

The Dean Martin Show TV Series1965

The Final Hour Poster

The Final Hour Feature Film1965

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Series1963

Come Blow Your Horn Poster

Come Blow Your Horn Feature Film1963

How the West Was Won Poster

How the West Was Won Feature Film1962

The Brazen Bell Poster

The Brazen Bell Feature Film1962

The Devil's Children Poster

The Devil's Children Feature Film1962

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Feature Film1962

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962

Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait TV Movie1961

Exodus Feature Film1960

The 12th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special1960

But Not for Me Poster

But Not for Me Feature Film1959

Green Mansions Poster

Green Mansions Feature Film1959

The 31st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 31st Annual Academy Awards TV Special1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson Poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV Series1959

The Trap Poster

The Trap Feature Film1959

Man of the West Poster

Man of the West Feature Film1958

Naked City Poster

Naked City TV Series1958

Party Girl Poster

Party Girl Feature Film1958

The Brothers Karamazov Poster

The Brothers Karamazov Feature Film1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958

12 Angry Men Poster

12 Angry Men Feature Film1957

The DuPont Show of the Month Poster

The DuPont Show of the Month TV Series1957

The Garment Jungle Poster

The Garment Jungle Feature Film1957

The Three Faces of Eve Poster

The Three Faces of Eve Feature Film1957

Miami Exposé Poster

Miami Exposé Feature Film1956

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Poster

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Feature Film1956

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

The 27th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 27th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1955

The Alcoa Hour Poster

The Alcoa Hour TV Series1955

The Left Hand of God Poster

The Left Hand of God Feature Film1955

The Racers Poster

The Racers Feature Film1955

The Road to Denver Poster

The Road to Denver Feature Film1955

Day of Triumph Poster

Day of Triumph Feature Film1954

Gorilla at Large Poster

Gorilla at Large Feature Film1954

Medic TV Series1954

On the Waterfront Poster

On the Waterfront Feature Film1954

Producers' Showcase Poster

Producers' Showcase TV Series1954

Yankee Pasha Poster

Yankee Pasha Feature Film1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

The Tall Texan Poster

The Tall Texan Feature Film1953

The Fighter Poster

The Fighter Feature Film1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

The Linkletter Show Poster

The Linkletter Show TV Series1952

Goodyear Playhouse Poster

Goodyear Playhouse TV Series1951

Sirocco Feature Film1951

Tales of Tomorrow Poster

Tales of Tomorrow TV Series1951

The Family Secret Poster

The Family Secret Feature Film1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Somerset Maugham TV Theatre TV Series1950

The Man Who Cheated Himself Poster

The Man Who Cheated Himself Feature Film1950

The Phantom Creeps Poster

The Phantom Creeps TV Movie1949

Thieves' Highway Poster

Thieves' Highway Feature Film1949

Call Northside 777 Poster

Call Northside 777 Feature Film1948

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

The Dark Past Poster

The Dark Past Feature Film1948

The Luck of the Irish Poster

The Luck of the Irish Feature Film1948

The Miracle of the Bells Poster

The Miracle of the Bells Feature Film1948

Boomerang! Poster

Boomerang! Feature Film1947

Captain from Castile Poster

Captain from Castile Feature Film1947

Johnny O'Clock Poster

Johnny O'Clock Feature Film1947

Anna and the King of Siam Poster

Anna and the King of Siam Feature Film1946

Lights Out Poster

Lights Out TV Series1946

Incendiary Attack for Japanese Cities Documentary1945

Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane Short Film1944

Winged Victory Poster

Winged Victory Feature Film1944

Buckskin Frontier Poster

Buckskin Frontier Feature Film1943

The Moon Is Down Poster

The Moon Is Down Feature Film1943

The Song of Bernadette Poster

The Song of Bernadette Feature Film1943

Tonight We Raid Calais Poster

Tonight We Raid Calais Feature Film1943

Men of Boys Town Poster

Men of Boys Town Feature Film1941

Paris Calling Poster

Paris Calling Feature Film1941

This Thing Called Love Poster

This Thing Called Love Feature Film1940

Golden Boy Poster

Golden Boy Feature Film1939

The Phantom Creeps Poster

The Phantom Creeps Feature Film1939

Danger on the Air Poster

Danger on the Air Feature Film1938

Ali Baba Goes to Town Poster

Ali Baba Goes to Town Feature Film1937

North of the Rio Grande Poster

North of the Rio Grande Feature Film1937

Rustlers' Valley Poster

Rustlers' Valley Feature Film1937

The Vanishing Shadow Poster

The Vanishing Shadow Feature Film1934

Director

1

Startime Poster

Startime TV Series1959

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