Lee J. Cobb

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Država: United States
Spol: M
Rođendan: 1911-12-08
Umro: 1976-02-11
Biografija
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.
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1. Rustlers' Valley (1937), film...Cal Howard
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2. North of the Rio Grande (1937), film
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3. The Phantom Creeps (1939), film...Road Crew Foreman (archive footage)
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4. Gradski dječaci (1941), film...Dave Morris
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5. Bernadetina pjesma (1943), film...Dr. Dozous
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6. Buckskin Frontier (1943), film...Jeptha Marr
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7. Anna i kralj Siama (1946), film...Kralahome
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8. Bumerang (1947), film...Chief Harold F. Robinson
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9. Captain From Castile (1947), film...Juan Garcia
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10. Johnny O'Clock (1947), film...Inspector Koch
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11. Zovi Northside 777 (1948), film...Brian Kelly
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12. Čudo zvona (1948), film...Marcus Harris
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13. Hearsay (1948), film...Dr. Andrew Collins
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14. The Luck of the Irish (1948), film...Cramden
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15. Lopovska cesta (1949), film...Mike Figlia
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16. The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950), film...Lt. Ed Cullen
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17. Široko (1951), film...Col. Feroud
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18. The Tall Texan (1953), film...Capt. Theodore Bess
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19. Na dokovima New Yorka (1954), film...Johnny Friendly
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20. Lijeva ruka Božja (1955), film...Mieh Yang
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21. The Road to Denver (1955), film...Jim Donovan
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22. Čovek u sivom odelu (1956), film...Judge Bernstein
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23. 12 gnjevnih ljudi (1957), film...Juror 3
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24. The Three Faces of Eve (1957), film...Doctor Curtis Luther
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25. Djevojka za zabavu (1958), film...Rico Angelo
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26. Braća Karamazovi (1958), film...Fyodor Karamazov
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27. Čovjek za zapada (1958), film...Dock Tobin
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28. Green Mansions (1959), film...Nuflo
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29. But Not for Me (1959), film...Jeremiah MacDonald
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30. The Trap (1959), film...Victor Massonetti
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31. Egzodus (1960), film...Barak Ben Canaan
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32. Kako je osvojen Divlji Zapad (1962), film...Marshal Lou Ramsey
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33. Četiri jahača apokalipse (1962), film...Julio Madariaga
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34. The Virginian (1962), serija...Judge Henry Garth
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35. Kako je osvojen Divlji Zapad (1962), serija...Marshal Lou Ramsey
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36. Na zene cu misliti ja (1963), film...Harry Baker
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37. Tajni agent Flint (1966), film...Cramden
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38. Neodoljiv poput Flinta (1967), film...Lloyd C. Cramden
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39. Šerif u New Yorku (1968), film...Lt. McElroy
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40. Kao sova danju (1968), film...Don Mariano Arena
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41. They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968), film...Steve Skorsky
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42. Mackennino zlato (1969), film...The Editor
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43. Oslobođenje L. B. Jonesa (1970), film...Oman Hedgepath
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...Duffy
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45. Čovjek od zakona (1971), film...Vincent Bronson
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46. The Bull of the West (1972), film...Judge Garth
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47. Istjerivač đavla (1973), film...Lt. Kinderman
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48. Čovjek koji je volio Cat Dancing (1973), film...Harvey Lapchance
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49. The Great Kidnapping (1973), film...Jovine
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50. Double Indemnity (1973), film...Barton Keyes
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51. The Balloon Vendor (1974), film...Twenty Years
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52. The Meanest Men in the West (1974), film...Judge Henry Garth
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53. Čovjek sretne ruke (1975), film...Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman
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54. Mark Shoots First (1975), film...Il commedator Benzi
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55. Prijatelji Nika Hezarda (1976), film...Robert Clark
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56. Cross Shot (1976), film...Dante Ragusa