Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/8/1911
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Lee ColtLeo JacobyCpl. Lee Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Biography
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...
Known For
How the West Was Won
as Marshal Lou Ramsey
12 Angry Men
as Juror 3
The Exorcist
as Lt. Bill Kinderman
The Vanishing Shadow
as Roadwork Foreman
Mackenna's Gold
as The Editor
Lawman
as Vincent Bronson
Exodus
as Barak Ben Canaan
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
as Lapchance
Boomerang!
as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
The Three Faces of Eve
as Doctor Curtis Luther
The Day of the Owl
as Don Mariano Arena
Sirocco
as Col. Feroud
On the Waterfront
as Johnny Friendly
Golden Boy
as Mr. Bonaparte
Coogan's Bluff
as Lt. McElroy
Dr. Max
as Maxwell Gordon
Come Blow Your Horn
as Harry R. Baker
Mark Shoots First
as Il commedator Benzi
Rustlers' Valley
as Cal Howard
Macho Callahan
as Duffy