Charles Coburn (1877-1961) was an Oscar® winning American actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1943’s The More the Merrier. He appeared in movies from 1935 to 1960. His IMDb page shows 98 acting credits. This page will rank 61 Charles Coburn Movies in 6 different statistical categories. Television roles, shorts and uncredited roles are not included in the rankings. Sadly, we were unable to find box office grosses on 9 of his movies….those are also not included in the following tables.
Charles Coburn Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1956
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
AA Best Picture Win
1943
The More the Merrier (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Wilson (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1942
Kings Row (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
1941
The Lady Eve (1941)
1939
Bachelor Mother (1939)
1943
The Constant Nymph (1943)
1940
Road to Singapore (1940)
1946
The Green Years (1946)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1938
Vivacious Lady (1938)
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1939
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
1942
In This Our Life (1942)
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
1943
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
1945
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
1960
Pepe (1960)
1947
The Paradine Case (1947)
1939
In Name Only (1939)
1942
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
1939
Idiot's Delight (1939)
1952
Monkey Business (1952)
1953
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
1944
The Impatient Years (1944)
1950
Mr. Music (1950)
1940
Edison, the Man (1940)
1948
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
1949
Everybody Does It (1949)
1949
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)
1945
A Royal Scandal (1945)
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)
1948
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
1944
Together Again (1944)
1954
The Long Wait (1954)
1945
Over 21 (1945)
1938
Yellow Jack (1938)
1938
Lord Jeff (1938)
1947
Lured (1947)
1950
Louisa (1950)
1949
The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
1939
Made For Each Other (1939)
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
1940
Florian (1940)
1938
Of Human Hearts (1938)
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
1945
Shady Lady (1945)
1940
Three Faces West (1940)
1959
A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
1949
Impact (1949)
1949
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
1941
Our Wife (1941)
1940
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
1956
The Power And The Prize (1956)
1959
John Paul Jones (1959)
1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
1943
My Kingdom For A Cook (1943)
1957
Town On Trial (1957)
Limited Release
1941
Unexpected Uncle (1941)
1957
The Story of Mankind (1957)
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
1 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win |
Shirley MacLaine & David Niven |
35.50 | 695.5 | 695.50 | 2 | 70 | 08 / 05 | 99.7 | |
2 | The More the Merrier (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jean Arthur & George Stevens & J |
5.10 | 184.8 | 271.60 | 57 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 98.8 | |
4 | Wilson (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alexander Knox & Charles Coburn |
6.50 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 37 | 69 | 10 / 05 | 98.8 | |
2 | Kings Row (1942) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Cummings & Ronald Reagan |
9.00 | 333.8 | 540.90 | 11 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 98.8 | |
3 | Heaven Can Wait (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Tierney & Don Ameche |
7.10 | 256.7 | 256.70 | 31 | 77 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
6 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) | Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell |
15.50 | 277.7 | 277.70 | 7 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 98.1 | |
8 | The Lady Eve (1941) | Henry Fonda & Barbara Stanwyck |
4.50 | 173.9 | 173.90 | 36 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
10 | Bachelor Mother (1939) | Ginger Rogers & David Niven |
4.70 | 180.2 | 304.20 | 38 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 96.6 | |
9 | The Constant Nymph (1943) | Joan Fontaine & Peter Lorre |
5.40 | 195.1 | 361.30 | 50 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.0 | |
11 | Road to Singapore (1940) | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope |
4.70 | 181.5 | 181.50 | 18 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
11 | The Green Years (1946) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Dean Stockwell & Norman Lloyd |
11.40 | 351.5 | 351.50 | 11 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.6 | |
13 | Vivacious Lady (1938) | Ginger Rogers & James Stewart |
4.20 | 166.4 | 236.00 | 37 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
13 | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Jean Arthur | 3.90 | 148.5 | 148.50 | 58 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 94.7 | |
13 | Stanley and Livingstone (1939) | Spencer Tracy & Walter Brennan |
8.00 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
17 | In This Our Life (1942) | Bette Davis & Olivia de Havilland |
4.70 | 175.3 | 296.70 | 54 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
16 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) | Robert Young & Van Heflin |
4.70 | 182.0 | 182.00 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
17 | Princess O'Rourke (1943) | Olivia de Havilland & Jane Wyman |
6.40 | 231.7 | 318.20 | 37 | 60 | 01 / 01 | 93.1 | |
18 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | Joan Leslie & Alexis Smith |
9.30 | 294.3 | 427.70 | 21 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 92.7 | |
18 | Pepe (1960) | Edward G. Robinson & Greer Garson |
13.70 | 214.3 | 283.30 | 13 | 55 | 07 / 00 | 92.5 | |
20 | The Paradine Case (1947) | Gregory Peck & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
5.90 | 173.2 | 173.20 | 54 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
21 | In Name Only (1939) | Cary Grant & Carole Lombard |
3.70 | 142.6 | 203.40 | 55 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
22 | George Washington Slept Here (1942) | Jack Benny & Ann Sheridan |
3.70 | 138.1 | 138.10 | 71 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
24 | Idiot's Delight (1939) | Clark Gable & Norma Shearer |
4.70 | 179.7 | 263.60 | 40 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
23 | Monkey Business (1952) | Cary Grant & Marilyn Monroe |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 47 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
25 | Trouble Along the Way (1953) | John Wayne & Donna Reed |
7.40 | 133.4 | 166.10 | 32 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
27 | The Impatient Years (1944) | Jean Arthur | 4.60 | 156.5 | 156.50 | 75 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
26 | Mr. Music (1950) | Bing Crosby | 6.60 | 147.6 | 147.60 | 27 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
28 | Edison, the Man (1940) | Spencer Tracy & Rita Johnson |
3.30 | 126.7 | 196.60 | 46 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 86.6 | |
29 | Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) | Peggy Cummins | 5.50 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 61 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 86.1 | |
30 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) | Henry Fonda & Don Ameche |
3.80 | 146.3 | 146.30 | 51 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
31 | Everybody Does It (1949) | Linda Darnell | 4.40 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 70 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
32 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) | Donald O'Connor | 4.20 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 78 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
34 | A Royal Scandal (1945) | Vincent Price & Anne Baxter |
4.20 | 132.1 | 132.10 | 84 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
33 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) | Rock Hudson & Piper Laurie |
2.50 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 135 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
35 | B.F.'s Daughter (1948) | Barbara Stanwyck & Van Heflin |
3.80 | 102.8 | 135.50 | 91 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
36 | Together Again (1944) | Irene Dunne & Charles Boyer |
2.70 | 89.7 | 89.70 | 105 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
37 | The Long Wait (1954) | Anthony Quinn | 4.30 | 100.4 | 100.40 | 70 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
38 | Over 21 (1945) | Irene Dunne | 2.80 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 108 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
40 | Yellow Jack (1938) | Robert Montgomery & Buddy Ebsen |
2.70 | 107.7 | 107.70 | 83 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
41 | Lord Jeff (1938) | Mickey Rooney | 2.50 | 98.3 | 98.30 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
39 | Lured (1947) | Boris Katloff & Lucille Ball |
1.90 | 55.1 | 55.10 | 140 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
42 | Louisa (1950) | Ronald Reagan & Ruth Hussey |
4.10 | 91.5 | 91.50 | 75 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
43 | The Doctor and the Girl (1949) | Glenn Ford & Janet Leigh |
5.30 | 132.3 | 132.30 | 52 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
44 | How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) | Betty Grable & Robert Cummings |
4.70 | 97.7 | 97.70 | 73 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
45 | Made For Each Other (1939) | James Stewart & Carole Lombard |
1.30 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 156 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
47 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) | Clifton Webb & Dorothy McGuire |
3.70 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 69 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
46 | Florian (1940) | Robert Young & Helen Gilbert |
0.90 | 34.7 | 34.70 | 173 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
48 | Of Human Hearts (1938) | Beulah Bondi | 0.90 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 171 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 64.6 | |
49 | Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) | Joan Bennett | 2.20 | 67.8 | 67.80 | 117 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
51 | Shady Lady (1945) | Robert Paige | 1.70 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
52 | Three Faces West (1940) | John Wayne & Sigrid Gurie |
1.00 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 170 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
50 | A Stranger in My Arms (1959) | Sandra Dee & Jeff Chandler |
1.90 | 34.6 | 34.60 | 114 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
53 | Impact (1949) | Brian Donlevy | 1.20 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
54 | The Gal Who Took the West (1949) | Yvonne De Carlo | 1.30 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
56 | Our Wife (1941) | Melvyn Douglas & Ruth Hussey |
1.30 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 153 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
54 | The Captain Is a Lady (1940) | Beulah Bondi | 0.70 | 28.2 | 28.20 | 185 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
57 | The Power And The Prize (1956) | Robert Taylor & Elisabeth Müller |
1.60 | 31.9 | 59.90 | 152 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 45.9 | |
58 | John Paul Jones (1959) | Robert Stack & Marisa Pavan |
2.40 | 43.5 | 91.90 | 95 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
59 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) | Michael Caine & Wendy Hiller |
0.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 210 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
60 | Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) | Nelson Eddy & Shelley Winters |
0.50 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 165 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 33.3 | |
62 | My Kingdom For A Cook (1943) | Marguerite Chapman | 1.10 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 144 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
60 | Town On Trial (1957) Limited Release |
Directed vby John Guillermin | 0.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 209 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
63 | Unexpected Uncle (1941) | James Craig | 0.70 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 191 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
64 | The Story of Mankind (1957) | Ronald Colman & Marx Brothers |
0.60 | 12.2 | 23.40 | 185 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 |
More Stats – Charles Coburn Adjusted Worldwide Box Office
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Kings Row (1942)
AA Best Picture NomRobert Cummings &
Ronald Reagan540.90
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Joan Leslie &
Alexis Smith427.70
The Constant Nymph (1943)
Joan Fontaine &
Peter Lorre361.30
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Olivia de Havilland &
Jane Wyman318.20
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Ginger Rogers &
David Niven304.20
In This Our Life (1942)
Bette Davis &
Olivia de Havilland296.70
Pepe (1960)
Edward G. Robinson &
Greer Garson283.30
The More the Merrier (1943)
AA Best Picture NomJean Arthur &
George Stevens &
J271.60
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Clark Gable &
Norma Shearer263.60
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Ginger Rogers &
James Stewart236.00
In Name Only (1939)
Cary Grant &
Carole Lombard203.40
Edison, the Man (1940)
Spencer Tracy &
Rita Johnson196.60
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
John Wayne &
Donna Reed166.10
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Van Heflin135.50
John Paul Jones (1959)
Robert Stack &
Marisa Pavan91.90
The Power And The Prize (1956)
Robert Taylor &
Elisabeth Müller59.90
The Story of Mankind (1957)
Ronald Colman &
Marx Brothers23.40
Charles Coburn was the # 27 most connected actor of the 1940’s and the # 89 most connected of the 1950’s.