Lee J. Cobb
Acting
Born December 8, 1911 · New York City, New York, USA
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 · 40 titles
Tony Awards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Studio One
12 Angry Men
Naked City
Gunsmoke
The Oscars
The Ford Television Theatre
Lights Out
McCloud
Tales of Tomorrow
Miami Exposé
The Exorcist
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Medic
How the West Was Won
On the Waterfront
The Young Lawyers
General Electric Theater
Origins of the Mafia
Exodus
Mackenna's Gold
Coogan's Bluff
Party Girl
The Brothers Karamazov
Green Mansions
Sirocco
Lawman
The Song of Bernadette
Tonight We Raid Calais
Death of a Salesman
Call Northside 777
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Anna and the King of Siam
Man of the West
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse