Lee J. Cobb

Acting · Born 1911-12-08 in 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 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…

Filmography

• On the Waterfront as Johnny Friendly
• How the West Was Won as Marshal Lou Ramsey
• The Exorcist as Lt. Bill Kinderman
• 12 Angry Men as Juror 3
• Exodus as Barak Ben Canaan
• Thieves' Highway as Mike Figlia
• Sirocco as Col. Feroud
• In Like Flint as Lloyd C. Cramden
• Our Man Flint as Cramden
• The Garment Jungle as Walter Mitchell

TV

• Gunsmoke as Col. Josiah Johnson
• Naked City as Paul Delito
• Studio One as Dr. Joseph Pearson
• General Electric Theater as Dominic Roma
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• The Virginian as Richter Henry Garth
• Lux Video Theatre as Emile Zola
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Ernie Wigman
• Medic as Henry Fisher
• The Young Lawyers