Lee J. Cobb

Career timeline

1. 1911 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1938 · Screen debut

   Danger on the Air (Movie)

3. 1954 · Breakthrough

   On the Waterfront (Movie)

4. 1959 · Directing debut

   Startime (TV)

5. 1976 · Died

   February 11, 1976

6. 1978 · Latest release

   The Meanest Men in the West (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1930s

17 1940s

30 1950s

13 1960s

14 1970s

• Drama51
• Crime23
• Western12
• Comedy12
• Romance9
• Thriller8

Highest-rated title 12 Angry Men 1957 8.6 Most popular title 12 Angry Men 1957 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Lee J. Cobb in our catalogue.

Reginald Rose

3 titles together

Joseph Sweeney

2 titles together

Ed Begley

2 titles together

Richard Conte

2 titles together

1. 1978 The Meanest Men in the West as Judge Henry Garth Movie
2. 1976 Cross Shot as Dante Ragusa Movie
3. 1976 Origins of the Mafia as Bartolomeo Gramignano TV
4. 1976 Nick the Sting as Robert Clark Movie
5. 1975 Mark Shoots First as Il commedator Benzi Movie
6. 1973 The Exorcist as Lt. Bill Kinderman 7.8 Movie
7. 1973 The Great Kidnapping as Jovine Movie
8. 1973 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as Lapchance 6.0 Movie
9. 1972 The Bull of the West as Judge Garth Movie
10. 1971 Lawman as Vincent Bronson 6.6 Movie
11. 1971 Macho Callahan as Duffy 4.5 Movie
12. 1970 The Young Lawyers TV
13. 1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones as Oman Hedgepath 6.1 Movie
14. 1970 McCloud as Alexander Montello 7.2 TV
15. 1969 Mackenna's Gold as The Editor 6.6 Movie
16. 1968 Coogan's Bluff as Lt. McElroy 6.3 Movie
17. 1968 The Day of the Owl as Don Mariano Arena 7.1 Movie
18. 1968 They Came to Rob Las Vegas as Steve Skorsky 6.0 Movie
19. 1967 In Like Flint as Lloyd C. Cramden 6.2 Movie
20. 1966 Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman Movie
21. 1966 Our Man Flint as Cramden 6.5 Movie
22. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Ernie Wigman TV
23. 1963 Come Blow Your Horn as Harry R. Baker 5.1 Movie
24. 1962 How the West Was Won as Marshal Lou Ramsey 7.0 Movie
25. 1962 The Virginian as Richter Henry Garth 6.5 TV
26. 1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Julio Madariaga 6.0 Movie
27. 1960 Exodus as Barak Ben Canaan 6.7 Movie
28. 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Captain Maximillian Gault TV
29. 1959 But Not for Me as Jeremiah MacDonald Movie
30. 1959 Green Mansions as Nuflo 5.7 Movie
31. 1959 The Trap as Victor Massonetti Movie
32. 1958 Party Girl as Rico Angelo 6.8 Movie
33. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
34. 1958 Man of the West as Dock Tobin 6.6 Movie
35. 1958 Naked City as Paul Delito TV
36. 1958 The Brothers Karamazov as Fyodor Karamazov 6.5 Movie
37. 1957 The Three Faces of Eve as Doctor Curtis Luther 7.2 Movie
38. 1957 The Garment Jungle as Walter Mitchell 6.5 Movie
39. 1957 12 Angry Men as Juror 3 8.6 Movie
40. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Captain Andrew Watling TV
41. 1956 Miami Exposé as Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott Movie
42. 1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Judge Bernstein 6.7 Movie
43. 1956 Tony Awards as Willy Loman (archive footage) TV
44. 1955 Gunsmoke as Col. Josiah Johnson 6.7 TV
45. 1955 The Left Hand of God as Mieh Yang 6.3 Movie
46. 1955 The Road to Denver as Jim Donovan Movie
47. 1955 The Racers as Maglio Movie
48. 1954 Medic as Henry Fisher TV
49. 1954 On the Waterfront as Johnny Friendly 7.9 Movie
50. 1954 Gorilla at Large as Detective Sgt. Garrison Movie
51. 1953 General Electric Theater as Dominic Roma TV
52. 1952 The Ford Television Theatre as Matt Erwin TV
53. 1951 Tales of Tomorrow TV
54. 1951 Sirocco as Col. Feroud 6.0 Movie
55. 1950 The Man Who Cheated Himself as Lt. Ed Cullen 6.2 Movie
56. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Emile Zola TV
57. 1949 Thieves' Highway as Mike Figlia 7.3 Movie
58. 1949 Lights Out TV
59. 1948 The Dark Past as Dr. Andrew Collins 6.0 Movie
60. 1948 Studio One as Dr. Joseph Pearson TV
61. 1948 The Luck of the Irish as David C. Augur 6.1 Movie
62. 1948 The Miracle of the Bells as Marcus Harris Movie
63. 1948 Call Northside 777 as Brian Kelly 6.7 Movie
64. 1947 Captain from Castile as Juan Garcia 7.2 Movie
65. 1947 Boomerang! as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson 7.0 Movie
66. 1947 Johnny O'Clock as Inspector Koch 6.3 Movie
67. 1946 Anna and the King of Siam as Kralahome 6.2 Movie
68. 1944 Winged Victory as Doctor Movie
69. 1943 The Song of Bernadette as Dr. Dozous 7.1 Movie
70. 1943 Tonight We Raid Calais as Bonnard Movie
71. 1943 The Moon Is Down as Dr. Albert Winter Movie
72. 1941 Men of Boys Town as Dave Morris Movie
73. 1940 This Thing Called Love as Julio Diestro Movie
74. 1939 Golden Boy as Mr. Bonaparte 6.6 Movie
75. 1939 The Phantom Creeps as Road Crew Foreman (archive footage) 4.5 Movie
76. 1938 Danger on the Air as Tony Lisotti Movie

1. 1959 Startime TV

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