Lee J. Cobb

Actor. Born 8 December 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 February 1976.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

8 December 1911, New York City, New York, USA

Died

11 February 1976

Active

1943–1973

Frequently works with

Henry Fonda, Karl Malden, Reginald Rose

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Lee’s work 4 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $445m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1943–1973

Genres

Drama3
Western2
Crime1
Horror1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91Best12 Angry Men1957

62WorstHow the West Was Won1962

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61930s

201940s

361950s

151960s

231970s

Co-stars most worked with

Henry Fonda2 titles

Karl Malden2 titles

Producers most worked with

Reginald Rose2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1959Best Supporting Actor · The Brothers Karamazov
Nominated1955Best Supporting Actor · On the Waterfront

Golden Globes2 nominated

Nominated1963Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · Come Blow Your Horn
Nominated1957Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 12 Angry Men

Other awards1 won

Won1960Golden Plate Award: Golden Plate Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.