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EncyclopediaCobb, Lee J.Cobb, Lee J., 1911–76, American actor, b. New York City. He first performed with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse in 1929 and made his Broadway debut in Crime and Punishment (1935). Cobb created the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1948–49; repeated for television in 1965). He performed Shakespeare in New York, including The Merchant of Venice and King Lear. A burly, powerful actor, he became a valuable supporting player in films, including On the Waterfront (1954), Twelve Angry Men (1957), The Brothers Karamazov (1958), and The Exorcist (1973). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Lee J Cobb from Infoplease:
- On the Waterfront (1954) - Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning
- The Exorcist - The Version You've Never Seen - Starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max Von Sydow, Lee J Cobb, Kitty Winn
- The Three Faces of Eve - Starring Joanne Woodward, Lee J. Cobb, David Wayne
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946) - Starring Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard
- The Exorcist - Starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Lee J Cobb, Kitty Winn
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