Lee J. Cobb
| Lee J. Cobb | |
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circa 1960s
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| Born |
Leo Jacoby December 8, 1911 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1976 (aged 64) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1934–1976 |
| Spouse(s) |
Helen Beverley (1940-1952; divorced; 2 children) Mary Brako Hirsch (m. 1957–76) (2 children; his death) |
| Children | Julie Cobb |
Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. He is best known for his performances in 12 Angry Men (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), 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 co starred in the first four seasons of the Western series The Virginian. He typically played arrogant, intimidating, and abrasive characters, but often had roles as respectable figures such as judges and police officers.
Cobb was born Leo Jacoby in New York City, to a Jewish family of Russian and Romanian extraction. He grew up in the Bronx, New York, on Wilkins Avenue, near Crotona Park. His parents were Benjamin (Benzion) Jacob, a compositor for a foreign-language newspaper, and Kate (Neilecht). Cobb studied at New York University before making his film debut in The Vanishing Shadow (1934). He joined the Manhattan-based Group Theatre in 1935.
Cobb performed with the Group Theatre in 1936, when they summered at Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut. During World War II, Cobb served in the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces.
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