Lee J. Cobb: Characters of an Actor ハードカバー\r\rFor many of his theater contemporaries, Lee J. Cobb (19111976) was the greatest actor of his generation. In Hollywood he became the definitive embodiment of gangsters, psychiatrists, and roaring lunatics. From 1939 until his death, Cobb contributed riveting performances to a number of films, including Boomerang,On the Waterfront, The Brothers Karamazov,12 Angry Men, and The Exorcist. But for all of his conspicuous achievements in motion pictures, Cobbs name is most identified with the character Willy Loman in the original stage production of Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman(1949). Directed by Elia Kazan, Cobbs Broadway performance proved to be a benchmark for American theater.