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James Coburn

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
236

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 31, 1928 (97 years old)

Place of Birth
Laurel, Nebraska, USA

James Coburn

Biography

James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. Coburn appeared in nearly 70 films and made over 100 television appearances during his 45-year career, and played a wide range of roles and won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction.

Known For

Acting

2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Westernas Self
2011Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's Waras Self
2006Sam Peckinpah: Portraitas Self
2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpahas Self
2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragonas Self
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)
2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Yearsas Self - Host
2002American Gunas Martin Tillman
2002The Yellow Birdas Rev. Increase Tutwiler
2002The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jonesas Narrator
2002I Love Muppetsas Self
2002Snow Dogsas Thunder Jack
2001The Unbeatable Bruce Leeas
2001Texas Rangersas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001Monsters, Inc.as Waternoose (voice)
2001The Man from Elysian Fieldsas Alcot
2001Walter and Henryas Charlie
2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final Daysas Narrator (voice)
2001Proximityas Jim Corcoran
2001Missing Piecesas Atticus Cody
2000Kurosawaas Self
2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'as Self
2000Intrepidas Captain Hal Josephson
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self (archive footage)
1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Heroas Self
1999Noah's Arkas The 'Peddler'
1999Noah's Arkas Peddler
1999Paybackas Justin Fairfax
1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives Onas Self
1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tapeas Narrator (voice)
1998Mr. Murderas Drew Oslett, Sr.
1998The Heaven and Earth Showas
1998Afflictionas Glen Whitehouse
1998The Path of the Dragonas Self
1998Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fistas Self
1997The Second Civil Waras Jack Buchan
1997The Disappearance of Kevin Johnsonas Himself
1997Scene by Sceneas Self
1997Keys to Tulsaas Harmon Shaw
1997Skeletonsas Frank Jove
1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Yearsas Host
1997Earth's Two-Minute Warningas Self
1996The Cherokee Kidas Cyrus Bloomington
1996Football Americaas Narrator
1996Profileras Charles Vanderhorn
1996Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Rightas Narrator
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas
1996Arli$$as Sid Perelli
1996The Nutty Professoras Harlan Hartley
1996Eraseras WitSec Chief Beller
1996Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasisas
1995The Set Upas Jeremiah Cole
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murderas Jeffery Winslow
1995The Avenging Angelas Porter Rockwell
1995National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edgeas Self - Narrator (voice)
1994A Christmas Reunionas Santa
1994Greyhoundsas John Dolan
1994Maverickas Commodore Duvall
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justiceas Jeffrey Winslow
1994The Life of Bruce Leeas Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
1993Return to 'The Great Escape'as Self
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habitas Mr. Crisp
1993Deadfallas Mike Donan / Lou Donan
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
1993The Curse of the Dragonas Self
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas Self
1993The Hit Listas Peter Mayhew
1992Mastergateas Major Manley Battle
1992Picket Fencesas Walter Brock
1992HBO First Lookas
1992The Playeras James Coburn
1992The Fifth Corneras Dr. Grandwell
1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232as Jim Hathaway
1992True Factsas
1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Timeas Narrator (voice)
1991Silverfoxas Robert Fox
1991Hudson Hawkas George Kaplan
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Looten Plunder (voice)
1990Young Guns IIas John Simpson Chisum
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Narrator
1989Train to Heavenas Gregorius
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatreas Self (voice)
1989Clive James' Postcard fromas Self
1989Call from Spaceas Studio Boss
1988Walking After Midnightas Self
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Self
1986Death of a Soldieras Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Yearsas Self (archive footage)
1986Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Awayas Self
1985Martin's Dayas Lt. Lardner
1985Sins of the Fatheras Frank Murchison
1984Murder, She Wroteas Cyrus Ramsey
1984Draw!as Sam Starret
1984Pinocchioas The Gypsy
1983Digital Dreamsas God's Gift to Wyman
1983Malibuas Tom Wharton
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas The Gypsy
1982Woganas Self
1981Darkroomas Host
1981The Fall Guyas James Coburn
1981Lookeras John Reston
1981Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"as Henry Bellamy
1981High Riskas Serrano
1981Mr. Patmanas Patman
1980Loving Couplesas Walter
1980The Baltimore Bulletas Nick Casey
1979Goldengirlas Jack Dryden
1979The Muppet Movieas El Sleezo Cafe Owner
1979The Muppets Go Hollywoodas Self
1979Firepoweras Jerry Fanon / Eddie
1979Superstunt IIas Self
1978Formula 1 - Speed feveras Self
1978The Dain Curseas Hamilton Nash
1978California Suiteas Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
1977Superstuntas Self
1977White Rockas James Coburn
1977Cross of Ironas Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
1976Bruce Lee: The Man, The Mythas Self (archive footage)
1976The Muppet Showas Self - Special Guest Star
1976Midwayas Capt. Vinton Maddox
1976The Last Hard Menas Provo
1976Sky Ridersas Jim McCabe
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975Bite the Bulletas Luke Matthews
1975Hard Timesas Spencer "Speed" Weed
1975People's Choice Awardsas Self
1974The Internecine Projectas Robert Elliot
1973Harry in Your Pocketas Harry
1973The Last of Sheilaas Clinton Greene
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Pat Garrett
1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to Dieas Colonel Pembroke
1972The Honkersas Lew Lathrop
1972The Carey Treatmentas Dr. Peter Carey
1971Duck, You Suckeras John H. Mallory
1971Great Performancesas Self
1970Last of the Mobile Hot Shotsas Jeb Stuart Thornton
1969Hard Contractas John Cunningham
1969The Wolf Menas Self - Narrator (voice)
1968Candyas Dr. A.B. Krankheit
1968Duffyas Duffy
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
1967The President's Analystas Dr. Sidney Schaefer
1967Waterhole #3as Lewton Cole
1967In Like Flintas Derek Flint
1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Roundas Eli Kotch
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?as Lieutenant Christian
1966Our Man Flintas Derek Flint
1965The Loved Oneas Immigration Officer
1965A High Wind in Jamaicaas Zac
1965Major Dundeeas Samuel Potts
1964The Americanization of Emilyas Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
1964Action on the Beachas Self
1963The Man from Galvestonas Boyd Palmer
1963Kings of the Sunas Narrator (uncredited)
1963Charadeas Tex Panthollow
1963The Greatest Show on Earthas Kelly
1963The Great Escapeas Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
1962Combat!as Cpl. Arnold Kanger
1962Stoney Burkeas Dr. Henry Jamison
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962Hell Is for Heroesas Cpl. Frank Henshaw
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961Cain's Hundredas Arthur Troy
1961The Defendersas Earl Chafee
1961Acapulcoas Gregg Miles
1961The Murder Menas Arthur Troy
1960The Magnificent Sevenas Britt
1960Klondikeas Jeff Durain
1960Route 66as
1960Stagecoach Westas Sam Murdock
1960Outlawsas
1960Checkmateas Gresch
1960The Aquanautsas Joe Casey
1960The Tall Manas John Miller
1960Tateas
1959The Detectivesas
1959The Untouchablesas Dennis Garrity
1959Bourbon Street Beatas Buzz Griffin
1959Johnny Ringoas Moss Taylor
1959The Twilight Zoneas Major French
1959Men Into Spaceas Dr. Narry
1959Wichita Townas
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Floyd
1959Bonanzaas Elmer Trace
1959Bonanzaas Pete Jessup
1959Bonanzaas Ross Marquette
1959The Deputyas Coffer
1959Face of a Fugitiveas Purdy
1959Ride Lonesomeas Whitt
1959Black Saddleas Niles
1959Rawhideas Colonel Briscoe
1958Bat Mastersonas Leo Talley
1958Bat Mastersonas Poke Otis
1958Lawmanas
1958Lawmanas Lank Bailey
1958The Riflemanas Ambrose
1958The Riflemanas Cy Parker
1958Naked Cityas Harry Brind
1958The Texanas
1958Broncoas
1958Peter Gunnas
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Henry Turner
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Howard Catlett
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Jesse Holloway
1957Trackdownas Joker Wells
1957Suspicionas Matt Carson
1957The Californiansas Anthony Wayne
1957The Californiansas Deputy Anthony Wayne
1957The Restless Gunas
1957Perry Masonas Donald Fletcher
1957Perry Masonas General Addison Brand
1957Wagon Trainas Ike Daggett
1957Have Gun, Will Travelas
1957Have Gun, Will Travelas Jack Harvey
1957The Night America Trembledas Sam (as Jim Coburn)
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Victor Tavo
1957Tales of Wells Fargoas Idaho
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Charlie Doyle
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Jess Newton
1956State Trooperas Dobie
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Andrews
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Union Sergeant
1955Cheyenneas Kell
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Buckskin Frank Leslie
1955The Millionaireas Lew Bennett
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Jack - Outlaw Leader
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)
1953The Oscarsas Self
1953General Electric Theateras Claude Firman
1952Death Valley Daysas Steve Barnes
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Atticus Cody
1950The Bob Hope Showas Self
1948Studio Oneas Sam Chandler
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter

Production

2011Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War...In Memory Of
2001The Mists of Avalon...Executive Producer
1978Circle of Iron...Story
1978Convoy...Second Unit Director
1974The Rockford Files...Director