Acting
James Coburn
Born 31 August 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska, USA · Died 18 November 2002
217 credits
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
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- 2024Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last WesternFilmSelf
- 2011Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's WarFilmSelf
- 2006Sam Peckinpah: PortraitFilmSelf
- 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahFilmSelf
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonFilmSelf
- 2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsFilmSelf - Host
- 2002Snow DogsFilmThunder Jack
- 2002American GunFilmMartin Tillman
- 2002I Love MuppetsFilmSelf
- 2002The Yellow BirdFilmRev. Increase Tutwiler
- 2002The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesFilmNarrator
- 2001Monsters, Inc.FilmWaternoose (voice)
- 2001Texas RangersFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2001The Man from Elysian FieldsFilmAlcot
- 2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2001ProximityFilmJim Corcoran
- 2001Missing PiecesFilmAtticus Cody
- 2001The Unbeatable Bruce LeeFilm
- 2001Walter and HenryFilmCharlie
- 2000IntrepidFilmCaptain Hal Josephson
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'FilmSelf
- 2000KurosawaFilmSelf
- 1999PaybackFilmJustin Fairfax
- 1999Noah's ArkSeriesThe 'Peddler'
- 1999Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives OnFilmSelf
- 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1FilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on TapeFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1999Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood HeroFilmSelf
- 1998AfflictionFilmGlen Whitehouse
- 1998Mr. MurderFilmDrew Oslett, Sr.
- 1998The Path of the DragonFilmSelf
- 1998Bruce Lee: The Intercepting FistFilmSelf
- 1997The Second Civil WarFilmJack Buchan
- 1997Keys to TulsaFilmHarmon Shaw
- 1997SkeletonsFilmFrank Jove
- 1997Scene by SceneSeriesSelf
- 1997The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonFilmHimself
- 1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsFilmHost
- 1997Earth's Two-Minute WarningFilmSelf
- 1996ProfilerSeriesCharles Vanderhorn
- 1996The Nutty ProfessorFilmHarlan Hartley
- 1996EraserFilmBeller
- 1996Arli$$SeriesSid Perelli
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996The Cherokee KidFilmCyrus Bloomington
- 1996Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the RightFilmNarrator
- 1996Okavango: Africa's Wild OasisFilm
- 1996Football AmericaFilmNarrator
- 1995The Set UpFilmJeremiah Cole
- 1995The Avenging AngelFilmPorter Rockwell
- 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for MurderFilmJeffery Winslow
- 1995National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the EdgeFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1994MaverickFilmCommodore Duvall
- 1994The Life of Bruce LeeFilmSelf - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee
- 1994A Christmas ReunionFilmSanta
- 1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeFilmJeffrey Winslow
- 1994GreyhoundsFilmJohn Dolan
- 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFilmMr. Crisp
- 1993DeadfallFilmMike Donan / Lou Donan
- 1993The Curse of the DragonFilmSelf
- 1993The Hit ListFilmPeter Mayhew
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilmSelf
- 1993Return to 'The Great Escape'FilmSelf
- 1992The PlayerFilmJames Coburn
- 1992Picket FencesSeriesWalter Brock
- 1992HBO First LookSeries
- 1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232FilmJim Hathaway
- 1992Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1992MastergateFilmMajor Manley Battle
- 1992The Fifth CornerSeriesDr. Grandwell
- 1992National Lampoon's True FactsFilmSelf
- 1991Hudson HawkFilmGeorge Kaplan
- 1991SilverfoxFilmRobert Fox
- 1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeriesLooten Plunder (voice)
- 1990Young Guns IIFilmJohn Simpson Chisum
- 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeFilmNarrator
- 1989Clive James' Postcard fromSeriesSelf
- 1989Call from SpaceFilmStudio Boss
- 1989Train to HeavenFilmGregorius
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreFilmSelf (voice)
- 1988Walking After MidnightFilmSelf
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1986Death of a SoldierFilmMaj. Patrick Dannenberg
- 1986Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked AwayFilmSelf
- 1985Martin's DayFilmLt. Lardner
- 1985Sins of the FatherFilmFrank Murchison
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesCyrus Ramsey
- 1984Draw!FilmSam Starret
- 1984PinocchioFilmThe Gypsy
- 1983MalibuFilmTom Wharton
- 1983Digital DreamsFilmGod's Gift to Wyman
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesThe Gypsy
- 1981The Fall GuySeriesJames Coburn
- 1981LookerFilmJohn Reston
- 1981DarkroomSeriesHost
- 1981High RiskFilmSerrano
- 1981Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"FilmHenry Bellamy
- 1981Mr. PatmanFilmPatman
- 1980Loving CouplesFilmWalter
- 1980The Baltimore BulletFilmNick Casey
- 1979The Muppet MovieFilmEl Sleezo Cafe Owner
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1979FirepowerFilmJerry Fanon / Eddie
- 1979GoldengirlFilmJack Dryden
- 1979Superstunt IIFilmSelf
- 1978California SuiteFilmActor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)
- 1978The Dain CurseSeriesHamilton Nash
- 1978Formula 1 - Speed feverFilmSelf
- 1977Cross of IronFilmUnteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner
- 1977White RockFilmJames Coburn
- 1977SuperstuntFilmSelf
- 1976The Muppet ShowSeriesSelf - Special Guest Star
- 1976MidwayFilmCapt. Vinton Maddox
- 1976The Last Hard MenFilmProvo
- 1976Sky RidersFilmJim McCabe
- 1976Bruce Lee: The Man, The MythFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1975Hard TimesFilmSpencer "Speed" Weed
- 1975Bite the BulletFilmLuke Matthews
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1974The Internecine ProjectFilmRobert Elliot
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilmPat Garrett
- 1973The Last of SheilaFilmClinton Greene
- 1973Harry in Your PocketFilmHarry
- 1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieFilmColonel Pembroke
- 1972The Carey TreatmentFilmDr. Peter Carey
- 1972The HonkersFilmLew Lathrop
- 1971Duck, You SuckerFilmJohn H. Mallory
- 1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf
- 1970Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsFilmJeb Stuart Thornton
- 1969Hard ContractFilmJohn Cunningham
- 1969The Wolf MenFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1968CandyFilmDr. A.B. Krankheit
- 1968DuffyFilmDuffy
- 1967In Like FlintFilmDerek Flint
- 1967The President's AnalystFilmDr. Sidney Schaefer
- 1967Waterhole #3FilmLewton Cole
- 1966Our Man FlintFilmDerek Flint
- 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?FilmLieutenant Christian
- 1966Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundFilmEli Kotch
- 1965Major DundeeFilmSamuel Potts
- 1965The Loved OneFilmImmigration Officer
- 1965A High Wind in JamaicaFilmZac
- 1964The Americanization of EmilyFilmLt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings
- 1964Action on the BeachFilmSelf
- 1963The Great EscapeFilmSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
- 1963CharadeFilmTex Panthollow
- 1963Kings of the SunFilmNarrator (uncredited)
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthSeriesKelly
- 1963The Man from GalvestonFilmBoyd Palmer
- 1962Combat!SeriesCpl. Arnold Kanger
- 1962Hell Is for HeroesFilmCpl. Frank Henshaw
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeriesDr. Henry Jamison
- 1961The DefendersSeriesEarl Chafee
- 1961Cain's HundredSeriesArthur Troy
- 1961AcapulcoSeriesGregg Miles
- 1961The Murder MenFilmArthur Troy
- 1960The Magnificent SevenFilmBritt
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960CheckmateSeriesGresch
- 1960The Tall ManSeriesJohn Miller
- 1960Stagecoach WestSeriesSam Murdock
- 1960OutlawsSeries
- 1960The AquanautsSeriesJoe Casey
- 1960TateSeries
- 1960KlondikeSeriesJeff Durain
- 1959BonanzaSeriesElmer Trace, Pete Jessup, Ross Marquette
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesMajor French
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesDennis Garrity
- 1959RawhideSeriesColonel Briscoe
- 1959Ride LonesomeFilmWhitt
- 1959The DetectivesSeries
- 1959The DeputySeriesCoffer
- 1959Johnny RingoSeriesMoss Taylor
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesFloyd
- 1959Black SaddleSeriesNiles
- 1959Face of a FugitiveFilmPurdy
- 1959Men Into SpaceSeriesDr. Narry
- 1959Wichita TownSeries
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeriesBuzz Griffin
- 1958The RiflemanSeriesAmbrose, Cy Parker
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesHenry Turner, Howard Catlett, Jesse Holloway
- 1958Peter GunnSeries
- 1958Naked CitySeriesHarry Brind
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesLeo Talley, Poke Otis
- 1958LawmanSeriesLank Bailey
- 1958BroncoSeries
- 1958The TexanSeries
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesDonald Fletcher, General Addison Brand
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesJack Harvey
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesIke Daggett
- 1957Tales of Wells FargoSeriesIdaho
- 1957TrackdownSeriesJoker Wells
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesVictor Tavo
- 1957SuspicionSeriesMatt Carson
- 1957The Restless GunSeries
- 1957The CaliforniansSeriesAnthony Wayne, Deputy Anthony Wayne
- 1957The Night America TrembledFilmSam (as Jim Coburn)
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesCharlie Doyle, Jess Newton
- 1956State TrooperSeriesDobie
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesAndrews, Union Sergeant
- 1955CheyenneSeriesKell
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeriesBuckskin Frank Leslie
- 1955The MillionaireSeriesLew Bennett
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesJack - Outlaw Leader, Mexican Police Captain (uncredited)
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesClaude Firman
- 1952Death Valley DaysSeriesSteve Barnes
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAtticus Cody
- 1948Studio OneSeriesSam Chandler
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