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James Coburn

James Coburn

Acting

Born August 31, 1928 — Died November 18, 2002 Laurel, Nebraska, USA

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.

TV Shows(81)

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

The 'Peddler'

1999

The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

Self

1997

Profiler

Profiler

Charles Vanderhorn

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Arli$$

Arli$$

Sid Perelli

1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

Walter Brock

1992

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992

The Fifth Corner

The Fifth Corner

Dr. Grandwell

1992

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Looten Plunder (voice)

1990

Clive James' Postcard from

Clive James' Postcard from

Self

1989

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Cyrus Ramsey

1984

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

The Gypsy

1982

Wogan

Wogan

Self

1982

Darkroom

Darkroom

1981

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

James Coburn

1981

The Dain Curse

The Dain Curse

Hamilton Nash

1978

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

1975

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

Self

1975

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self

1971

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Kelly

1963

Combat!

Combat!

Cpl. Arnold Kanger

1962

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

Dr. Henry Jamison

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

Arthur Troy

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

Earl Chafee

1961

Acapulco

Acapulco

Gregg Miles

1961

Klondike

Klondike

Jeff Durain

1960

Route 66

Route 66

1960

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

Sam Murdock

1960

Outlaws

Outlaws

1960

Checkmate

Checkmate

Gresch

1960

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

Joe Casey

1960

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

John Miller

1960

Tate

Tate

1960

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

Dennis Garrity

1959

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

Buzz Griffin

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Major French

1959

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

Moss Taylor

1959

Wichita Town

Wichita Town

1959

Men Into Space

Men Into Space

Dr. Narry

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Floyd

1959

The Deputy

The Deputy

Coffer

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

Pete Jessup

1959

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

Niles

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

Colonel Briscoe

1959

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Poke Otis

1958

Lawman

Lawman

1958

Naked City

Naked City

Harry Brind

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

Cy Parker

1958

The Texan

The Texan

1958

Bronco

Bronco

1958

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Henry Turner

1958

Trackdown

Trackdown

Joker Wells

1957

Suspicion

Suspicion

Matt Carson

1957

The Californians

The Californians

Anthony Wayne

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Donald Fletcher

1957

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

Ike Daggett

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Victor Tavo

1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Idaho

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Jess Newton

1956

State Trooper

State Trooper

Dobie

1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Andrews

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Kell

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Buckskin Frank Leslie

1955

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Lew Bennett

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Jack - Outlaw Leader

1954

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self

1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Claude Firman

1953

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Steve Barnes

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Atticus Cody

1951

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

Self

1950

Studio One

Studio One

Sam Chandler

1948

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self

1944

Movies(140)

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Self

2024

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Self

2011

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Self

2006

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Self

2005

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

Self

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

Self - Host

2003

American Gun

American Gun

Martin Tillman

2002

The Yellow Bird

The Yellow Bird

Rev. Increase Tutwiler

2002

The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones

The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones

Narrator

2002

I Love Muppets

I Love Muppets

Self

2002

Snow Dogs

Snow Dogs

Thunder Jack

2002

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

2001

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2001

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

Waternoose (voice)

2001

The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields

Alcot

2001

Walter and Henry

Walter and Henry

Charlie

2001

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Narrator (voice)

2001

Proximity

Proximity

Jim Corcoran

2001

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

Atticus Cody

2001

Kurosawa

Kurosawa

Self

2000

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Self

2000

Intrepid

Intrepid

Captain Hal Josephson

2000

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Self (archive footage)

2000

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

Self

1999

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Peddler

1999

Payback

Payback

Justin Fairfax

1999

World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape

World's Scariest Ghosts - Caught on Tape

Narrator (voice)

1999

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

Self

1999

Mr. Murder

Mr. Murder

Drew Oslett, Sr.

1998

Affliction

Affliction

Glen Whitehouse

1998

The Path of the Dragon

The Path of the Dragon

Self

1998

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

Self

1998

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

Jack Buchan

1997

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

Himself

1997

Keys to Tulsa

Keys to Tulsa

Harmon Shaw

1997

Skeletons

Skeletons

Frank Jove

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Host

1997

Earth's Two-Minute Warning

Earth's Two-Minute Warning

Self

1997

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

Cyrus Bloomington

1996

Football America

Football America

Narrator

1996

Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right

Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right

Narrator

1996

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Harlan Hartley

1996

Eraser

Eraser

WitSec Chief Beller

1996

Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis

Okavango: Africa's Wild Oasis

1996

The Set Up

The Set Up

Jeremiah Cole

1995

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Jeffery Winslow

1995

The Avenging Angel

The Avenging Angel

Porter Rockwell

1995

National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge

National Geographic - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge

Self - Narrator (voice)

1995

A Christmas Reunion

A Christmas Reunion

Santa

1994

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

John Dolan

1994

Maverick

Maverick

Commodore Duvall

1994

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Jeffrey Winslow

1994

The Life of Bruce Lee

The Life of Bruce Lee

Self - Actor & Student of Bruce Lee

1994

Return to 'The Great Escape'

Return to 'The Great Escape'

Self

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Mr. Crisp

1993

Deadfall

Deadfall

Mike Donan / Lou Donan

1993

The Curse of the Dragon

The Curse of the Dragon

Self

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Self

1993

The Hit List

The Hit List

Peter Mayhew

1993

Mastergate

Mastergate

Major Manley Battle

1992

The Player

The Player

James Coburn

1992

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Jim Hathaway

1992

True Facts

True Facts

1992

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

Narrator (voice)

1992

Silverfox

Silverfox

Robert Fox

1991

Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

George Kaplan

1991

Young Guns II

Young Guns II

John Simpson Chisum

1990

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Narrator

1990

Train to Heaven

Train to Heaven

Gregorius

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self (voice)

1989

Call from Space

Call from Space

Studio Boss

1989

Walking After Midnight

Walking After Midnight

Self

1988

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

1987

Death of a Soldier

Death of a Soldier

Maj. Patrick Dannenberg

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Self (archive footage)

1986

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Self

1986

Martin's Day

Martin's Day

Lt. Lardner

1985

Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

1985

Draw!

Draw!

Sam Starret

1984

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

The Gypsy

1984

Digital Dreams

Digital Dreams

God's Gift to Wyman

1983

Malibu

Malibu

Tom Wharton

1983

Looker

Looker

John Reston

1981

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

Henry Bellamy

1981

High Risk

High Risk

Serrano

1981

Mr. Patman

Mr. Patman

Patman

1981

Loving Couples

Loving Couples

Walter

1980

The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet

Nick Casey

1980

Goldengirl

Goldengirl

Jack Dryden

1979

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

El Sleezo Cafe Owner

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Self

1979

Firepower

Firepower

Jerry Fanon / Eddie

1979

Superstunt II

Superstunt II

Self

1979

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Self

1978

California Suite

California Suite

Actor in Diana's Movie (uncredited)

1978

Superstunt

Superstunt

Self

1977

White Rock

White Rock

James Coburn

1977

Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

1977

Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

Self (archive footage)

1976

Midway

Midway

Capt. Vinton Maddox

1976

The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

Provo

1976

Sky Riders

Sky Riders

Jim McCabe

1976

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Luke Matthews

1975

Hard Times

Hard Times

Spencer "Speed" Weed

1975

The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project

Robert Elliot

1974

Harry in Your Pocket

Harry in Your Pocket

Harry

1973

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

Clinton Greene

1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett

1973

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

Colonel Pembroke

1972

The Honkers

The Honkers

Lew Lathrop

1972

The Carey Treatment

The Carey Treatment

Dr. Peter Carey

1972

Duck, You Sucker

Duck, You Sucker

John H. Mallory

1971

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

Jeb Stuart Thornton

1970

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

John Cunningham

1969

The Wolf Men

The Wolf Men

Self - Narrator (voice)

1969

Candy

Candy

Dr. A.B. Krankheit

1968

Duffy

Duffy

Duffy

1968

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

Dr. Sidney Schaefer

1967

Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3

Lewton Cole

1967

In Like Flint

In Like Flint

Derek Flint

1967

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Eli Kotch

1966

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Lieutenant Christian

1966

Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint

Derek Flint

1966

The Loved One

The Loved One

Immigration Officer

1965

A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

Zac

1965

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Samuel Potts

1965

The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

Lt. Commander Paul "Bus" Cummings

1964

Action on the Beach

Action on the Beach

Self

1964

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

Boyd Palmer

1963

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

Narrator (uncredited)

1963

Charade

Charade

Tex Panthollow

1963

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

1963

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

Cpl. Frank Henshaw

1962

The Murder Men

The Murder Men

Arthur Troy

1961

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Britt

1960

Face of a Fugitive

Face of a Fugitive

Purdy

1959

Ride Lonesome

Ride Lonesome

Whitt

1959

The Night America Trembled

The Night America Trembled

Sam (as Jim Coburn)

1957