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James Coburn
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born August 31, 1928Died November 18, 2002 (74 years)
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.
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Known For
James Coburn Filmography
| 2014 | I Am Steve McQueen · as Sedgwick 'manufacturer' |
| 2008 | How the West Was Lost · as Britt |
| 2006 | Payback: Straight Up · as Justin Fairfax |
| 2006 | The Godfather and the Mob · as Cast |
| 2005 | Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That · as Whit |
| 2002 | American Gun · as Martin Tillman |
| 2002 | A Man Called Jones: The Real Virgil Hilts · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs · as Thunder Jack |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. · as Waternoose (voice) |
| 2001 | The Man from Elysian Fields · as Alcot |
| 2001 | Walter and Henry · as Charlie |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Proximity · as Jim Corcoran |
| 2000 | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey · as Cast |
| 2000 | Intrepid · as Captain Hal Josephson |
| 2000 | Missing Pieces · as Atticus Cody |
| 2000 | World's Scariest Ghosts: Caught on Tape · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story · as Morris Gunn |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark (1999) (TV Series) · as The 'peddler' |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Vengeance Unlimited (TV Series) · as Boone Paladin |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder · as Drew Oslett, Sr. |
| 1998 | Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) · as The Archbishop |
| 1997 | Affliction · as Glen Whitehouse |
| 1997 | The Living Edens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Skeletons · as Frank Jove |
| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa · as Harmon Shaw |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War · as Jack Buchan |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid · as Cyrus Bloomington |
| 1996 | Sex and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Charles Vanderhorn |
| 1996 | Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Arli$$ (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor · as Harlan Hartley |
| 1996 | Eraser · as Witsec Chief Beller |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge · as Narrator |
| 1995 | The Set Up · as Jeremiah Cole |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · as Jeffery Winslow |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel · as Porter Rockwell |
| 1994 | A Christmas Reunion · as Santa |
| 1994 | Greyhounds · as John Dolan |
| 1994 | Maverick · as Commodore Duvall |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice · as Jeffrey Winslow |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit · as Mr. Crisp |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | The Hit List · as Peter Mayhew |
| 1992 | Mastergate · as Major Manley Battle |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Walter Brock |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Fifth Corner (TV Series) · as Dr. Grandwell |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 · as Jim Hathaway |
| 1992 | Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | Silverfox · as Robert Fox |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk · as George Kaplan |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Looten Plunder (voice) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Pat Garrett |
| 1990 | Young Guns II · as John Simpson Chisum |
| 1989 | Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Train to Heaven · as Gregorius |
| 1987 | The Infinite Voyage (TV Series) · as Host (1990-1991) |
| 1986 | Death of a Soldier · as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg |
| 1985 | Martin's Day · as Lt. Lardner |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Cyrus Ramsey |
| 1984 | Draw! · as Sam Starret |
| 1984 | Pinocchio · as The Gypsy |
| 1983 | Malibu · as Tom Wharton |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as The Gypsy |
| 1981 | Darkroom (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Looker · as John Reston |
| 1981 | High Risk · as Serrano |
| 1980 | Mr. Patman · as Patman |
| 1980 | Loving Couples · as Walter |
| 1980 | The Baltimore Bullet · as Nick Casey |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie · as El Sleezo Cafe Owner |
| 1979 | Goldengirl · as Jack Dryden |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | California Suite · as Actor In Diana's Movie (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse (TV Series) · as Hamilton Nash |
| 1977 | Cross of Iron · as Unteroffizier / Feldwebel Rolf Steiner |
| 1976 | Midway · as Capt. Vinton Maddox |
| 1976 | The Last Hard Men · as Provo |
| 1976 | Sky Riders · as Jim Mccabe |
| 1975 | Hard Times · as Spencer "speed" Weed |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet · as Luke Matthews |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project · as Robert Elliot |
| 1973 | Harry in Your Pocket · as Harry |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila · as Clinton |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid · as Pat Garrett |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die · as Colonel Pembroke |
| 1972 | The Carey Treatment · as Dr. Peter Carey |
| 1972 | The Honkers · as Lew Lathrop |
| 1971 | A Fistful of Dynamite · as John H. Mallory |
| 1970 | The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots · as Jeb Stuart Thornton |
| 1969 | Hard Contract · as John Cunningham |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Duffy · as Duffy |
| 1967 | The President's Analyst · as Dr. Sidney Schaefer |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 · as Lewton Cole |
| 1967 | In Like Flint · as Derek Flint |
| 1966 | Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round · as Eli Kotch |
| 1966 | What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? · as Lieutenant Christian |
| 1966 | Our Man Flint · as Derek Flint |
| 1965 | The Loved One · as Immigration Officer |
| 1965 | A High Wind in Jamaica · as Zac |
| 1965 | Major Dundee · as Samuel Potts |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily · as Lt. Commander Paul "bus" Cummings |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sun · as Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Man from Galveston · as Boyd Palmer |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) · as Kelly |
| 1963 | The Great Escape · as Sedgwick 'manufacturer' |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Steve Kowlowski |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Cpl. Arnold Kanger |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke (TV Series) · as Dr. Henry Jamison |
| 1962 | Hell Is for Heroes · as Cpl. Frank Henshaw |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Bert Tucker |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Charlie Allnut |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Arthur Troy |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Earl Chafee |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven · as Britt |
| 1960 | Klondike (TV Series) · as Jeff Durain |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Sam Murdock |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Gresch |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts (TV Series) · as Joe Casey |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as John Miller |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) · as Buzz Griffin |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Bob Howard |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Major French |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) · as Moss Taylor |
| 1959 | Wichita Town (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) · as Dr. Narry |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Floyd |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Finch |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Coffer |
| 1959 | Face of a Fugitive · as Purdy |
| 1959 | Ride Lonesome · as Whitt |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Dennis Garrity |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Niles |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Colonel Briscoe |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Leo Talley |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Lank Bailey |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Judson |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Harry Brind |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Cy Parker |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Howard Catlett |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Chuck Ashley |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Joker Wells |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Matt Carson |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Deputy Anthony Wayne |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Tom Quinn |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Donald Fletcher |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Harry Blacker |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Ike Daggett |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Rome Morgan |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Jack Harvey |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Idaho |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Steve Alexander |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Victor Tavo |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Jess Newton |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Dobie |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Union Sergeant |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Buckskin Frank Leslie |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Lew Bennett |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mexican Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Claude Firman |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Steve Barnes |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Atticus Cody |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Sam Chandler |
| 2024 | Faye · as Self |
| 2023 | Enter the Clones of Bruce · as Self |
| 2023 | Paybacks Are a Bitch · as Self |
| 2022 | Bruce Lee: The Way of the Warrior · as Self |
| 2020 | Les mille et une vies de Yul Brynner · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2012 | I Am Bruce Lee · as Self |
| 2007 | The McCartney Years · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Go West, Young Man! · as Self |
| 2003 | The 75th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2003 | 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets · as Self |
| 2002 | The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee · as Self |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Self - Host |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero · as Self |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1999 | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1999 | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1999 | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On · as Self |
| 1998 | The Path of the Dragon · as Self |
| 1997 | Scene by Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson · as Himself |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do · as Self (training Scenes With Bruce Lee) |
| 1994 | 100 Years of the Hollywood Western · as Self |
| 1994 | The Life of Bruce Lee · as Self - Actor & Student Of Bruce Lee |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron · as Self |
| 1993 | What's the Bet? (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The Curse of the Dragon · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Gottschalk Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Player · as James Coburn |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Clive James' Postcard From... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · as Self |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Bruce Lee, the Legend · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as James Coburn |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood · as Self |
| 1979 | The 51st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee · as Self - Interview |
| 1978 | Speed Fever · as Self |
| 1977 | Superstunt · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | White Rock · as James Coburn |
| 1976 | Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend · as Self - Pallbearer At Bruce Lee's Funeral |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1973 | The 45th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The 38th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Linkletter Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Commercial For Remington Electric Shavers |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron · as Story |